All right, all right.  I'll offer something constructive regarding portaging for those that may have difficulty with the concept of carrying your shit through the woods from one lake to another.  If you are one that finds yourself mentally paralyzed for fear of inefficiency or developing a "bad" portage habit (that results in a lifetime of regret) at one end of a trail, this is for you.

I basically have 3 suggestions/practices with portaging.

#1)  Don't run my canoe up on shore.  The extra 6 inches you gain does not get you to the other end any quicker. If you're in the bow - you get wet - if you're in the stern - you get wet.  (If you have a rental canoe, you can skip this step - everyone beats the piss out of those things.  Don't lie - yes you do!!)

#2)  Take what you can carry and I really don't care how much you do or do not take.  I don't count trips and I don't keep time.  Hell, I'll even carry you if you need it.  I typically prefer to carry my personal pack and the canoe on the first trip.  I then waste about 3 seconds clipping a whisky jug to my sternum strap, but that's just me.  (I've even been known to set everything down 1/2 way through, take a pull and rest but don't tell MT)

#3)  Hand carrying items is a b**ch.  If you can pack it, strap it or lash it to something, it is much easier to carry.  (Us bagpipers have sensitive hands.)

Essentially, if you are a newbie to canoe camping, portage how you want to - I might laugh at you but I won't judge you (except those guys who had the clear storage bin filled with 18 loaves of white bread at Quetico Falls a few years back - that's just crazy)  But don't worry guys;  God's Grace even covers bad portaging.