Whitney Creek in July sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen...

Yeah that bog near Timmins is no joke. I got stuck in muskeg up by Pickle Lake a few years back and it was the same deal. Quad went down so fast I barely had time to jump off. I started carrying one of those cheap air horns in my pack after that. Theyre loud enough to get attention if someone's within a mile or so. Also learned to stop and check the ground before crossing any low spots with dark green grass. That slimy looking stuff is pretty much always a trap.

Regular plastic in a green costume" sums it up perfectly. I just stopped buying the stuff and started burying my food scraps directly in the garden.

Actually I used to think alligator clips were the only reliable way to get a good tone, but reading this makes me rethink that whole approach. Between your binder clip trick and @reese_bell's heat shrink idea I might have to give paperclips another shot.

700 square feet of hallway and you're worried about extra setup time? I'd say the power stretcher was the right call for sure, ripples in a 2 foot wide hallway will stick out like a sore thumb. Sounds like you did yourself a favor honestly.