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I suppose 'deadliest' could be construed in different ways, the main two being how many people have died on that river and what are your chances of dying if you test that river. I would guess that if you you went by number of people killed it would be a relatively innocuous river that gets a...

I think most of us get a few of those and we just varnish over them as long as you didn't go through the cloth. Alan

Yes, that was him. He and Paul were leading groups to Canada for a few years. I had no idea who any of them were at the time but I've remained in semi-contact with most of them on FB since the trip. Really nice group and impressive skills all around. Ray has been working on finishing up old...

It was an Olympus TG-4. I had a small camera mount that accepted a 1/4 bolt so I just drilled holes through a couple of the thwarts so I could bolt the mount where I wanted it. I would kneel with a straight unless it was a really easy one I was surprised to find that I remembered it all very...

So the kayaker broke the streak? Alan

For me it's music. It's like hearing a very muffled radio or a live band playing far away. I can hear it just enough to pick up the style of music and some of the tune but voices and instruments are mixed and muddy with nothing being clear or standing out. It just repeats over and over again. I...

I will echo the thanks to Glenn. I don't think I've looked at these videos since soon after I posted them. It was fun to go back and relive the trip. Alan

I get musical auditory pareidolia any time I'm around rapids. After multiple days on a river with a lot of whitewater it gets very annoying and might drive me to insanity if it went on for enough time. Alan

Sounds like a good hull for big boys and big trips. @Tryin' are you still looking for a boat? How does this one fit the bill? Alan

I've been happy with the Olympus Tough series. I don't know what iteration they're on now (assuming they still make it). I think the last one I bought was version 4 probably around 10 years ago. The only thing I wish for is a slightly longer zoom. Alan

I have had the same dilemma. A female mold would be ideal but there is a huge amount of cost and time involved with that and then what do you do with it when you have built the canoe you want? I still think a male mold is the best alternative for those of us making a single canoe but there are...

Your English is very good. It's easy to understand what you're saying. This sounds like a fun project. It's good you already have experience working with composites. I've made a couple composite canoes, one of them with a foam core, and while they've all turned out OK I've been a little...

That reminds me of when I bought a Sawyer Cruiser and we took it for a shakedown paddle on the Mississippi right at sunset. It was pretty well dark by the time we got done and I have never seen so many bats in my life. All skimming just over the water surface for bugs. Thousands of them and they...

I always enjoyed being out around sunset because of the increased animal activity, less heat, less wind, and no harsh mid day light. I've never been much of an early morning paddler but I always assumed it would be pretty similar

I have a little experience with the wildfire and none with the Phoenix. Looking at the specs i always assumed they were very similar in volume and handling. Other than the Phoenix being 6" longer what is there in the hull shape that makes it much different than the wildfire? Alan

I did a 40+ day trip with no extra change of clothes. It wasn't too big of a deal. If I was wet when getting to camp I'd put on my thermal bottoms I used for sleeping and some of the extra layers had. I made a point to never wear all my layers when paddling in case I had to change into...

How about a CCS Lean? It's lightweight (under 3 pounds), cavernous, and would serve as both a tent and a tarp. You can set it up so it's open and airy with huge views out the front or button it up in wind. https://cookecustomsewing.com/shop/ols/products/lean-plus-1-1oz-silicone-shelter Alan

The good news is that I believe the difference between something like the Magic and an Advantage is relatively small while the jump up to a racing C1 is huge. I have paddled the Wenonah Whisper (billed as the little sister to the Advantage) and I thought it felt pretty 'normal'. Granted, that...

Normally I would day to completely forget about tandem but you seem to be realistic about the types of water you'll be paddling and what you want to do with your occasional tandem partner. Most of us here would much rather have a dedicated solo canoe because it would be so much more versatile...

Somewhere I have before and after closeup pictures of one of my stems that had bigger gaps than Cletus's smile and you really can't tell at all after filling with thickened epoxy and shaping. I don't have the time to dig for them now, maybe later.