Making camp on the North Coast

[kayakwriter]

Some of the photos and themes will be familiar to those who've read my trip reports, but I've rewoven them to give a more "you are there" feel:

http://philiptorrens.com/2015/07/07/making-camp-on-the-north-coast/#more-163

 

[mick_allen]

Philip, I think that should be required reading for anyone who goes out to camp on our coasts or anywhere.
Man, you have the touch of god in the weft of your words.

 

[chodups]

Nice!

 

[Astoriadave]

Philip, I think that should be required reading for anyone who goes out to camp on our coasts or anywhere.
Man, you have the touch of god in the weft of your words.

You stole my words, Mick. Sweet article, Philip.

 

[kayakwriter]

SNIP Man, you have the touch of god in the weft of your words.

You stole my words, Mick. Sweet article, Philip.

Thanks guys - those words make even this atheist smile!
(And Mick, I see what you did there: referring to the weft of my rewoven words. Well played, sir.)

 

[pryaker]

Very well done, succinct, concise, yet also a complete primer on kayak exploration. Years of experience boiled down to the essentials but still carrying the weight of the soulfulness of the activity we love.

I haven't used my candle lantern in years but you've got me wondering which box it's stored in, using it to dry out the tent was something I never thought of.

The paragraph about rigging a tarp is a masterpiece of tarpology education.

I was surprised there's no mention of pitch wood in your writings of starting the fire; looking for spears of hardness amongst the rotten remains of firs is essential to my search for firewood, in fact campsites are sometimes chosen or disregarded on the presence or lack thereof.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Comoxpaddler]

Great article. Describes so many of my evenings on the central, north and west coasts. Thanks.