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Tryin, Piragis still sells a yoke with those clamps. I had one long ago but it was very clunky, heavy. I’d love to find those clamps...

Well now I have another solo canoe. I saw an ad for a Wenonah Wee Lassie and it comes in at anoter 10# weight savings over my Clipper...

I had a yoke long ago with those plastic two-piece clamps. I found these and some videos of yokes made with them. The downside is the...

Here is a Swift clamp-on from the 20-teens:

As a colonial explorer era aficionado, I can’t recommend these more highly. For me, it’s about time for a reread of both of these...

not much new "outdoor" reading... mostly school stuff. just finished a course on the middle east. the best book of the lot was "What...

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Yes, a couple I had forgotten about. Thanks. I’m loading up the kindle for paddling/camping season. This will help.

Im looking for ideas to convert a homemade portage yoke designed for threaded anchor gunwale inserts to one that will grip standard...

Not much for classics. Decided to revisit some older physical books. Papillon never disappoints. Contacts by Sagan was my lates...

This is the uppermost landing on the Little Miami River, just south of Clifton Gorge. Seasonably navigable with augmentation from only...

I’m reading Hap Wilson’s science fiction novel Out of Abaddon, while chewing through several others, including Missouri Wilderness 1829...

Daphne Palmer Geanocopoulos, The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd. Hanover Square Press, 2024. Before reading...

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

AI data centers are pure evil, and they’re being crammed down our throats here in Ohio, ruining what’s left of the rural landscape. I...