French press worked great for coffee quality! I had a generic Amazon backpacking french press with an aluminum pot and silicone lid. The pot was pretty inefficient to heat compared to my other cook pots. To save weight it doubled as my cook pot so I used about 3 times more fuel than usual but that f...

I think coffee systems is my most frequently changed gear for outdoor trips. I’ve had several single cup drips, instant brands, “cowboy coffee”, backcountry “cold” brew, the list goes on. My wife found a cookpot with a french press lid I’ll be trying on my trip next week. I’m a bit worried about any...

Name: Joe Hometown: Dekalb, IL Arrival Date: Aug 13 Departure Date: Aug 19 Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor/IR Queen & Voyager Itinerary: South Coast Kayak: - Rock Harbor - Voyager to Malone Bay, day trip to Menagerie Is - Chippewa Harbor - West Caribou - Moskey Basin - Rock Harbor/Tookers Is Note...

Thanks for the replies. We’re planning to paddle to Menagerie Island when we start out at Malone Bay and thought this may be a good addition once we make it east to end the trip on. We’ll see how weather goes and how distracted we get exploring.

Anyone have beta on kayaking out to Passage Island? Looks about 3 miles each way but I know the east end of the main isle gets pretty dicey depending on weather. Just looking for trip report from anyone that’s done it, estimate on actual distance with current, time estimate with the average winds - ...