Been a productive first day of Thanksgiving break:
Cut down a 42t Red Cedar, got 3 - 8'6 logs to sell, and a nice pole then burned the rest of the brush,

Built our youngest son a full sized bed frame,

Built me a backrest for the Wilderness, and

Made about 3 gallons of vegetable soup with vegetables we grew!

Been a good day!!

Bruce

nice job!!!! looks just a little bit nicer than my coleman...hah.

does it fold under for portaging?

No it doesn't fold while it is on the seat, only when you take it off. However this was just my first attempt. I will build another that folds down when you portage. Although I used it this morning on my Thanksgiving Day paddle of 6 miles or so and it was very nice to have. It did exactly what I wanted it to do!! Took me about 2 hours to 6 miles paddling easy with the 7 degree.

Best thing about the backrest, I had all the material except for about 30 inches of straping I had to buy! Less than $3.00 total!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Bruce

Nice piece of handiwork. What did you use to attach the strapping?