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Yes. We used the engineers rule. And the architects rule. I have an undergrad degree in geography. When I started environmental...

my grandfather's ink well.. keep it on my desk, have to polish it once in a while tho. I'm obsolete now also, so I like to have other...

I ran across this old engineer's scale, from my cartographic drafting days. I started hand drafting maps from pencil manuscripts to...

I had to do a search to find out what a Cyber truck is. I'm not sure what the issue is with them (other than profound ugliness), but...

Recipes to dehydrate and serve while backpacking or canoeing are limitless What do you like to eat at home? Most any kind of casserole...

I'm sure I'm not the only one that's struggled to find the perfect footwear for canoe tripping and I'm not sure the perfect boot/shoe...

yes they do.. https://daiwa.us/products/carbon-case-travel-pack I have a Daiwa rod similar to this which I've fished since the 90s, it...

This was a safety award at my job, back in '89. Not my best or favorite spinning kit, but it's actually pretty good although not as...

I think Diawa still markets a very nice compact fishing rod and reel in a case.

we paddled along the border in BWCA last Sept, and found the same thing - no permits for border crossing, no news on when they might be...

Gadzooks, I'm old. I recall like yesterday when John Berry sold Millbrook Boats to Kaz in 1988. I still have my Berry-built Millbrook ME...

How many days with temps in the teens does it take to freeze a river? Based on this weekend’s experience, the answer is three. For the...

A solo trip up and down the Shoalhaven River about 2 hour drive south of Sydney. A wallaby and several goannas on the banks. The...