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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #40 - Feb 27^th, 2010 at 12:17am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Some years ago on my very first trip into the Q, on the second morniing at a very nice island campsite in Agnes, I dropped the jar of instant coffee and dumped pretty much all of it on the ground. Fortunately, they make the individual packets now, but back then I was decidedly unpopular, given that we had about 7 more days with no coffee at all. I'm pushing 20 years with the same group of guys, and I was stunned I was ever asked back even the second time! Where's the problem? Just sweep it up back into the jar the best you can and use as usual. Whatever doesn't dissolve is clearly not coffee and can be filtered with your teeth as you drink.


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MuleLars Inukshuk Offline Posts: 332 Location: Madison Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #41 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 3:52am	Quote Print Post
	Thank you, Snow Dog--I suggested that! The good news is, we're still generally the same group, if not a bit older! Going up through the Horse River, laying over in Crooked this summer...


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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #42 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 12:18pm	Quote Print Post
	Yes, it's a little known fact that the term "duffer" actually is rooted in the word "duff", for the mix of organic soil and decaying plant matter found on the forest floor in canoe country. Historically, the duffer was the person in each canoe who had inadvertently consumed the most duff and thus was currently the least fit to paddle. This also illustrates the importance of bringing a "jug" for medicinal purposes. Strong alcohol will neutralize most of the ill effects of excessive inadvertant duff consumption for those who have not yet mastered the art of using teeth as a filter.


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MuleLars Inukshuk Offline Posts: 332 Location: Madison Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #43 - Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 3:40am	Quote Print Post
	Hmmm..after 25 years, I'm still the duffer! But I do make sure I have plenty of the old medicinal


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ripple Inukshuk Offline Posts: 52 Location: marengo, iowa Joined: Jun 3^rd, 2009	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #44 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 6:36pm	Quote Print Post
	Guy I know used to like to put on a Groucho-Marx rig -- heavy black glasses, mustach, very large nose -- when paddling towards other parties, then stay just far enough off to keep em wondering...


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #45 - Mar 5^th, 2010 at 2:34am	Quote Print Post
	Eat fish pizza.


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woodstripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 37 Location: Green Bay, WI Joined: Jan 30^th, 2010	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #46 - Mar 9^th, 2010 at 3:40am	Quote Print Post
	Lessee.... first trip into the BW/Q. Had novice family in tow. Now I've done a fair amount of outdoors trips, but always on my own two feet backpacking. Never canoeing, and I never needed to put food up in a tree to foil the bears. So... doing as the outfitter advised, I found a suitable rock, tied it to the parachute cord, and promptly heaved it up into a fork in a tree. Darned thing got stuck. Y'know how p'cord stretches pretty good? Well... you guessed it! I pulled and pulled, and eventually the rock came loose. And beaned me on the right temple as I tried to duck. Had a good sized goose egg for a day and a half! I use a barrel now


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woodstripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 37 Location: Green Bay, WI Joined: Jan 30^th, 2010	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #47 - Mar 9^th, 2010 at 3:51am	Quote Print Post
	Drewfus wrote on Jan 27^th, 2010 at 9:14am: I can only imagine PJ, DB, or Jimbo paddling by and seeing the rare two-toned skinny water sloth and the comments that would illicit That reminds me of a family tradition that dates back to our first trip up to the BW: I was taking a shower where I thought I was out of sight. My adult kids now like to retell the tale of their sighting the great and sacred "Albino Moose" to anyone unfortunate enough to accompany us on a canoe trip.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8103 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #48 - Mar 9^th, 2010 at 6:27pm	Quote Print Post
	woodstripper wrote on Mar 9^th, 2010 at 3:40am: Lessee.... first trip into the BW/Q. Had novice family in tow. Now I've done a fair amount of outdoors trips, but always on my own two feet backpacking. Never canoeing, and I never needed to put food up in a tree to foil the bears. So... doing as the outfitter advised, I found a suitable rock, tied it to the parachute cord, and promptly heaved it up into a fork in a tree. Darned thing got stuck. Y'know how p'cord stretches pretty good? Well... you guessed it! I pulled and pulled, and eventually the rock came loose. And beaned me on the right temple as I tried to duck. Had a good sized goose egg for a day and a half! I use a barrel now Now this is why using a "leader" of lighter weight line is a good idea when rigging a food line, it breaks before your HEAD does


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starwatcher Inukshuk Offline Posts: 687 Location: Duluth, MN Joined: Dec 21^st, 2006	Re: 'Unusual' things people do in canoe country... Reply #49 - Mar 10^th, 2010 at 5:47pm	Quote Print Post
	solotripper wrote on Mar 9^th, 2010 at 6:27pm: Now this is why using a "leader" of lighter weight line is a good idea when rigging a food line, it breaks before your HEAD does I have a forty foot pine tree in my front yard that I installed X-mas lights on this year with this method; light-weight leader and rock method. All my neighbors wondered how I did it, they thought I brought in a basket-truck to get them up. Fortunately, I didn't throw any rocks thru anyone's window. starwatcher


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