Hi All:

I just got an email from Philipp Krupczynski from Germany, the graduate student from Germany that we met on the island in May, 2007. He is leaving tomorrow traveling to the island for another internship. He will be on the island until the beginning of June. If you run across him, he is a ...

Ditto. I always filter but do not boil or chemically treat. So far so good. Here is a tip that has made my filter pumping easier (I use an old Pur, now Katadyn). I purchased a Sea to Summit 8 liter dry sack and pack it in the filter stuff sack along with a small piece of thin rope. Instead of having ...

My wife and I were able to store our clean clothes, etc. at the office across the way from the RH store. I think the $3 per day is correct but I really can't remember.

Have fun! Caveman

We likewise shipped our stoves, empty fuel bottles and matches. The TSA and most airlines will allow stoves and fuel bottles to be checked only if they are new or "absent a hint of fuel or vapor". We didn't want to risk a hint of fuel or vapor and be stoveless so we shipped them to the airport ...

At the request of Ingo, herego:

This was our first (and hopefully not our last) trip to IR and Northern Michigan. We (Wife, hereinafter referred to as "Toes" & I) "discovered" the island while lounging in the den and reading an issue of Backpacker Magazine. Toes placed the article before me and ...