Maddy The Goose

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Four Day Solo Canoe Trip with my Dog and a Nasty Cold

 

With varied weather and an unfortunate cold Toby and I had still had a hoot and managed to do a bunch of reviews and get some tips in along the way.

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Eight Day Solo Canoe Trip

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Trips

Join me on multi-day backcountry trips where I share my experiences, gear reviews, tips and all of the ups and downs along the way.
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Food and Recipes

I’m not a huge fan of store bought freeze dried camp meals. Instead I prefer to make my own delicious and easy meals. Here I put those meals together and share some recipes.
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Wildlife

See some of the wildlife I’ve been fortunate enough to encounter along my travels.

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DIY

Making your own gear or tweaking what you have can be a cheap, effective way to get exactly what you want. Check out some of the ways I’ve done exactly that with my gear.
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I’m not a huge fan of store bought freeze dried camp meals. Instead I prefer to make my own delicious and easy meals that I’ll share with you here.
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Tips, Tricks & Skills

Here you’ll find useful tips I’ve learned along the way. From coal burning spoons to handy knots it’s just a bunch of handy stuff I hope will help you out as well.
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Gear

The gear you carry isn’t everything but it sure does help!

Here’s my latest list of what gets me by when I head into the woods for a solo 2 night canoe trip with my dog.

Note: The total weight of around 89lbs is the total weight including

food, water, camera gear, dog gear and canoeing gear… including the canoe!. This is basically what I would be carrying on a portage.

The actual base pack weight with no camera gear, dog gear, food, water or canoeing gear is just over 25lbs.

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