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by DonNewcomb
Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:47 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: cell phone coverage?
Replies: 15
Views: 15022

Re: cell phone coverage?

I have never taken my phone over. My view of it is that by having a phone I have gone a long long way to still be tethered to the world. Feels better to me to break that tether while I'm there. Which is all well and good until something goes terribly wrong. I feel that leaving a means of emergency ...
by DonNewcomb
Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:02 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: cell phone coverage?
Replies: 15
Views: 15022

Re: cell phone coverage?

Of course, it all depends on what carrier you have. AT&T and Verizon are the only carriers that serve the area. Sprint roams Verizon, last I heard. and T-Mobile roamed AT&T when I was there. You might also be able to get a signal from the Canadian carriers in Thunder Bay. I used a GSM flip p...
by DonNewcomb
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:01 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: What am I forgetting
Replies: 10
Views: 4704

Re: What am I forgetting

One thing I've carried when planning to sleep in shelters is a large pack of soft earplugs. I pass them out to anyone who wants them with apologizes for my snoring.
by DonNewcomb
Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Store Supplies at Rock Harbor or Windigo
Replies: 9
Views: 6544

Re: Store Supplies at Rock Harbor or Windigo

You might also want to ask the ranger. People departing, particularly by plane, often leave their partially-used fuel canisters with the ranger for reuse.
by DonNewcomb
Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Trekking Poles
Replies: 10
Views: 5842

Re: Trekking Poles

I normally use one of the pair I have because it hurts like hell to slip fall down.
by DonNewcomb
Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:56 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: What am I forgetting
Replies: 10
Views: 4704

Re: What am I forgetting

If you plan to visit Windigo I recommend a cork that will stopper a 1 3/4" hole so you can prewash stuff in the laundry room sink. (In which case some liquid laundry soap is a good idea too.) Anymore, I always carry a piece of light visqueen or a large garbage bag or light disposable poncho jus...
by DonNewcomb
Sun May 28, 2017 7:38 am
Forum: Food & Cooking
Topic: Travel Size Food, Spreads, Condiments
Replies: 15
Views: 12343

Re: Travel Size Food, Spreads, Condiments

This is my favorite "travel size" spread. No experience with this site, just Googled it as an example.
by DonNewcomb
Fri May 19, 2017 8:20 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Transporting Boardwalks
Replies: 12
Views: 5492

Re: Transporting Boardwalks

I can visualize those canoes folding up in the middle, like a leaf. I guess they're heavy-duty canoes.
by DonNewcomb
Sun May 14, 2017 6:52 am
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Tarptent Double Rainbow?
Replies: 12
Views: 7929

Re: Tarptent Double Rainbow?

Their Cloudburst 3 reminds me a lot of a medium Stephenson tent.
by DonNewcomb
Wed May 10, 2017 4:33 am
Forum: Other Places and Parks
Topic: Len Foote Hike Inn
Replies: 3
Views: 3022

Re: Len Foote Hike Inn

For those that "don't like" can they roll over and go back to sleep (after cursing the drummer under their breath)? :oops: A drum is not as annoying as you might expect. Not a snare-drum, more like a tom-tom. You can easily ignore it. How far is, "not far" from Springer? 4.8 mil...
by DonNewcomb
Tue May 09, 2017 6:10 am
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Liquid fuel stove vs cannister stove
Replies: 3
Views: 3028

Re: Liquid fuel stove vs cannister stove

IMHO the Zen Stove site still has the best comparison's of backpacking stoves. http://zenstoves.net/
by DonNewcomb
Tue May 09, 2017 6:05 am
Forum: Other Places and Parks
Topic: Len Foote Hike Inn
Replies: 3
Views: 3022

Len Foote Hike Inn

I spent a night at the Len Foote Hike Inn in N. Georgia, not far from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mtn. The Hike Inn is somewhat of a hybrid between a mountain lodge and a Holiday Inn. The guests must hike at least 4.8 miles from the parking to to get there but the inn ...
by DonNewcomb
Fri May 05, 2017 5:26 am
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Tarptent Double Rainbow?
Replies: 12
Views: 7929

Re: Tarptent Double Rainbow?

One thing about single-wall tents is that you want them to have more or less vertical walls, so that you don't tend to brush up against the walls a lot. I'd like to get a better look at the peak vents on that tent but the fact that they are included is a good sign.
by DonNewcomb
Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Nat Geo Topo quads
Replies: 4
Views: 3273

Re: Nat Geo Topo quads

Older maps were works of art. New maps are works of computer. I used to hang charts and maps on my walls because they were so beautiful to looks at. I remember talking to a NOAA cartographer who described the painstaking work of charting hundreds of individual pilings with a drop-compass. Anyway, US...
by DonNewcomb
Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:06 pm
Forum: Food & Cooking
Topic: Cooking in shelters
Replies: 10
Views: 9047

Re: Cooking in shelters

I've cooked in a shelter; only on a cold, rainy, miserable day.