Recent content by Black_Fly

My favorite store in the world.🙁 if I was 40 I’d buy it myself. I love Madison and the rivers of Wisconsin are good paddling.

I think Daren is selling the company now, so it will remain open, yay!

How many coats of hemp oil are necessary? Seems pretty porous still.

I have had a dehydrator and vacuum sealer for years. I’ve done meals. Mine are not as good or varied, and they don’t store as long. Chili Mac and lasagna are the only homemade ones I cared for, and the noodles in lasagna are hard to keep vacuumed sealed. I also like cooking in a bag to limit...

Nice. I almost did that trip earlier this month. Never been there. I was a little worried it would be crowded with Green Bayans, motor boats. Figured I could do Sylvania as a backup. Looks like a nice trip.

Tryin, Next time you’re there during high water season, try the Totogatic, which drains into the Namekogan. Put-in at the Minong flowage dam and camp or take out below the confluence. A wilder ride, and it’s mostly bordered by state wild lands. Bring a saw just in case.

Note: I don’t tie down using my lining holes. I imagine stressing the vinyl tubing and the epoxy seals. Fortunately, my north wind solo has some holes up higher for a hand loop. Just using the handle on my Swift for tie down purposes.

Of course, mine sits in sewage rich bilge every time I use it, so there’s that. It could be that waxed gets stinkier than unwaxed. My old waxed frost river canvas packs had the same odor, but not as bad. I tried several deodorizing treatments on my slicker and nothing worked. Haven’t noticed...

So, it’s the old “tried by 12 or carried by 6 rule.” Or, the more extreme “SSS” rule. What about capacity? I put a magazine extension on my shotgun and I’m wondering if that ruined it for bear gun duty in Canada.

Would King Charles or Prince William or Harry need a non-resident permit? How about the average UK citizen? Hopefully, bureaucrats and citizens won’t hold our country’s leader’s policies against us, but things seem to be getting more adversarial. Is there something one can wear, say or do to...

I didn’t get much canoe camping this season, but appreciated my collection of evolved camping paraphernalia, but also I learned where my gear is deficient. I already replaced my Helinox Chair Zero, which was tippy, uncomfortable and hard to get out of (funny I never noticed these deficiencies...

What size you use in the Trekkers? I have a pair in size 12 that are too big for me. Used them once 15 years ago. If they’ll fit you you’re welcome to them.

Earth Boots? I wore the earth shoes for a while in my youth. They were supposed to be easy on the joints, back. Is that the case for the boots? I don’t remember feeling different but I didn’t have the physical problems I have now.

The noise is in the power stroke. Not anything horrendous, just noisier than other paddles. Little whirlpools coming off the shaft.

It’s not loud, but the flat stem above the blade is noisy, but only if you’re trying to paddle with no sound. It’s a racing blade, so probably not even a consideration in design.