Category: Gear Insights

Used 2023 Gear for Sale

October 19, 2023 boundarywaterscatalogblog From our Guides, Gear Insights, Used Gear No Comments

2023 SEASON UPDATED PRICING AND AVAILABILITY WILL BE ACTIVE STARTING OCTOBER 19TH!!!! CHECK BACK IN FOR SOME GREAT DEALS ON EXPERIENCED GEAR!! Email Jaymie Stocks with questions (quantity discounts, maybe…

Essential Checklist for Newbie Wilderness Adventurers

September 4, 2023 boundarywaterscatalogblog Gear Insights, Getting Outside, Uncategorized No Comments

Planning a trip to Ely to get up close with nature? Awesome. However, those new to canoe country adventures might not be entirely sure how to go about doing that.…

A Fish Story

July 10, 2023 boundarywaterscatalogblog Brand Focus, Fishing, Gear Insights No Comments

I’ve used Flexcut carving tools for twenty plus years. I come from a family of antique dealers and one of the first things I collected with my dad was pocket…

It is Bug Season

June 6, 2023 boundarywaterscatalogblog Bug gear, Gear Insights, New Gear Reviews No Comments

Gear Review: Best piece of gear for Blackflies, gnats and Mosquitos while taking a canoe trip in late May/June in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is hand’s down besides…

Compression Sacks for Everyday Travel? A not so novel idea.

May 15, 2023 boundarywaterscatalogblog Gear Insights No Comments

Monday mornings are for simple but effective ideas. Ideas that can save you time and money and headaches. Because we have enough of that on Mondays. Multi-use. That’s a good…

A Fall Canoe Day-Paddle in Color

October 7, 2022 boundarywaterscatalogblog Gear Insights, Getting Outside 2 Comments

The ghost trees reach up to the surface of Miner’s Lake (a not so hidden gem, right in town, Ely, Minnesota) with their algae covered arms. When the sun hides…

It is Bug Season in the Boundary Waters

June 17, 2022 boundarywaterscatalogblog Canoe Trip Journal, Gear Insights, Getting Outside, Wilderness Skills No Comments

There’s a heat wave hitting the Midwest, but so far here in Ely it has been cool and we’ve gotten about an inch or so more rain. Today is alternating…

Guide to Boundary Waters Footwear: Canoeing & Kayaking Favorites

May 20, 2020 boundarywaterscatalogblog Gear Insights, Getting Outside, Uncategorized No Comments

Boundary Waters Podcast V1

June 25, 2019 boundarywaterscatalogblog Gear Insights, Wilderness Skills No Comments

In our first episode of the Boundary Waters Podcast, we take a look back at a Live Facebook event that (now retired) Steve Schon (our former canoe buyer) and our…