It is what they call a Vehicle Pass... can be used for Cars, canoes, and whatever you are on or in... so I suppose whatever is in your canoe is covered. At least that is what they told me when I called them. If a person lived nearby and wanted to camp in the US and daytrip into the Q, it is the way to go, otherwise you have to go to a Ranger station and get a day permit each time you go in... You can research it on the CanPass website.

Bruce

You can pay the fines with a Credit Card... So I always bring one in to Canada regardless of if I have all the permits needed.

Just a thought...

Moose Bay is in CN and across the border, therefore you need an RABC, Day use or overnight camping permit and Ontario fishing licence (if fishing)... I had a customer, last year, recieve a ticket because they were "according to the CN border patrol's GPS" 5 feet across the line. This was in the vicinity of Moose Bay and cost them each a hefty fine for not having a fishing licence or day use permit.

Haha...

Everytime I've been stopped by the Canadians they whip out their GPS and show me the line.

Winter and Summer.

Thanks Moose Track-you confirmed what I suspected. Its great having outfitters frequent the board!!!

How thick is the ice up there?? I hope it starts warming up-everyone assumed ice would be out by Mid-April. Starting to look like it may be closer to normal ice out dates than first thought. Let us know-many of us have trips in early May.

Hey Moosetracks,
Good to see you on the board and I enjoyed meeting you last summer!

Now back to the Question at hand...
Last year I had planned to enter at Entry Point #16 and camp on the US side of Iron Lake, and day trip into the Q, until I met my friends who were coming in 5 days later... So I purchased a Yearly Vehicle Pass (for my canoe and unlimited day trips for the year... which I did not get to use once) I already had a RABC, and I purchased a 7 day Quetico Fishing license so I was legal all the way around!
My plan was to meet up with them at Bottle Portage and paddle with them for a day, camp with them over night... (as they had included me in their permit for one night) and then paddle back out and leave the next day... Trouble is I met with an unfortunate injury and did not get to do much more than make it to Agnes and camp for 5 days before I made the paddle up to Bottle to meet them and let them know I would not be able to continue on with them and then exited out at Entry point 16. So I was ready, but never got to use any of the Permits!!! Like I mentioned above, cost was about $130.00... but how does that compare to the fine???

Not this year but next 08' I hope to met several of them again and go for a trip into the Q for several days...

Bruce

Bruce,

How is your foot doing? You know, if you have the RABC & you go within a year of last time, your RABC might still be good!

The Ontario fishing license, well that is a total loss, unfortunately.

I've never had anyone buy a yearly pass, do you know when that expires? Oh wait, your foot isn't going to be better for this season is it? Dang!

Bogs,

Don't think we are going to get out for an early trip :-(

If the weather had stayed nice like it was, maybe. But last night it got down to 13 degrees, so we are not "un-making" ice at all.

I hope your trail clearing weather is either sort of cold or really nice because anything in between is a mess & wet & dangerous. I know you guys can stay safe in the colder temps as long as you don't get wet.

See you soon!

Lynn-Thanks for the ice update. Sorry to hear your early year trip might be on the scrap pile. Don't give up yet though-things will hopefully improve quickly.

I think the Portage Clearing Trip (PCT) is being revised to be called the Ice Clearing Trip (ICT).

Howard Sprague has volunteered to bring bags of ice melt because as we all know "Kevlar is Light"!

28 days until the official PCT or ICT entry. Of course Nibi and I are hoping to enter a little earlier.

Doesn't John have a big heater he could point at the Moose River?? Here is hoping and praying for spring to finally arrive very soon!!!!

Hey Lynn,
Everything is healed up nicely and I can do what ever I want now! I am not worrying about a RABC, or Can Pass or anyting like that since we are doing the family trip this year in camper and day tripping! I will be in to see you, get some bait and probably rent a canoe unless I buy another one between now and then... and if all of the kids come I may have to rent another one anyway!! Take care!

Bruce

Bruce,

Excellent!

It looks like they modified the RABC form a little; updated July 9th, 2007. They are only good for one year now. They have a new link:
CANPASS Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC)
starwatcher

Yup, unless you live on a border lake.

They had the same update on their website in January 2007, but when I got mine in march it was good for two years again----so the updates are not always accurate. The application form even said it would be good for one year but the dates filled in by the Candian Government gave me essentially 2 years.

Tim

That's good news. I hope it's good for two years.

starwatcher

Starwatcher---I didn't give you the whole story---To clarify When I applied the application said the RABC was good for one year at the date of issue. What really happened was that it ended up being good for one year form my birthday. Since I got the RABC in March and my birthday is in October---my RABC doesn't expire until October 7, 2008---essentially giving me 2 years of Quetico travel. If my Birthday had been in MAY---I guess I would have only a little over a years worth of travel. So how long the RABC is good for depends on when you apply and when your Birthday is---some will get two years some only one.

Tim