Gunwale Bag

Chapstick. Your phone. A camera. Sunblock. Bug spray. Snacks. A hat and gloves. Fishing tackle. Wrappers and trash. Your headlamp.What do all of those things have in common?  You want to access them from your canoe seat without having to dig through a portage pack that is, no doubt, just out of reach. They're also the things that roll around in the bottom of the boat, getting wet and making portages look like you're cleaning up after a yard sale.  The Gunwale Bag, lovingly known around the shop as a JGB (Jeremy's Gunwale Bag), solves those problems. It easily attaches just below the gunwale with two strips of adhesive loop Velcro and adhesive YKK SNAD snaps. They come in two sizes, small and large. The small is about a liter in volume and is perfect for low-profile storage in racing canoes, pack canoes, and the tight bow of fast tandems. The large gunwale bag holds about 4 liters of stuff, easily swallowing a rain jacket, a water bottle, and a huge assortment of at-hand gear, plus has