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I teach several classes during the Summer. My 2025 class schedule will be out after the holidays. I teach a beginner poling class on flat water on Saturday and a moving water class on a rapid the next day on Sunday. Most people sign up for both classes. The classes are 5 hours long $150 per day.

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@ thank you Lisa. No matter what the topic and how much I think I know I always learn something from your videos!

Thanks for watching. Camp cook is a really important job. Especially on any wilderness trip. I’ve done several videos already on cooking and gear. I don’t get a chance to do many videos on the actual outdoor cooking but I do have a weekend wilderness canoe trip class where we cook. To me the whole system of cooking for a group in the middle of nowhere is the big daddy frypan I’ve done at least a couple of videos on this. Here is the link. www.boatandrvaccessories.com/products/greenfield-products-2300-big-daddy-skillet-20-steel?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACxPglbYJ1eTj6RPfAfblrKe9YoRL&gclid=Cj0KCQiAuou6BhDhARIsAIfgrn5DPBo7hj6FIjBW9R25QYFzUDGxSmDARnzxmaLRNayX3M2vfUfh_nAaAgVrEALw_wcB How many times, in how many videos, have you seen four grown men standing around the teeny tiny one burner stove with the teeny tiny pan on top of it all watching one pancake cook.How long, how many hours do you think it takes to actually feed enough full grown men before they’ve had enough to takeoff and pack up camp? Way to make a simple meal take 2 1/2 hours to do. With the big daddy fry pan everyone gets fed at the same time cooking anything that’s built in that big daddy fry pan is faster not just to cook but to feed everybody. It’s more efficient to clean up. It’s a big pan but it’s literally one pan you’re cleaning.It makes a set up for cooking in the outdoors where you don’t dirty every pot in the cook box because you’re feeding people and shifts. My class schedule for 2025 will be out after the Holidays. Go to: 3MinutesMaineGuide.com. Good luck. 👍

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Honestly the best place is the plumbing or electrical conduit parts aisle of your local hardware store. You’ll know it when you see it. Conduit is nice because the inside is threaded. Good luck and thanks for watching.

I use copper plumbing endtubes from a hardwarestore on my wooden pole.

The electrical conduit parts and the copper fittings are your best bet at your local hardware store. I like the conduit arts because they are threaded on the inside. Get one just slightly smaller than the pole tip and secure it to a vise and screw it onto the end of the pole. Good luck.

FIREHIKING. I believe they make a 2 man (the one I have) and a 4 man that’s bigger. I paid about $150.

Go to 3MinutesMaineGuide.com. My 2025 class schedule will be out after the Holidays.

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Bob, thanks for commenting. I’ll do it. It might be a couple episodes down the road, but I’ll do it.

I hope you do. Trust me we are not building a rocket ship. Having someone who knows, show you is key.

If you really want to learn? As many as it takes

@@gabrieljennings5492 I was afraid of that!

Not at all as a matter of fact, you’ll flop like a fish inside the boat before you ever go over but it’s rare that you fall. It’s it’s much much harder in my opinion to ski or do something with speed attached to it then pull a Canoe trust me. I’ve built my career on the fact that we are not building a rocket ship and I believe anybody can pole a Canoe.

@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Good to hear. I am going to start in still water and progress slowly. Cut two spruce poles and put a shoe on them. Looks like a good skill to have!

I've only started polling in the last year, and so far falling inside the boat is much more of a thing than falling out. I think I need to get shin guards actually. I've had a few bruises! I think my height isn't helping, my centre of gravity is a lot higher up than Lisa's, I think 😅.

Thanks for watching. If you have someone who know what they’re doing, teach you, it is easy.

You are so welcome!

I plan on making next years but I get poles from 2 sources, Peavey Manufacturing, East Eddington Maine. Good poles they will show one end or both upon request BUT you will have to do some finish work on the shoes to make them right. Kevin Silliker a Canoe Guide from Canada makes the others. I sell poles at my Poling classes and upon request…if we can meet somewhere close.

That’s very kind of you, but check out my next episode, it’s not as hard as it looks.

Thanks! Welcome to 3 Minutes with a Maine Guide.

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

Not at all, not risky at all. You’ll flop like a fish inside the boat before you ever go over. If you end up in the last thing to touch the water is your head. Unlike a kayak where it’s the first because you’re sitting at water level. Thanks for watching.

Thanks so much for watching. Good luck with your project. There is nothing more satisfying than working on canoe gear and making it your own.

So true!

I believe he is running a Discovery 169 which is called 169 because it’s 16 feet 9 inches.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

It’s an LL Beans “old friends” that coat is a million years old. I’ve had it about 30 years. I can’t even remember where I got it. Thanks for watching.

I believe so yes, 30L.

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They do make a 4 man that’s bigger.

. @3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Thanks, good to know. I'll check it out.

The ends of the seat? I cut and then just dunk in the can of polyurethane and let the excess run off. After the ends are cut to size and the hole is drilled. That way I can seal both.

I love it!

Very nice! I also like that in the pouring rain you can let yourself in this tent and not get you sleep system wet. Thanks for watching.

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Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.

Thanks so much for watching. I love being able to give back to a sport that’s given me so much. The Yukon wow. What a playground!!

He doesn’t get cold like I do so he goes with a 4 man dome. They make this tent in a 4 man that’s bigger.

Thanks for watching. There are lots of lighter stoves out there…the price of some, yikes. Good luck. It is nice to have a warm lodge wherever you go.

Lucky you. Knots are something best taught in person. I can’t express enough how powerful a tool it is once you have as little as 4 knots you can tie in your sleep.

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Try some turks head knots on the shafts of your canoe paddles

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I sure can. Good idea for an episode! Thanks for watching.

You are so welcome!

Actually, I feel bad because they recognize a really good piece of gear they can’t get. My goal at this point in my guides career is to corrupt the youth of America with Poling. Thanks for watching.

Thank you! Will do!

I have to agree with you there.

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching.