Thanks for all the advice. It looks like the consensus is to  take one. I do like the GCI but I see Piragis has a small seat at half the weight.[urlhttp://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/browse.cfm/4,9584.html][/url]

They are my outfitter for this trip so I can save some shipping.

Down to 5 days now. Permethrin is sprayed, maps are annotated, have notes on lakes , campsites and portages.
Gear is all in 1 room for packing. Fishing gear still needs a little work.

What an I forgetting? :-/