My buddy left a big foam mat rolled and secured with a piece of rope at the put in at Sawbill (DOH!). It was our first canoe trip and two days later after being badly abused from to much gear and many blisters we passed back through Sawbill. "Aw, come on Al, let's see if it's still there". Sure enough it was.

The next night we got hit by a bear and was robbed of all our food. End of trip.

The next year I figured I made all my mistakes at once and did the Hunters Island loop solo in a boat I had never even had in the water. That trip is still my favorite, but I digress.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit to find a forgotten pack at a campsite.

I have lost 2 things on trips. A Don Ivano popper in clown color in some bushes during a map read on Knife lake. And a bottle of soap. So far I haven't forgotten anything at a campsite or portage. I'm always asking the all important question....."Do I have everything"?