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Reply #20 - Mar 13th, 2013 at 11:52pm
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I don't mean to be picky, Birdman, but I spoke to Rob Kesselring also and I believe the reflective tape was on the outside of the lid of the barrel (not the underside). Hope I'm not wrong on this!!

I agree that Shannon (Walshe) does good PR for Wabakimi.
  
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Reply #21 - Mar 16th, 2013 at 1:29am
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Ha, well that would make more sense now wouldn't it?!

On a sunny paddling day, you will need to have your sunglasses on!
  
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Reply #22 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 7:04am
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Mad_Birdman wrote on Mar 13th, 2013 at 10:00pm:
(loved the thermo-reflective tape on the underside of the blue barrel lid idea to keep the contents cool).

I wasn't there but...

I painted the dark blue cover of my foodpack white a few years ago. Lately I also bring a hunk of that mylar bubble wrap duct insulation along as I had some left over. They keep the Hershey bars from melting and the sheet of bubble wrap has a lot of alternative uses around camp including helping out my thermos overnight.

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Reply #23 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:06pm
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Mad_Birdman wrote on Mar 16th, 2013 at 1:29am:
Ha, well that would make more sense now wouldn't it?!

On a sunny paddling day, you will need to have your sunglasses on!


I'm considering wrapping my entire barrel with it.  Does anyone have experience with this stuff?  Does it have strong adhesive?  Is it tough, or will it fall apart after the first portage?  And yes, by the looks of it, I will definitely wear sunglasses!

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Reply #24 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 4:09pm
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Puckster wrote on Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:06pm:
Mad_Birdman wrote on Mar 16th, 2013 at 1:29am:
Ha, well that would make more sense now wouldn't it?!

On a sunny paddling day, you will need to have your sunglasses on!


I'm considering wrapping my entire barrel with it.  Does anyone have experience with this stuff?  Does it have strong adhesive?  Is it tough, or will it fall apart after the first portage?  And yes, by the looks of it, I will definitely wear sunglasses!

prouboy


I'd consider painting the barrel with aluminized/white paint and then lining the  interior bottom/sides/inside top with a thin insulating material.
Somehow I don't think wrapping barrel would hold up for very long on portages or with those little camp critters chewing on it. Undecided
  
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Reply #25 - Mar 18th, 2013 at 5:44pm
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Good advice, and probably a cheaper alternative.  I'll try it.

thanks,
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Reply #26 - Mar 19th, 2013 at 1:43pm
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Your photo,db,caused me to elicit a wistful sigh...  That's what a good morning looks like! Cool
  
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Reply #27 - Mar 19th, 2013 at 8:41pm
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Nice boat!  Wink Thumbs Upup
  
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Reply #28 - Mar 19th, 2013 at 9:24pm
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Reply #29 - Mar 20th, 2013 at 6:24am
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knafelc wrote on Mar 19th, 2013 at 1:43pm:
Your photo,db,caused me to elicit a wistful sigh...  That's what a good morning looks like! Cool

Agreed! That was the last morning of a rather visually boring trip. I almost left the day before but as I packed up and left for an early out, it kept (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) (67-86). I got to enjoy it on the water as the fog kept building. At one point I was just using the compass as every direction looked the same.

As the lake narrowed and the fog began to lift, I heard a pack of wolves howling for quite a while. I've never heard anything like it. Oh you shuda been there. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) doesn't do it justice but the ducks in the beginning were cool and you can almost make out the wolves near the end if you crank up the volume. A half hour later I turned a corner in the Pickerel river and there was a big ol' moose so close neither of us knew quite what to do. (Or was that another trip with that boat?) Anyway, those couple hours made a rather uninteresting weather type trip well worth the effort so thanks for reminding me. Not being much of a gear hound anymore, mornings like that is why I go.

Sorry for the inturruption. Carry on. Ummm, That silver bubble wrap is less visually bright than the white cover on my foodpack. That more than anything is why it's on top in the photo. An early French exit can be killer on the eyes.
  
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