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I’m building a set of “K-Wans,” or kitchen wannigans, based on Gil Gilpatrick’s food pack design. I’ll post a thread when I get the...

My fear emanates from not knowing the river. I’m solo exclusively these days, so I try to avoid WW, missing portages, line when...

Purchased it from Minnesota Canoes. Rutabaga has one cheaper, but driving to Madison makes it more expensive than this was wity...

I’ll say galvanized is best because aluminum bounces at high speeds. I keep mine in the garage or under the carport and there is no...

This is the midpoint between the seats where I intend to install a footbrace. I was worried about diminishing the capacity, but after...

Nice boat. Looking at the seat placement I don't think you will have any problems paddling from the stern seat. Paddling from the bow...

I have a funny story about that, which I thank you for bringing it to mind. Gives me a good chuckle to start the day. When I first...

Well I didn’t hide it from the wife, but everything’s cool. I told her it was red so rescue aircraft can locate my camp easier. That...

My new iPhone takes better photos than my camera. On canoe trips, I’ve been using an older Nikon Coolpix, which works well, is small...

Next time, my mailbox will stop the plow in its tracks! Concrete and rebar! My grandkids gave me a big plastic fish mailbox for the...

My first winter project, following our second late November snowstorm. We now have a portable, earthquake-resistant mailbox that's been...

Note: I wrote the basic draft and then gave it to Chat GPT. I removed some of the really florid stuff and a sentence where Chat GPT says...

I have been attempting to re-read Cosmos by Carl Sagan. I read it a decade ago, and it’s definitely an intriguing and well written...

This 2015 galvanized canoe trailer has been garage kept and serviced annually. Without a place in Wisconsin or a tripping partner, I’ve...

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