Winter Camping & Trekking
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135 views
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The Snowshoe Man's Address178 viewsFor those interested..
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Siglin Sled, packed rear view233 viewsLoaded for a 4 day cold camp trip with a group of 4 others, X_mas - New Years break, 2005
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view.189 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, paked for a group cold camp for 4 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape.
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Secret spot, solo trip.215 viewsSiglin sled, packed for a cold camp, 2 day trip.
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view 2.186 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, packed for a solo cold camp for 2 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape.
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ski sled front view188 viewsshows bottom of sled from front. Note all wood parts sealed with 3 coats of varnish
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ski sled bottom view165 viewsskis attached with 3 carriage bolts through 2 x 4 risers, 1/4" plywood deck and 3/4 " x 1'' gunnels. Also used several 2 1/2 " deck screws through ski into the risers.
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Sled123 viewsThe sled is made with some old skiis, 1x4 rough spruce and 1/2" plywood.
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Sled162 views
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Sled178 views
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old and new toboggans313 viewsUHMW toboggan, 12 ft long x 16" wide
traditional wood toboggan, 7 ft long x 15" wide
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heading for home278 viewsUHMW-PE toboggan, 12' long, 16" wide
fully loaded, pulled by a single dog
Algonquin Park, March 2006
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slush tracks153 viewscrossing the Amable du Fond, Feb 2004
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Mt Logan Tent163 viewsSummer use of a Mt Logan (aka McKinley) tent on the tundra, Ellesmere Island, NU
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Stove #1111 viewsMy first winter stove.
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Stove #1-2122 viewsNo really , it works too!
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Stove #1-3112 viewsreally, the whole shebang!
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Stove #1-4202 viewsDistant shot of my first made winter camping stove.
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Stove #1-5126 viewsSweet! Notice this puppy is hot!
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snowshoe patterns173 viewsfrom Paul Provencher's "I Live in the Woods" (Brunswick Press Ltd., 1953)
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145 viewsshort legs, loved snow
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Toboggan2194 viewsHere's a profile of the UHMW toboggan. The brown is a MEC guides tarp that worked out well to wrap the load.
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Toboggan1255 viewsAnother view of the UHMW toboggan. Those bungies I got for Christmas sure came in handy!
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Winter Picnic near Low, Que159 viewsMarina roasting weiners with Kluane supervising.
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Sled harness - front view206 views
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Sled harness - side view233 views
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Side eyebolt and carabiner detail168 views
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Ring close up178 viewsThis is a close up of the ring attached to the harness belt. There is one ring on each hip of the belt.
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