From a Wooden Canoe: Reflections on Canoeing, Camping, and Classic Equipment

This book gets pulled from my shelf a lot. I love to read this kind of writing. My favorite author ever is John Gierach - I own every single one of his books but one...this writing is just like that - a treasured love of great stories of favorite things - easy to relate to for any who have spent time outdoors!My favorite things are those that last, stand the test of time, and serve me well. It's not something I started out believing -as is the way with youth....but over time and now in my 40's, it's certainly a comfort to throw on the same wool shirt I've had with me for almost 20 years, etc...Apparently the author gets better with age too, I've read his other books, but this one is BY FAR my favorite and can provide either a quick escape for a story or two...or an entire day of enjoyment while trapped in a tent on a windblown lake on a trip.

I liked the stories about various tools and items which are part of Canoe tripping. It gave me a new perspective on some familiar items. Great background of the North Woods.

Highly entertaining, humorous, and insightful. Well written and really good for a pick up and put down occasional reader.Lot's of good advice and even better stories. Always nice to hear from someone who has "been there, done that."

I really enjoy reading personal experiences as they are so much more entertaining than the usual dry instruction books you usually get. The author has spent a lifetime paddling and gives his personal experiences, good and bad, in a manner of writing that has long gone away.Get the book ,enjoy the book ,reread the book!

This has been a fun book to read. It has inspired me to go get a cast iron skillet and a steel Thermos bottle and some of the other "old" stuff that he discusses. I find myself relating to so much of his perspective. I have enjoyed the writing style of Jerry Dennis with the subtle humor he throws in. I plan to read more of his books.

It's a book about canoes and canoeing, what could be wrong with that? It's a nice read with a drink and a fire. It's about canoes, read it.

Witty well written and funny stories that will bring out the wanderlust !!

This is a great collection of essays for those of us who mostly prefer natural fibers and materials over manmade synthetics. Full of adventure and misadventure for outdoor lovers. Be careful. You'll want to allow enough time to read the whole thing at once, like I did.!

Jerry Dennis knows exactly which things in life have value, and this collection of superb essays celebrates just a few of them. The writing style is excellent, with a pleasant balance of comedy and reverie, and Jerry knows precisely how to craft language to suit the intended mood.If you like to wander down silent rivers, if you'd prefer to choose a cast iron skillet over an aluminium one, if you like things that don't change, then this book could well be for you. I certainly couldn't put it down.

many of the thoughts and opinions given in this book on the things we take for granted whilst enjoying the outdoors will resonate for any true outdoorsman.