Thanks for this post. For me, I'm grateful for the seaplane. I throw up on that boat ride and I don't like taking dramamine cause it wipes me out for the entire day. Oh and noise. I wonder how loud the torch in a hot air balloon is.

I also have an original pocket rocket. I've never had any issues with it. Never cleaned it or had to buy parts or fix anything on it. My buddies have 2 different generations of JetBoil. The newer one boils water a tad faster than the older one. They both boil water quicker than me. The difference is ...

Since I'd originally posted this in January '19 I did end up buying an alpacaraft mule pack raft and I've been using it on the rivers near where I live. I'm still debating on how to get on the island for a quick fishing trip this spring. I'd like to fly direct from Houghton to Malone Bay and either ...

I tried my buddies trail camp stool a few weeks ago while on the island. It doesn't seem like it would be comfortable, but I thought it was great I'm usually a sit on an available log type of person. It rained quite a bit and sitting on wet logs was not enjoyable. I'll be picking up one of these ...

My crew of 4 just swam there on or about August 6th. No issues, but I'm itching to go back before the end of the season.