Recent content by NikonF5user

My son and I hung out in Bar Harbor this past Sunday - touristy I know, but I still do love MDI and Acadia! Would be tons of fun to paddle there!

Growth dynamics also play a big role here - conifers in general grow more slowly than do deciduous trees, meaning they take far more time to reach the maximum potential for their growing location. Also pine wood vascular tissue (composed solely of tracheids) is less dense, meaning there is less...

I just returned from paddling Maine waters (Allagash) - VERY envious of your living location! You live in a FANTASTIC place to paddle!

I didn't know that the Fox had a keel (granted, I do not know much about older wood/canvas boats). Was that an option, or was it standard?

Congrats!!! I thought you had spent an inordinate amount of time in that boat - now we know why!!! 😁 😁 😁

I've watched Ray Goodwin's YouTube video setting up the cord-in-tube on one of his boats - it definitely looks good, and I could see it being quite strong, but I could also see the need for frequent tightening to maintain rigidity...

I have a solo-ized Old Town Cascade in which I want to mount air bags - curious how everyone feels about eyelets (presumably mounted to the vinyl gunwales) vs. cordage mounted in and out of the Royalex through clear tubing? I'd think the cordage is more "replaceable" and repairable in the field...

There is a Wenonah Fisherman near me that I may buy next week; researching the boat made me think of this thread. The Fisherman would be a good candidate for "as stable as the Camper but lighter". According the Wenonah, the 16' Fisherman (or the current Kingfisher model) weighs around 40 pounds...

I've also wondered about this. I assume in the right conditions you can plot the stove in the snow to cool, but obviously there isn't always snow, plus I am sure that causes a good amount of metal fatigue over time...

This is all fantastic information - did not consider the price and weight of some of these systems, but if the equipment expands the season basically through the winter, I can understand the value in the purchase nonetheless. I have lots of homework to do reading though all these fantastic and...

Odd to start this as summer is approaching, but I've been thinking I need to jump into the hot tent camping cadre next year - not really necessary here in Maryland, but it would be nice to do more up north in the winter. Before I dive in, figured I'd check here to see whether anyone has hot tent...

78" ????? That's getting into SUP territory...

Any sense as to whether this will be able to be retrofitted onto older boats with the same rail setup?

Road Toad is among the lightest and most utilitarian small camper trailers. I have a 4 cylinder Subaru Crosstrek and have been debating getting a trailer - have done a TON of research and have centered on that brand - but it doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" of some of the others. It's...

I had not considered that - I do mainly kneel. I also have a tendency to roll my ankle at times, which means I usually prefer hikers for portaging. I wet foot now using Merrill Moab III ventilated boots. They are not designed to be water shoes, but as they are not waterproof they work just fine...