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Jun 4th, 2017 at 3:38pm
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This could be fun. I'm wondering how many have habits  that are unique to canoe trips. Not talking about everyday stuff, but what you do differently in canoe Country when you are out in the wilderness? Cool

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Reply #1 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 12:48am
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I drink hard liquor more consistently. I rarely drink it when not on canoe trip but will have a couple shots of JD first barrel most evenings.
  
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Reply #2 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 3:25am
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I'm not a coffee drinker unless I'm camping.  I also work evenings, and rise later, so it makes sense!
  
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Reply #3 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 1:36pm
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A little bit of good small-batch Kentucky bourbon each evening, sometimes with filtered water, sometimes straight.  Or perhaps a sip of blackberry brandy.  Or perhaps a bit of each at different times.   Wink

Chocolate.  Spartan1 insisted that there must be a bar of German's Sweet Chocolate as a treat for snack breaks.  We broke off sections as needed.  At home we eat dark chocolate, but the German's seems to travel well, so since that was his tradition back in the 70's, it remained.  I squirreled away a Symphony Bar with toffee chips in the bottom of the food box and that was my special treat for an especially hard day.  Sometimes it  survived the trip and made it home.

Marshmallows.  My husband can toast a marshmallow over an open fire better than any human being I have ever known!

I also clicked "others" and I guess that would include swimming in the lakes in my underwear (because I didn't pack a swimsuit) andn some other activities are too personal to share.
  
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Reply #4 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 1:53pm
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Except on canoe trips I never drink hard liquor - on trips it's tequila (El Patron.)  Except on canoe trips I never drink coffee - on trips the day starts with a morning cuppa.
  
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Reply #5 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 2:21pm
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I usually like to bring a little Bourbon(whatever brand strikes my fancy at the time) or Sour Mash or sometimes just pick up a plastic bottle of rye at the LCBO for mixing. I pack a few decent cigars, Oliva, Padron, Acid, Cohiba and a few stinkers too. I guess they don’t count as vices but are something you won’t find me doing at home on a typical day: sleeping on the ground and crapping in the woods.
  
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Reply #6 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 2:35pm
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Hmmm...

1) 1-2 shots of Maker's Mark around dinner time.
2) Not shaving every day, though I shave twice as much as anyone else in camp... and I swim/bathe EVERY day, no matter what the temp or weather.
3) Take afternoon naps more frequently (particularly if fishing has slowed).
4) Blow on my owl hooter each evening, attempting to lure these nocturnal predators closer to camp.
5)  Arrange for avian gladiatorial events on nearby islands, points of land, and/or rocks within view of camp by depositing fish carcasses.  It is somehow perversely entertaining to see which bird emerges victorious: gulls, ravens, eagles or cormorants.
6) Display my flamingo flag to see what sort of riff-raff might be lured into camp.  This is something I would definitely never do around my home!

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Reply #7 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 3:01pm
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a 3 ltr bladder of chardonnay from a box has been making the trip recently.
  
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Reply #8 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 3:02pm
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I PEE/POOP wherever ( not in camp/ portage trail  Wink) and whenever I want while SOLO. I find that incredibly liberating for some perverse reason:-/ Grin Grin

Maybe letting the primitive come out a little where no-one else is impacted by my behavior.

I also like to bring my own little mix of Coffee Liquor/Whiskey for Irish Coffee/ Hot Chocolate around the campfire at night.

I rarely drink anything more than a few beers or the occasional glass of wine at home but camping or tripping I like my Labat Blue beer/ Irish Coffee.

I buy a case when I hit Canada so I can have a few maybe more when I visit with Q-Dave before starting the trip.

  
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Reply #9 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 9:48pm
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I'm a rum drinker and usually bring 4-5 different favorites - top shelf stuff - qty. depends on the crew size.  I drink that at home too, but on the odd occasion, will have a snort after a tough portage.  (side note re: SP2's Bbrry brandy - a pint of that b/w a buddy as a junior in HS...I will NEVER touch that stuff again...I get dry heaves just thinking about it... Tongue)

Occasionally swim/sun bathe in the buff, but out of sight of other paddlers...don't want to scare anyone.  Shocked

Desserts - which I rarely eat at home, will prepare some pretty gourmet stuff in the back country.  I can do a killer backwoods crème brulee and turtle cheese cake.  None of that backpacker/just add water cr@p - real deal stuff.

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