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    My new (old) canvas wall tent.

    As to sheets I was just thinking something lite and that would pack compactly as we move every day . We use Harbor Freight's economy painter's drop cloths as top bed covering ( Dogs) they launder well , easy to work with , and the weave closes with repeat washings . Also both of our GP med...
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    My new (old) canvas wall tent.

    THANKS ! I had thot along the lines of Sunforger "in stock" for roof ,then cotton muslin for walls . As commented above bed sheets also when used vertical would be OK ( I think) Also mite make a set of inner walls from screen mesh . THIS tent would be used for summer camping along Missouri's...
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    My new (old) canvas wall tent.

    Good job! We have 2 old Green canvas wall tents and a New Ozark Trail 10' x 12' wall tent love'em for Elk and deer hunting . But for canoeing in the summer I don't know WHY no one offers a wall tent made of modern rip stop nylon , a 10 x10 with 2 poles wouldn't weigh 25 pounds !
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    WTH have I bought ? 17' square stern canoe ?

    Molded seats 2 + rear seat/platform to transom app. 10" from floor , lite aluminum gunnels , full keel with spray chines in rear , metal transom protector plate , strangest "Basket weave" fabric in the interior , broken cast aluminum bow lift handle , NO brand/Mfg. rating plates anywhere. Thanks...
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    Center tie down in kevlar tripper

    To bad you couldn't get a pair of matching "straight sided barrels" like the rite hand one , then make a pair of T shaped yokes with curves cut to fit between the barrels forcing them out to the sides . Then secure to the gunwales , OR i wonder if you could pass a cheap/thin nylon ratchet strap...
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    Hudson Bay Axe Disimprovement

    Or Plum Boy Scout for $5 at a boot/yard/Flea sale .
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    The best reason to use non-aluminum cookware

    Thats tough to SWALLOW !
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    Best "tea bag" coffee?

    At work they buy pre-measured Folgers in between two filters that are glued together I take them and on the Singer sew a row of stitching around the perimeter ,throw em in the old gallon can and simmer . great camp coffee , no grounds !
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    Trailers: Tips for Backing Up, Driving, Maintaining?

    We pulled Ingersol Rand air compressors for years on the Sanya-Fe railway ,they were narrow 5' wide and short tongue , and like a canoe on a trailer when you saw them in your side mirrors ! TOO LATE ! Many old timers used those driveway reflectors , mounted on the sides welding on small tubes...
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    Cold handle frying pans, they’re still out there.

    Now that I've cleaned and seasoned my 8" Cold Handel and Nationals , I'll really watch @ The Rutlige Flea market in Missouri this year for bigger ones .
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    Cold handle frying pans, they’re still out there.

    Aren't they prone to warping or does it matter with an uneven grill or 3 stone firepit ?
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    Frying Pans

    Is that just an old stamped steel skillet ?
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    Duluth style packs

    Built my first wanigan this spring LOVE it !!
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    Duluth style packs

    As I and my wife are not real canoeists we extensively float and over nite camp several nites in series, the Current/Jack's fork/Black rivers in Missouri EVERYONE here use waterproof Dry bags , resealable buckets , and small sealable barrels . I wonder why the different styles of containers ...
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