October 2018 Boundary Waters Trip Planning

2018-09-12 Today I decided to get out my hammock stuff and make sure I have everything lined up for the trip. Three of us will be sleeping in hammocks and two in a tent. I'm one of the hammock-three. I'm putting together two of the hammock kits. My son is doing the third one. My garage is my staging area with places to hang three hammocks. And as you can see in the photo the garage serves a number of other purposes as well, none particularly well organized.
Hammock Kit One consists of my ENO DoubleNest Hammock, ENO Guardian Bug Net and a Yukon Outfitters Kindle Under Quilt. The under is rated to the mid 30s so I have attached a Black Diamond Down Throw from Costco with snaps which hopefully will keep us warm down to the 20s at least.
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Two of the three Boundary Waters Hammock setups. The left one is based on an ENO DoubleNest Hammock, ENO Guardian Bug Net with a Yukon Outfitters Kindle Under Quilt. The right one consists of a SnugPak hammock with integrated bug net and a Snugpak underblanket.
 I have an ENO ProFly Hammock Tarp which I plan to use with the ENO setup above. For suspension I'll use the ENO Atlas Straps. I normally use six foot polyester tree straps and whoopie slings which are a bit lighter weight. But last time I used them the trees were too big around and it took some creativity (and a bout with poison ivy) to find a less suitable spot with smaller trees. The Atlas straps are plenty long! This hammock setup including the rain fly weighs 7.3 lbs.
Hammock Kit Two includes a SnugPak Jungle Hammock with Mosquito Net, tree straps (including an extra pair for large trees), whoopie slings and a Snupak Under blanket to which is attached a Black Diamond Down Throw from Costco with snaps.
I plan to use a Yukon Outfitters Walkabout Rain Fly  with the Snugpak setup. Setup two including the rain fly weighs 7.2 lbs.
Black Diamond Down Throw from Costco withI haven't decided about the top covering yet. I have one SnugPak Hammock Quilt and several sleeping bags. We'll see. I also have several more Black Diamond Down Throw from Costco which I have made into hammock quilts which can be used to supplement a top quilt or sleeping bag.
2018-09-08 We're actually considering two more trip options. One uses Entry Point 22. The other Entry Point 77. Below are the routes based on the Rober Beymer and Louis Dzierzak book entitled Boundary Waters Wester Region.
2018-08-28 My two son's, my 13 year old grandson and perhaps one or two more guys are planning a trip to The Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area east of Ely Minnesota either the first to second weekend in October. Likely two or three canoes, depending on who goes. We only have two nights to give so are considering The Clearwater Turtle Loop, entering the water at Entry Point 30.
Day 1, Friday morning will take us from entry Point 30 at the end of the Fernberg Road through Lake One, Lake Two, rock Island Lake and ends at a campsite on Clearwater Lake. Total distance about eight miles. It contains five portages, the longest being about 240 rods, about 3/4 mile.
Day 2, Saturday we leave the campsite on Clearwater Lake, traverse Turtle Lake, Bald Eagle Lake, Gabbro and Little Gabbro Lakes and ends on a campsite on the bank of the South Kawishiwi river. Approximately 9 miles. There are just three portages on this day with the longest being 200 rods, about 2/3 miles.
Day 3, the last day goes from the campsite on the Kawishiwi River and travels north on the river back to the starting point on Fernberg Road. Again, about nine miles, all on the Kawishiwi River. This, the last day has seven portages with the longest being 40 rods, just under 700 feet.
My one son, John, and I plan to hammock camp. Charles and his son will tent camp. I'm excited!