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No worries... and thank you for graciously taking it in the spirit in which it was intended... one of the things I like about this...

Thanks for the correction. It’s been a long time since I read those books. Jim

I too need to "slouch" a bit more than normal to get comfortable while seated... car seat is way back, I use a standing desk at the...

Every time I complete the steepest part of the Turtle to Clamshell portage, and am resting by that big boulder at the top of the trail...

Not to be a pedant, but also don't want interested people looking for something that doesn't exist... Whelen talks about his lean-to in...

I finally got started on sewing up a Whelen lean-to. Glen if you want this in tents and tarps section feel free to move it. For some...

I've learned (after almost 60 years, and still not always) to keep my mouth shut. No one wants un-asked-for advice. And people these...

I'm fairly stripped down. Maybe 2 or 3 items of clothing too many. The main offender is a folding saw. I almost never make fires the...

Like Will Derness, I've done the hair tie thing inside the bowline, but I also use velcro computer cable ties... you can fasten them to...

Plowpoint is my favorite... these are both 10x10. I also have a much lighter 9x9 (smaller by 20%, lighter material). with mosquito...

I use a large capacity ultralight pack, line it with a 35L drybag for the 'cannot get wet' stuff (sleeping bag, clothing), and use other...

I've done a lot of things over 45+ years... carpenter's and mason's helper (my dad, and the mason next door when dad was tired of me)...

Lila's Mount Frederica, Low's Grass Pond Mountain, and the Hitchens' Pond Overlook, already mentioned, are all nice short hikes from...

but a solution to my problem is here in the community ... You won't believe it, but I have received several notifications with more...

This is my nomination for the "most-in-need-of-replacing" portage sign in the St Regis Canoe Wilderness... it's facing west on Lydia...