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"In one school of thought, bench seats make a tandem canoe more stable if each paddler sits with their hip pressed to the paddle side. I have done this experiment: Sit both paddlers centered in a tandem canoe. Have a friend rock the canoe from side to side. See how easily it rolls side to side...

Might any extirpation of prey species have a role to play in this? vis a vis the diminished carrying capacity of different locations.

re : "bug season vs winter" Yesterday it happened again. The flower pail beside the front door had shed it's fake decor into the howling wind. Once again I tucked my shirt into my pants, pants into my socks, socked feet into boots , and waded thru knee deep snow, waist deep plants, to retrieve...

That's a beautiful craft. I'm only ever in a poor plastic facsimile; family day paddling only. Wilder coasts would be a dream. But yeah, I come here to CT for the canoe tripping only. A lot of changes since the early days, but still a good tripping site.

It's still too early to see a release of guest speakers at the Outdoor Adventure Show (Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal). The Temagami Canoe Festival likewise might be another place, but they don't seem to update their website.

Insurance might be another consideration. Speaking with our agent helped enormously. She was willing to share prices based on data, such as where one lives in relation to accident frequency, repair and parts prices, likelihood of theft of that specific make and model. Sooo all that means Brad...

I've had brush-offs and close calls over the years. A school bus once nearly took my head off on an empty rural road; I ducked just in time to have the big mirror pass overhead, the front fender brush my hip. There've been a few other criminally stupid driver incidents. Strangely, during the...

Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way, but perhaps try this. It's sometimes worked for me; a) Ask the wife which car she'd most like to drive on her daily drives, if it's going to be her car. Discuss other uses such as canoe tripping. b) Help her in a decision by arranging test drives...

"Just after getting into my sleeping bag last there was an outbreak of avian anger(?), a gaggle of geese were honking. The wet sand where I was camped had many goose prints; I suspect they were unhappy with my takeover. After about a minute of that brought out an asylum of loons who were clearly...

For some of us canoe tripping is part of our slow life pleasures. No hurry no hassle. Recped's pace works for me.

Perhaps treat the offending canvas like you would a beloved dog. We keep hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap, on hand for skunky emergencies. Pine does have some antimicrobial properties but you'd want to thoroughly clean, rinse, and dry the pack first. Our coated poly tarp stank for...

Maybe you can get help with the moose extraction, even if they're a day away. Complications for sure. Maybe. I'm guessing a successful hunt opens up an even bigger chapter in the adventure. Admiration for your help in continuing a family herstory. Beautiful time of year regardless.

The Opal and Swift models appear to be symmetrical, making for easy soloing from the bow (reverse); no changes necessary. All nice looking canoes.

Up a dirt road, not near enough to the swimming creek, good climbing apple trees, and skating pond, but far too close to the manure piles, my family lived our rural lives in a place many still regard as "out of touch". My Texan uncle and Detroit aunt soon put a stop to that, and often. They...

Likewise, relating map to real life scales have thrown me off at times. My Avenza app is no longer a prissy crutch but a modern tool... pfds, meds, vehicle...

Just an idea; place it in a sealed plastic bag along with some potpourri (lol), and then wait it out. If it were me I'd use fresh pine boughs and some balsam. A healthy heaping handful of fresh evergreen inside the pack.

As a lifelong night owl I can relate to odd hours, feeling bright-eyed dusk to dawn and greeting both whilst missing mid-day entirely isn't conducive to a social life. Might be wonderful under calm clear skies on a portage free trip. The bbq chicken wouldn't have made it to the Manic put-in, and...

Renaming your POD Toad Hall.

I was gifted a stainless steel thermos for my 60th birthday. It quickly became an old beater. I guess we're both old beaters now. The dents and dings don't matter to me now, and I've sanded off the peeling paint because neither of us are here for show. Both are holding up. On vacation, in...

A day last week when I was pondering just what flavours really are I tripped, and fell down that darn rabbit hole of science. When I woke up I remembered reading about the 5 distinct basic tastes, umami being one of them, and how they'd been conceptualized by the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda...