I want to carry a boat to wilderness

Sounds like a cool trip! Glad you made it . You take a fishing rod with you/catch anything?

Did you go through Baie Comeau? Have a friend that lives up there. I’ve heard that if you take 389 they give you a sat phone at the start of the highway and you drop it off when you exit. Crazy how long some of those roads are!

I’m sure you never had a doubt the tundra would make it

 

I don't fish. Did it a few times with some limited success 30+ years ago. There was an emergency fishing kit with me, I tried to put it to use, but the fish had too much regular food floating on the surface, it did not pay any attention to the weird plastic bait I had in the kit

No, I drove via Trois-Rivieres, Saguenay, Chibougamau, Route Du Nord, Muskeg Road, James Bay Road then Trans-Taiga and back. I have Garmin InReach with me all the time. It saved my butt once, when I still was debating whether winch is a necessity.

Tundra took the beating without even noticing it. I drove the same roads many times in my old Volvo wagon, which has heavy plastic cladding and abrasion protection everywhere. KO2 in 27" size were picking gravel like crazy, plastic was thinning down every trip. Metal parts of the rear subframe and suspension were shiny metal upon returning, and then rusting as hell. In the remotest/hardest part of the trail engine and transmission were overheating (in 40F weather!), which eventually killed them. Tundra has got nothing of that. No gravel chips, no overheating, no nothing. Even air filters were relatively clean! Exactly why I bought the old tech.

 

Was messing in and around bed. I think I see some Leer cap roof deformation around the Holman rack attachment points. It appears like roof slightly bulges down. Not surprised.

Anyways, I use that rack very often to carry lumber, etc from HD and Lowes. Finally was able to buy a sliding 26 ft ladder w/o paying for delivery It also is a mount point for ARB awning. Worth every $0.01.

 

My dad had a small rigid dinghy in the 1960s called a Sportyak that was 7 feet long and a little less than 4 feet wide. It was made for two but my little brother and I rode in it with him to go fishing. It had a small Evinride engine and we pu it in the back of his Chrysler T&C station wagon to get to various lakes and rivers. It should fit into the bed. I think they still sell hem at West Marine.

 

Thinking of a bigger boat, in fact. Better wilderness preparedness dictates taking more of everything (clothes, food, booze, gas, sauna tent), my 13 ft Meyers/Sportspal is a bit too tight in cargo space.

Thinking of getting a 17 ft Grumman, which is perhaps too heavy for my Leer topper. Or outriggers kit + side platforms for my Sportspal. Options are scarce here, I can only see Expendacraft, which is a cool idea, however the implementation is too flimsy for harsh waters.

Outboard (Suzuki 2.5) is also would be underpowered for a heavier rig. However I like it's lack of appetite for gas, and it proved to be phenomenally reliable in harshest conditions. I still may need a sailing kit, for plan B =)

 

I've carried many a Grumman canoe on my back during the 3+ day canoe trecks through the Adirondacks with my son's Boy Scout troop. They're about 90lbs and shouldn't pose a problem for the cap IMO.