Cliff Jacobson
SEALED WITH A MISS*
by Cliff Jacobson The Seal River is located northeast of Tadoule Lake, in a remote corner of northern Manitoba. It is one of the most...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jul 1
- 14 min
AN HEROIC RESCUE: What Would You Do?
The following life-threatening experience took place on the Turtle River in northern Ontario.* The Turtle is not a particularly...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jun 6
- 4 min
WHAT TO FEAR ON A WILDERNESS CANOE TRIP
by Cliff Jacobson Muskox: Hood River, Nunavut, Canada. Yes, these guys can be dangerous! In 1974, I made my first big river trip in...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Apr 24
- 5 min
HOW TO GET A GOOD DEAL ON A GOOD USED CANOE
by Cliff Jacobson Have you priced new canoes lately? Top-end composite models begin around $2,500 and, depending on lay-up and trim, top...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Mar 25
- 4 min
GRAY HAIRS!
by Cliff Jacobson Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Frost River Some years ago, I presented a program for the Minnesota Canoe Association....
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Cliff Jacobson
- Mar 8
- 5 min
TWELVE ESSENTIALS FOR WILDERNESS CANOEING
By Cliff Jacobson Old Town Tripper canoe. Hood River, Nunavut, Canada Canoeing wilderness rivers in northern Canada and Alaska is the...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Feb 14
- 1 min
BEST KNIFE (KNIVES!) FOR THE BUSH!
FROM MY JUST-RELEASED NEW BOOK: CAMPING'S TOP SECRETS, 5th Edition. ---------------------------------------- My 90 minute video, THE...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Feb 4
- 7 min
ACCIDENTS!
(From my new book (just released!) CAMPING'S TOP SECRETS, 5th Edition) Broken trailer tongue--near LaRonge, Saskatchewan. Destroyed my...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jan 9
- 3 min
CANOES AND WILLIWAWS!
by Cliff Jacobson Noatak River, Alaska: Seconds before the williwaw. The canoeing literature universally recommends that landed canoes be...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
A CHIPEWYAN THANK YOU
by Cliff Jacobson Nice brook trout! Saturday is "turnaround" day at many fishing lodges in northern Canada. Eager to take advantage of...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Nov 14, 2021
- 4 min
DIVERSITY CAN SAVE THE DAY!
FreeStyle canoeing is like ballet on the water. Wood-canvas canoe by Tom Mackenzie. Some years ago, I had the privilege of taking a...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
BRIGHT COLORS SAVE LIVES!
by Cliff Jacobson Green River, Utah Blending with nature is part of what wilderness canoeing is all about—and for many paddlers, this...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Oct 4, 2021
- 8 min
BIRTH OF A LEGEND: The Story of the Old Town Tripper Canoe!
by Cliff Jacobson Despite newer designs, the Tripper excels as well in tough rapids. Some canoes are blistering fast but don't turn worth...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Sep 3, 2021
- 6 min
TURBO SKY HORSE
by Cliff Jacobson DeHaviland Twin Otter on floats With a payload of 3,000 pounds, full instrumentation and extended range capability, the...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Aug 7, 2021
- 7 min
NINE ADVENTUROUS--BUT NOT DEATH-DEFYING CANOE TRIPS!
Cliff Jacobson Rio Grande River, Texas/Mexico border. Scenes like this are commonplace along the RioG. That's my canoe in the...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
CLIFF ROAST--A SPECIAL 90 MINUTE RADIO/VIDEO-STREAMING PROGRAM HONORING Cliff Jacobson
I was recently honored ("roasted") on The July 21, 2021 CAMPING SHOW (W4CY Internet radio) hosted by CW Goetz. I was very honored and...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' TRIP GUIDE!
by Cliff Jacobson I turned 80 in September. No matter, I continue to think—and largely feel—like I’m 29…well, maybe 39. The heart...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jun 12, 2021
- 4 min
TOUGHEST LOOP IN THE BWCA
by Cliff Jacobson Final portage on the Frost River that leads into Little Saganaga Lake. Correction: not a portage; it's a rock-jumble...
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Cliff Jacobson
- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
IS CANOEING BETTER NOW THAN IN THE 1980’S?
by Cliff Jacobson Cliff: Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 1980. 17' Grumman aluminum canoe. A recent article in an on-line magazine listed...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
CARBON-FIBER PADDLE CARE
By Cliff Jacobson Cliff: RioGrande River, Texas. Bell Wildfire carbon/Kevlar solo canoe and Zaveral carbon straight-shaft paddle. Once...
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