Ahoy from Ontario - Canada, not California

[Dave Seto]

Ahoy there.
Thanks for the add to the group.
My guiding star and I have nearly got the kids off the payroll, so we are looking to spend more time on the water, and more time learning to build and paddle.

We have been back country tripping with the kids, mostly in Ontario for about 15 years. Lately, we have slowed down to "front country" tripping along more southern routes, where a hotel and a hot meal await at the end of the day.

We are seriously considering building a cedar stripper as our winter project, so we're here to learn about that .

Looking forward to sharing and learning from y'all.

 

[Gamma1214]

Welcome aboard. Lots of builders here and they'll lend opinions / assistance if you ask (and, sometimes, if you don't lol).

Strippers really are great projects and they're not hard to do. Primarily a test of patience.

Start a build thread, update progress when you can and I'm sure you'll get lots of input. Just be aware that building can be addictive so you may want to build extra canoe storage as well.

 

[Odyssey]

Ahoy Dave, I'm a Hammer kid who often wanders into the big smoke for family matters (because they matter).
While kids-in-tow tripping was a cool and fun lifestyle, being empty-nesters certainly has it's merits too. And if you can rope the grown kid(s) into the occasional trip that can be a brave new world also.

 

[scoutergriz]

Not in the hammer, but I'm only a few miles down the road from you, and your name sounds awfully familiar too- welcome to the family!

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Dave, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Many of the site's technical features are explained in Features: Help and How-To Running Thread. We look forward to your participation in our canoe community.

 

[Dave Seto]

Not in the hammer, but I'm only a few miles down the road from you, and your name sounds awfully familiar too- welcome to the family!

Hey Griz,
Thanks for the warm greeting and sorry for the long pause .... or long paws ? ;-). I fell off the planet last fall, dealing with a couple of unplanned crises, work, life etc.
I'm clawing my way back, starting in the standard guy therapy room - the garage. You'll know whenever this boat floats again, and maybe we could meet up on the Grand or Nith or something.
Calm waters meanwhile.
Dave

P.S.
Re: familiar sounding names: If you have ever mountain biked in Ontario, we may have crossed paths.
There was another Dave Seto who was a ReMax real estate guy - he was famous for going to jail for defrauding clients. That's not me. He's actually caused me no end of administrative grief.

 

[Dave Seto]

Ahoy Dave, I'm a Hammer kid who often wanders into the big smoke for family matters (because they matter).
While kids-in-tow tripping was a cool and fun lifestyle, being empty-nesters certainly has it's merits too. And if you can rope the grown kid(s) into the occasional trip that can be a brave new world also.

Ahoy Odyssey ,
Thanks for the welcome and sorry for the long pause. I kinda fell off the planet until I found my way back just this summer.
We're planning a "front country" trip this August, along the Trent, but it's empty nest tandem crew only for now.
Regards,
Dave