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    Five Days of FUNctional Freestyle Tripping in the NJ Pine Barrens

    Excellent writeup. Thanks for sharing! Alan
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    Physical Canoeing Resolutions

    I found the same information as Rippy when I started researching. I began some weight training a couple winters ago and while I was getting stronger I was surprised, and a bit disappointed, how slowly the gains were coming, especially considering I was starting from a very low point. I learned...
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    ACA or USCA? Plus Freestyle in the USA vs. Europe.

    I would agree with this. Back when I raced canoes a kayaks for a few years I was aware the organizations existed but that's about it. I haven't even thought about them in at least 10-15 years. Alan
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    Carbon composite canoe build help and advice please

    Sorry I'm a bit late to the party. I've been busy this week. Sounds like a fun project. It looks like you've already begun modifying your plans, which I think is good. I was concerned the original plan would be too weak. And with the cost and time involved in building a DIY composite hull it's...
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    Is this Old Town worth $250? it has many scratches and well worn gel coat

    That boat does not have gel coat. It's not a composite canoe. It looks like it's probably made from Royalex. The bottom of the hull appears to be in very good condition. I would not try "fixing" any of those scratches. The only question would be if the seats and thwarts are rotted out but those...
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    Ely marathon

    If I recall there are sprints (on the water) ahead of the race to determine starting position. They then line up, two by two (I think), downtown on main street for the mass start. Alan
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    Ely marathon

    That's crazy. I was just thinking how terrible that would be on a windy day when they showed him getting blow around in the wind. Not quite as long of a portage but fun to watch if anyone hasn't seen the start of the yearly Ausable Canoe Marathon: Alan
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    Elephant (!) charges canoes, attacked woman cheats death

    I didn't look up the answers but mosquitoes have gotta be #1. I'll guess dogs are #2. EDIT: I just looked at the list and should have stuck with my gut on #2 but I didn't think the list would go that way. Alan
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    Non-Slip Camp Shoes

    Wet, lichen covered rocks, are always a hazard for me as well. Shoe soles come in many different configurations, some of which are more sticky than others. A lot of times I'll see people recommend something like "vibram soles are the best" but vibram makes a lot of different soles, some of which...
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    Photo of the day

    This reminds of the time I asked Ai to create a picture of you moose hunting and it gave me a cartoon of you paddling a canoe with a horny moose.
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    More robust vacuum insulated mug/thermos?

    A friend bought me a hydro flask. I don't know how much it costs but probably more than I'd pay for one myself. It took about 2 days before I dropped it onto the concrete where it landed on the bottom corner and put a heck of a dent in it. But, as far as I can tell, the vacuum was not...
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    Pot Dipper

    That's been my general experience. Once removed from the fire I don't ever recall the folding handles getting hot from the contents of the pot/mug. And even with the insulators they can still burn your hands when hot from the fire. Alan
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    Pot Dipper

    I'm with Al. I burned the insulators off my folding handles and bought replacement silicone sleeves, which I promptly burnt off again. So now I just use insulated leather gloves when cooking and handling the pots, which I always brought along anyway. Alan
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    Mora knives for camp.

    It looks like @memaquay bought the wrong model of Mora because that one seems to cut onions just fine. Alan
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    Photos of Animals, Fish, Birds & Bugs on a Canoe Trip

    It's always hard to judge the scale of photos like this but the skull looks smaller than I'd expect. Are they smaller than I think? Was it larger in person? Or was it a juveline? Alan
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