Hey everclear should always be in your first aid kit, it can sanitize stuff like rubbing alchohol for outside boo-boos, and act like whiskey to help with the inside boo-boos...

Rubbing alcohol for the outside, drinking alcohol for the inside.

When we were there last year another group saw a loon kill a baby merganser. As they said no reason they could see for it, the loon surfaced under the flock of mergansers and just grabbed one, broke its neck and left it there.

One of several nice things about taking the Queen from Copper Harbor is that it gets there several hours before the Ranger. Each time I have taken the Queen we've walked past empty shelters/empty sites for RH but once the ranger shows up they fill right up. The last trip we stayed in RH as my hiking ...

I started dehydrating all of my meals and never looked back. ....
My camping buddy/brother is a fiend about ultralight equipment. His one-man tent cost more than my whole rig. However, when it comes to food, he's pretty much the opposite. He hates commercial freeze-dried meals and if I bring ...

For t his trip yup, the pic is my 15yo daughter

The best piece of advice I can give is to listen to the kids and adjust accordingly.

I've brought my kids camping since shortly after birth for all 4 of my daughters. Last year was the first trip to the Island for the oldest (15) and we took kayaks. Took it fairly easy did a bunch of hiking, but ...

dcclark,
Its funny both of my trips (a week, and a week plus) we had ZERO rain at least during the day. Just goes to show, its a flexible environment there.
Expect a little of everything with the big lake!

In the field? Duct tape. If its in an inconvenient location (like your case) I have some sealeant in my air mattress puncture sealing kit. Just enough to get you out of the woods as it were. At home, replace

If you're not particularly tall, I've been eyeing this for a while personally...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MCT6QSM

Not freestanding, but one trekking pole and its under 2lbs if you go by trail weight.

If you are set on freestanding, they have this one
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K84DZ88/

at 2 ...

Name: Conlan (booyah)
email: pm here
Hometown: Lansing MI
Arrival date: probably in August
departure date: probably in August
Via: Isle Royale Queen or Ranger (depends on the trip)
Itinerary:
So a lot in the air, I may be bringing my father for a trip to the lodge, a water taxi or voyager trip to ...

FWIW, Tarptent rainbow is free standing when used with trekking poles.
They go at the head and foot to keep the tent spread out

Thank you all. There is a lot to consider in terms of routes forsure but planning is half the fun! I have continuously heard about the island being more rugged than expected but the group i am going with are seasoned bunch. Thank you everyone for the suggestions!


FWIW, I recommend a stair ...

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but as I told my kid before going last year "There is no such thing as an easy trail on IR".

Remember this as you are planning and prepping. The climb from West Chicken Bone to Livermore/Lasarge can be daunting to someone who is not used to hiking with a ...

So like most folks here, what I say will depend on you a lot.
What temps are you comfortable in that bag? Do you eat before you go to bed? What is your sleeping pad? What do you wear for sleeping?

Each individual is different. My wife was all sealed up and cuddled up in an optimistically rated 0 ...

Base654 wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:52 am Has anyone tried dehydrating Campbell chunky soups? I have limited experience with my dehydrator.

I've heard good experiences from people from the process, but I'm far from an expert. Most of my dehydrator experience is wild mushrooms and jerky