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BF, Are you buying those freeze dried meals? If so, you might want to buy a dehydrator to dry your own meals. All your favorites, not...

Comparative activity levels Based on recent forum activity in late 2025, Canoetripping.net appears to have higher recent activity in...

That’s pretty impressive, when I took over, the banner stated the site was open to “all paddlers”. I changed it to “open canoes”, but...

I did do a lighter weight build thread, with newer folks in mind ... you may find something of interest here...

Dropped them a long time ago, when they first started all the nonsense. Google Photos is free and works well

Sourcing wood is the first hurdle in the build, gravitating to WRC is simply because it is the one most commonly referenced. Just...

I built two canoes with staples years ago and now am doing a Rob Roy, stapleless. After looking at different methods, I am doing it a...

In October 2025 in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, open canoes paddle through a canopy tunnel of coloring leaves and then disappear into...

This is how I do mine : https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/building-some-new-wood-composite-paddles-for-2020.120222/post-120735

Everything here is spot on IMO, I will add a couple of points to ponder: 1) the 30 degrees mentioned is with the hammock loaded and at...

Maybe consider 7/64", 1/8" is pretty beefy for those jobs IMO.

A short outing on the Lake of Thoune between two storms.

Can't really argue with the logic, you are likely correct ... however, I suspect it will make little actual difference to the build or...

Gunnels are one of the biggest potential areas for packing on extra weight (I think I have said that in every build thread I have done)...

Whenever I am contemplating a new purchase, I check this guy's channel to see if he has a video covering the subject. Whaddya know....