Michael_Crouse

Here are some recipes from the workshop. Berry Cobbler At home combine 1/3 cup dried berries, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 pinch nutmeg, put in zip lock bag. Second zip lock gets 1/3 cup bisquick (or ½ your favorite biscuit recipe) On the trail add 3 table spoons water to bag of bisquick and knead in the bag. Boil 1 cup of water and add fruit mix. Cut corner of biscuit mix bag and squeeze out spoonful size dollops onto liquid; push them down so they are immersed. Cover the pot and simmer for 5-7 minutes, until the dumplings are cooked. From Lip Smackin’ Vegeterian Backpackin’ by Christine and Tim Connors Go buy it!!!!! Spider Legs & Brains 8 ounces Udon noodles (original recipe calls for Soba) ½ cup Arame (a type of seaweed) 2-3 tablespoons olive oil (original recipe calls for sesame oil) Carrot (original recipe calls for ½ carrot) One onion 3 tablespoons peanut butter (original recipe calls for almond or cashew butter) 2 tablespoons Miso paste On the trail Rinse seaweed and soak for several minutes to rehydrate Prepare the noodles (al dente in 8 minutes) drain the noodles, save the water, and sprinkle them with some oil (to stop them from sticking) Prepare the veggies, cut the carrots into match sticks and dice the onion. Add oil to pan and cook the veggies first, and then add the Arame. Add a little soaking water, cover, and let steam for several minutes. Uncover and add the noodles, cover and cook for a few minutes before adding the secret sauce. Secret sauce is 1/3 to ½ cup hot water from noodles, peanut butter, and Miso paste Original Recipe is from BACKPACKER Back Country Cooking by Dorcas Miller Go buy it!!!!!

Hi Dan, from the look of that first pic I have to assume you made it to the Magdalen Islands? North Water makes a product called paddle britches, this is an option for those of us who don't want to mess around with the PVC pipes. They can also be used to secure your primary paddle during a rescue.

It should end by 2:00 at the latest, probably earlier. It all depends on questions asked. Also if we do something like pitch a tent we can wait until the end so folks can bail if they need to.

Perhaps you can just describe how you blew up your stove?

We'll probably finish up by 2 or 3, so you might want to bring a snack. We will be doing some cooking so we will have some food to share. You might want to bring a notepad because people usually go away with a list of things to buy and not to buy. I'll be bringing all the gear for a typical over night, so I'll have a tent, stoves, sleeping pad, clothes, etc... as well as some examples of other gear, like 20 different types of dry bags and multiple stoves. I'll also have a kayak to pack it all into. If you want to bring something you can, in the past people have brought favorite pieces of camping gear or some gear to ask a question about, like "I bought this stove and I can't start it without making 3 foot high flames and frightening everyone I'm camping with, what am I doing wrong?" and we work on safe stove lighting techniques. Bringing a dry bag or a compression bag and trying to fit some gear into it is a bit easier, but an over primed stove is much more fun to watch. Please note that all white gas stoves will be used outside of the Gould Barn!

I like to think of this as a "learn & share" workshop. We'll talk about what we've found that has worked for us and what hasn't worked. Of course this means talk about gear, tents, sleeping bags, stoves, etc..... We'll also be doing some cooking and talking about meals and meal planning. Places to camp will certainly be talked about, where to go for your first overnight and where to take that week long trip. Please post a message here if you're going to attend and feel free to post any questions you want to talk about at the workshop.

Coming soon to the NSPN calendar (as soon as I write a proper posting) Kayak Camping Workshop at the Gould Barn April 24th We'll talk about gear, tips and tricks, and do some cooking. more details to come....

But that's the perfect solution for the lack of storage when using these Skijaks! http://cgi.ebay.com/Skijaks-Very-Rare-Walk...0#ht_826wt_1167 I know I posted this before but the image of combining these two things is very funny.

Making a list, demoing some boats, and waiting for a deal is a good stratagy. Used fiberglass can be cheaper than new plastic. Those two links I posted were for an Argonaut for $1400 and a Tempest 18 pro for $1000., that's cheaper than a new Tsunami or only a little more than a new plastic Aquanaut HV.

Used is sometimes a good option, especially if you know what you're looking for. Here are two used big guy glass kayaks you should consider. I love my Argonaut, the Tempest may have some quality issues, some of the early glass Tempests had some quality issues. http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/1632454524.html http://worcester.craigslist.org/boa/1634573954.html Both are "more boat" than a Tsunami, but you won't out grow them quickly.

Nova Scotia has some tidal bores, that's a bit closer for most of us.

Nothing hit our house, but our trees were not so lucky. The chainsaw is going to see a lot of use. http://www.nspn.org/forum/uploads/12462223...45_78_46946.jpg http://www.nspn.org/forum/uploads/12462223...45_78_51527.jpg http://www.nspn.org/forum/uploads/12462223...0045_78_657.jpg http://www.nspn.org/forum/uploads/12462223...45_78_19445.jpg The snow park in Amesbury took a good hit. Apparently the metal storage shed that holds the inner tubes blew 300ft and tore apart when it wrapped around a utility pole. Lots of inner tubes were covering 495. Some very large trees on our street came down, lots of shingles blown off roofs, cars crushed, etc... but we never lost power.

Rescue breaths are for no breath, chest compressions are for no pulse. If someone has a pulse their blood is circulating, please don't compress their chest.

If it's toxins or just cold clotting blood the treatment is the same. For severe hypothermia warm/stabilize the core not the extremities and never warm anyone or anything unless you can keep them warm and warm them slowly. As morbid as it sounds you can walk on frozen feet, not on frost bitten feet.

I was looking for spray skirts....... for my feet

http://cgi.ebay.com/Skijaks-Very-Rare-Walk...=item3efcf261e0 comments? concerns? uncontrolable laughter?

No cabins but Baxter State Park in Maine has an ample supply of moose. You will need to make reservations in advance.

This sometimes happen during the final stages. Your body starts shutting down everything unneeded for survival and the portion of the brian that regulates/understands temperature shuts down. I guess this makes since because at that point your brain knows you're freezing to death and doesn't need to know the exact temperature. This is of course a theory but it seems plausible. People also become combative during the final stages. It's lots of fun fighting with a freezing person who refuses to put on a hat and jacket.

The Turkey's aren't rec paddlers, they paddle around boston harbor, RI, etc.... they're sea kayakers they're just low key (ie: no chest thumping).

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine...ml?ref=magazine link to the article

I won't be there tomorrow (the 23d) to help/spot. My cold has come back with a vengence and I think we have some rule about spotting vs. infecting.

I swear I was going to post this! Learning to roll in a pool is great because the water is warm and the instructor can see what's going on under the water. Maybe the last Haverhill pool session or two should be for rolling? Gather up many spotters and bring some WW kayaks, paddle floats, etc... We should be able to get one spotter/instructor per student.

Is the battery on your M88 still good? Perhaps you could sell it, at a nominal fee of course, to someone with an M88 that has a dead battery? Does this hint lack subtlety?

You can put Kim & me down for a camping/cooking workshop in March. Last year this was a group effort, which is great for this type of workshop. Having 1 or 2 people cook several things can get a bit confusing and potentially crispy. So if anyone wants to lend a hand just let me know.

Watch out for water getting into the kayak and freezing/expanding. Watch out for the seams if water gets inside and the boat is on its side, the skeg box if the kayak is upside down and uncovered, etc... Also watch out for critters that might take shelter in the kayak. A squirrel ran off with a foam seat from an Avocet a few years ago and finding a mouse nest in the spring would not be fun. My kayaks have always been stored in unheated places and I've never had a problem with the compasses.