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It was right in the middle of August! The weather was PERFECT!

We were at #125. Not a bad site. Fairly level. Wish it had more lake views though.

Us too! We have our first trip planned for late April to Sucker Lake in Kawartha Highlands. A nice easy one to start the season. Thanks!

@@Roymac01 that's perfect!

The water taxi is quite expensive if you are only 1 or 2 people as there is a MINIMUM cost. I think it was around $100ish....and that's only 1 way! Of course the more people on a run the cheaper it becomes per person. Opeongo is such a large lake and it's around 16 kms to paddle to the north end which tends to be a little quieter And since the lake can be notoriously windy I decided the costs were worth it as the taxi gets us out to a site in about 20 mins...with the added benefit the boat driver can bring you from site to site quickly while searching for something suitable. Sadly you can't book a specific site on Opeongo which means that if it's a busy long weekend you could possibly have to do a LOT of paddling to find an empty site.

I'm not 100% positive if Esker is the actual manufacturer or the stoves are simply branded as Esker but manufactured elsewhere. The website states everything is sourced from North America.

No, made by Esker. Excellent Stove, Well Made. 🇨🇦

Awesome! Good luck with it! Thanks for watching.

Thank you! I just booked another trip to Opeongo for the Labour Day weekend. I can't wait!

@@Roymac01 I guess I better hurry and book was thinking tim river again but like to try kiosk and explore those smaller brook trout lakes :)

I do! On the long sandy beach. These are the exact co-ordinates: 45°44'32.75"N 78°19'12.94"W

It's a great spot. Planning to go there again soon.

Thanks for your comment. I've always been a "tarp-under-the-tent" kinda guy. It's just a little bit extra protection for the tent floor from wear and tear from rocks and also the ubiquitous pine sap! I simply got distracted and forgot to fold the tarp under the tent. I've been doing it this way for decades and sooner or later I was bound to mess up. You got to witness it! lol

Exactly.... I could never figure out the backwards logic of having all the rain .. run off the tent to the be caught on the tarp, to be guided under the tent. It makes zero sense to me. But I've seen it a lot. We are on the water, and paddling by ... clothes-line, after clothes line, after clothes line. Every sleeping bag ... soaked to the max, probably weighing 20 pounds lol. What clothes, wet gear, wet azz. While I use a clear thicker poly plastic, cut to fit my tents, that goes inside the tent, and up the walls 6",, propped up around the edges. During one torrential 2 day rain, I've had 4" of water under the tent ... and we were absolutely 10,000% absolutely perfectly bone dry !! And it can rain blinding hard ... all night long, and I sleep like a rock, cause I know .... everything is dry dry dry. At the end of a rainy day .... You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them think. LOL

Yup

Thanks for your comment. We often frequent the Great Lakes since we live so close. Back in 2016 my wife and I did a road trip where we kayaked on all 5 great lakes over a 10 day period. The part of Lake Ontario I visit most often usually has tropical green water!

Thanks! The wooden cups are "kuksa" cups. We bought them about 3 years ago. They were hand carved by a fellow in Russia named Beloyar Yargin who does some amazing work. We love the cups!

Yeah just a little bit younger. 😉

Thanks! I honestly don't remember exactly which point this is since are so many nice views along the top part of the trail. I hiked this trail again in 2021. I'll be back in Algonquin again 2 weeks but most likely will be doing some different trails this time.

@@Roymac01 Thanks Roy. It seem to be Point 4 or Point 5 on that trail. I plan to go next year on that trail.

Thanks for watching! I've camped on both of the islands here multiple times now. If you go don't forget to bring firewood!

Thanks! It is working beautifully now. Since I posted this video I completely disassembled it a second time but I replaced ALL six of the RA and DEC bearings, not just the worm gear bearings. Having done this twice now I have a much greater understanding of how the mount works and how to fine tune it to remove backlash. And it's as smooth as butter.

Correct! There is no running water here so you need to bring your own. At least there's a sink to do dishes.

@@Roymac01 Thank you for the reply, I was just wondering about that?

Hopefully it keeps your tent warm at least!

That works too. Except you can't fold a tomato can and put it in your pocket.

@@Roymac01 tal cual , yo no puedo meterlo en mi bolsillo Pero sin embargo es realmente economica y util para cocinar comida cocida Guiso, sopa Y puede abultar en alguna mochila pero se conpensa con que es hueco se puede meter cosas adentro Por experiencia se que algo pequeño sirce solo para cocinar frito o calentar un vaso de agua Gracias por el video igual es buena idea como para alguna emergencia

It's located about 30 secs away from the cabin in the parking area.

This has been handy a few times.

I was concerned about the proximity of the parking lot but I found it to be a non-issue at night from the evening until morning when all paddlers were out at their campsites. It was busy during the day but then I was the one out paddling. At night it was like the apocalypse had happened. Lots of cars but not a soul to be seen or heard. At least with the leaves out seeing the parking lot from the cabin was almost impossible. I was there in the first week of July.

The toilet is a vault toilet located about 50 meters away from the cabin.

"Tasty" is exactly the word I have used when describing his playing to others. "Choice notes" is another!

Right? "The 60's called and they want their counter back!"

Yes! I replaced all the bearings and it's smooth like butter.

Merci! C'était un cabin très agréable et relaxant à visiter. Passe une bonne journée.

I think it was about $93/night

@@Roymac01 wow price not bad at all i love nature thx again for the quick reply did u book it through Algonquin parks website ?

@@meclam3649 You can't book the ranger cabins online. You need to call the number on the Parks website and you can book 5 months to the day in advance. Be warned though you really need to plan ahead and call at exactly 7AM five months before to get it! I tried to get a different cabin for this summer and called at 7AM and still didn't get it.

And sh*t . See those white roses on the campsites too. When that camp chilli starts to ferment you don't have 30 sec to walk.I had a ripper on Big Bob lake after soiling myself while sitting up to put on boots.Early May and there was a brisk wind coming off the water .

Yes it is very close to the parking lot and that was one of my concerns initially, but once the evening sets in everyone has left for their campsites and you end up being totally alone each night. The parking lot is hardly at all visible from the cabin and not at all visible from the firepit and the dock...at least when the leaves are out. The nights were dead quiet during my 4 night stay.

Wrong cabin dude . That one is at the access pt. This one is 3 mi down rain lake

@@alexs3447 My mistake. Thanks Mang.👍

@@morganillsley94 No, you were not mistaken. @alexs3447 is incorrect. This is absolutely the cabin beside the parking lot at the access point. I should know...I made the video! :)

Thank you for that!👍👍@@Roymac01

Thanks!

That's what I said when when I saw the mount gone. Except there was an "f" between the "m" and the "g".

I'm not sure if it works or not. We did try it a bit with no luck but we assumed it may have been disabled for the summer months.

Thanks for your concern. But what is so hard about typing "Lixada wood stove" into Google or TH-cam that instead you feel you need a link to click on? It would have certainly been easier for you to type those three words instead of what you felt compelled to write, and with the added benefit you wouldn't have wasted as much time. Things like this matter. Secondly, this video is not a review, because I am not trying to promote or sell a product. It's simply a demonstration. If I was officially promoting the product then there'd be a link. And I never ask for, or expect, or feel I need to earn "likes" and "subscribe".

@@Roymac01 asked and answered!