RE: [Paddlewise] Quetico Provincial Par

I haven't tried it, but a Duluth pack, depending on contents, can weigh
30 to 40 pounds, and the afterdeck on the newer Sealutions is much less
flat than on the one I used to own.

I use a (small) Duluth pack only for food. For portaging ease, my main
pack is a Lowe Expedition internal frame pack. At the landing, I used to
put on the pack, cinch up the hip belt nice and tight, then pick up the
canoe and rest the carved portage yoke on the adjustment straps that go
from the top of the shoulder straps to near the top of the pack. The
canoe balanced there so well that I could walk with my hands in my
pockets; and because of the hip belt, at least half the weight of the
canoe was transferred from my shoulders to my hips. Despite the extra
weight of the pack, it was actually more comfortable than carrying the
canoe by itself.

However, I haven't made a BWCAW trip since I had an operation for a
ruptured disk a couple years ago.

Chuck Holst

 -----Original Message-----
From: Bob Washburn [mailto:whiterabbit_at_iw.edwpub.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 1998 1:08 PM
To: paddlewise
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Quetico Provincial Par



Has anyone tried attaching the Duluth bag to the deck?  Given the very   flat
waters and no currents of the area would the stability still acceptable?
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                  Bob Washburn

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