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A strange thing. Perhaps owing to the likelihood that the vast majority of people are nice somewhere underneath, that's what I've found...

I never heard of Git-Rot until I saw it mentioned here... I need to repair some rotted wood (full disclosure, it's plywood in a camper...

Several people mentioned Whisperlite stoves and I used one for years along with an old Svea 123, but my Kiwi son in law sold me on the...

Man hauling a Duluth pack with a tumpline and another box on top.

Thanks... I looked at online metals but as you say not hollow back and I'd prefer aluminum, but I guess I could use the brass from...

Thanks... I haven't flown the Parrakeet far yet, but I traveled a bit with the Hatz... the longest was from CT to WV for a fly-in event...

I can't say paddling is a major percentage of my leisure activity but I've probably been doing it for longer than anything else, ~60...

Anybody know a source for the aluminum extension used as a keel rub rail on some older fiberglass canoes? This is an early 1960s...

My daughter took these on a paddle some years back, I'm posting them in reverse order: It's the bridge you paddle under going from...

So back in late July, I had decided on purchasing a Northstar Phoenix. I had test paddled a few contenders at Rutabaga and the Phoenix...

Well, it's no doubt silly but I guess I have to fix it up, if only for my own satisfaction, even if I end up giving it away afterwards...

Bumping this; like my canoe project life got in the way. Looking at it more closely I now see the blades are made of 3 layers; the...

I'll share meals/cooking with one or two friends, but with a larger group (very rare for me) or people I haven't camped with before, I'm...

It's solid but heavy; even moving it 30' from the rack to the lake is a struggle. If I can convince my son in law to take it problem...

It's not about being lazy, that took a lot of work. As somebody who's well out along the engineering spectrum, I totally get it. It's...