Recent content by Umnak

Rear Wiper issue solved thanks for this thread. Solved my rear wiper problem

We will probably do the next five years worth of road-trips in the Yukon, Territories and Alaska. Will use our floorless pyramid and tarps above 58 north because it makes sense to car camp in what we will be using once we are in our kayaks. That being said, we have already talked about...

coffee vs tea Confession time, and probably a sense of how obsessed we are about weight and gear. We switched from coffee to loose leaf tea four years ago when we were preparing for an unsupported 500 mile kayak trip. A quart bag of good black tea will last a month compared to pounds and...

Titan5at57, Geolander, Aquabear and SoCal: Thanks for the comments and suggestions. We will definitely look for some screening before we leave Seattle. At this point we have our gear in waterproof duffles, but may look for a tub once we see how that works the first night out. I could...

That is quite the list of gear. Probably more than we would want but I can see a few things that would come in handy and fit our light weight approach. thanks

My first post requesting input. My wife and I are about to fly to Seattle to pick-up a 2008 4Runner and drive it home to Juneau, AK. Well, we will drive to Skagway and then take the ferry. We will be following the Cassiar and Alaska Highways once we get to central British Columbia, a total...

Howdy, I'm in the throes of purchasing a 4Runner, and have found this forum to be a great resource, and a good community. So, thought I would join up and stop lurking. We live in Juneau, Alaska which has about 40 miles of road. However, there is a ferry that can take us north to Haines or...