SouthernKevlar

The local canoe club once again invited members to its annual end-of-season paddling event. Around 50 canoeists with approximately 30...

I first paddled the Nanty back in 1982 or '83. It made me decide to buy a wetsuit; that water was cold! The NOC store was THE place to...

The idea of “industrial tourism” displacing conservation and preservation of wilderness is real, and irretractable. Abbey, Litton...

Yes, travel is becoming more difficult and regimented with "wilderness travel" even more so. What else is to be expected when the...

The color turned out beautifully. I think it looks much better than my "basic" carbon black Phoenix, but I do like the weight of the...

So back in late July, I had decided on purchasing a Northstar Phoenix. I had test paddled a few contenders at Rutabaga and the Phoenix...

I had a Penobscot 17 for quite a while back in the early 2000's (2001-2011 if my memory is correct). Did some class 1-2 southern...

Lazy folk will always find a way to be lazy.

Finally got my Millbrook out in some moving water - a Fife Brook run yesterday. Here I am going through Zoar Gap. My initial thoughts...

Congratulations on getting the Millbrook Outrage on some nice water. It looks like a nice fun run; did you get any surfing done? I...

I have carried a small stone on canoe and backpacking trips. It gave me something to do while sitting in a tent during the rain. A...

Glad to have been of help. I had never expected to find a River Shorty after Gerber discontinued them years ago.

Although a natural occurrence, fires are bigger and more frequent than what’s natural. Human densities and climate change are bound to...

When I went to Algonquin back in June, I put my Bear Vault in a dry sack and hung it from a high branch on the downhill side of the...

My wife doesn't mind my canoe addiction as much since I bought her one of the 10 1/2 foot, 14 pound Hornbeck "Lost Pond" canoes. Maybe...