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Baseball batting gloves or golfing gloves are the best I can think of. I don't know if they make any that are phone friendly. You could...

Snapping turtle coming out of a flooding creek today heading for a pond up the hill.

I grew up just outside a small village in the middle of farm country. I married the girl who lived way across the fields, so not quite...

For those of you who build strippers, a (sort of) neighbor of mine here in southeast PA who primarily restored wood/canvas canoes is...

I like the idea of a small camper like that until I start looking at prices. That cools my excitement rather quickly.

Initial impressions after a 8km paddle: (If that counts for much) It's quite stable. There's initial wobble but it hits a stop as soon...

Thanks guys, the final weight was 51.2 pounds with everything bolted up or 23.3kg. Jim, the seat is just over 10.5" aft of center...

We have had a Scamp 16 foot model since 2022 and have towed it for 11,034 miles in both the US and Canada. It is holding up well...

Took it out to the backyard for a few pictures.

Big Cicero Creek, Indiana. Sometimes a delightful paddle is just down the road.

Well, as long as the river drops enough to make this happen I will hopefully complete my ill-fated attempt at the Missinaibi. Of...

Spent 10 days in Jasper AB last June. Picked this book up from the store at Maligne Lake. Really a good read. The true story of David...

I found my fake grass mat and just used it for six days in sandy, leafy, pine-needley New Jersey Pine Barrens. I used my foam sleeping...

I bought six AVOFOREST telescoping poles from Amazon, and used a five pole setup for five days on a canoe base camping trip. The five...

Thanks for that Pseudonym (y) I drilled an tapped the aluminum chunks then ordered a couple more slightly longer bolts. I then put...