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I am lucky to have a single car garage attached to side of my house that I have converted into a canoe shop with heat. I have been off...

Yeah, uhmmm, those are not leftover strips...that's all that is left of my 28 year old tandem.

Yessiree, the lower back is strained much more without a footbrace. You’re basically trying to transfer 100% of the torque from your...

After I first tried them I have since installed them in every boat I paddle. They vastly improve the comfort of my lower back in all of...

Welcome. What weight are you allowed to carry overhead? In the waters pictured, you could get by with a Kevlar hull, which can be very...

Well, I liked my Nova P15 (shown below), but daytripped only on moving streams where it did well, although not nimble by any means. It...

That’s what I built in Wisconsin. A little more involved at home with drywall walls and no space in the garage, but definitely easier...

I read an article about small rodents chewing on synthetic ropes and actually downing hanging canoes. So although I have a pulley system...

For everything that you've mentioned, except hanging in the garage, I use paracord. It's cheap, doesn't stretch much and seems really...

For tarp ridge lines, I use 6mm static cord, which has a tensile strength of around 700 lb. The benefit of static cord vs paracord is...

I slept in a similar shelter for a seven night river trip two years back. The nylon tab that receives the cross pole on my bridge...

I can see using this type of shelter. It’s rigged closer to the ground in storms, but I’m skeptical it would be dry enough to sleep in.

Teaching kids is a great idea. Share your accumulated knowledge. I have been teaching emotionally challenged kids to ride horses for...

I don’t see wolves “encroaching” on human places, more the opposite. Humans want to own everything they see. Call someplace...

Prodpector 15 or 16, depending on your size, dog’s size, etc. I’m on my 3rd.