DougK

I liked it better when both forums were healthy. P.net/p.com was abandoned by the new owner the last time the site was sold 5-6 years...

That’s pretty impressive, when I took over, the banner stated the site was open to “all paddlers”. I changed it to “open canoes”, but...

Comparative activity levels Based on recent forum activity in late 2025, Canoetripping.net appears to have higher recent activity in...

A little out of place on location but it leaves me little excuse to not get away at every opportunity.

It's not a Ford freakin' Ranger but it'll do. (Gas mileage is a whole lot better... almost double. I could get used to that)

Well, it's been a while since I have dipped my bow into that particular hole. I think this is the only picture that I have, and it was a...

Finally got my Millbrook out in some moving water - a Fife Brook run yesterday. Here I am going through Zoar Gap. My initial thoughts...

I'm back for another re-read. Alan, this trip report changed my life. I read it while on a deployment in 2017 and it lit a fire in my...

Oh, only 30 rainy days? Pffsshh! The threshold is 40 days of rain (Genesis 7:12) before you contemplate building a carbon fiber ark...

yes, hadn't thought about rescue/river knives in years. When I went looking after this thread, those Bear Claws look the best bet to me...

Big fan of the CRK Bear Claw knife, and of in-vest knives in general, where they dont get caught. The serrations curve into what you are...

thanks - went and bought a couple of those.. the special edition Ukraine one for tripping and a smaller one just to see. Handsome...

I also like Moras. Another great value is BPS from Ukraine. Thread 'BPS Knives' https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/bps-knives.128969/

thanks for report, appreciated the steely dan in the weblog post ;-) nasty long swim there, no good way out, just keep swimming.. yes...

I like the idea that the RiverMaps book has information on campsites, the best of which on canyon rivers may be back some inauspicious...