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Dynel is a cloth fiber like kevlar glaas etc. https://www.totalboat.com/products/dynel-fabric-cloth It can be dyed. AT is/was the biggest paddle brand to use it on their composite foam core whitewater range.

Nice to look at all the fases between tree and paddle. And reading all the info.

Patrick has made some good contributions to the paddling world. His written pieces are intriging. So are his paddles. I wish I could paddle with one more often. Not many have made it to this part of the world

Safety depends a lot on your tent . When I take a small light tent these lanterns stay at home. When intake the tipi I take one. It depends also on the amount of daylight and tent hours on a trip.

The short expliation is : If you compare the post and axle. The big difference is the on or offside egde. So why is there no manouvre next to the wegde with a offside edge. That question accured 1 day when i was messing around. I started experimenting. When I started...

No clue of milage this year. I only roughly count these in years when I train seriously. All leasure paddling i do not measure length in miles or hours. Or how many i do in a year. We did a nice multiday trip in sweden. Went to some festivals. Paddled from home. And some paddling in...

The inventor of this challenge is Sebastian Stetter. He called out the manoeuvres as well. He is one of the best known freestyle instructors i. Europe. Selling arguably the best kneeling mats of the planet. And building the lake constance felicity. A briljant freestyle canoe. Easily the...

So looks forward to the next step ..i hope you nail the glassing. You are on the way to a really great canoe

When i am coaching freestyle I try to keep the clients/coachees/ paddlers stick to 1 side so their learning curve is the steepest and their other side is to.me homework. As an ambidexter i can do both sides reasonably so on many occasions i do my demo's both sides if i think they can...

“The art and science of precision canoeing" This defition. Is one very close to me. Enjoy it.

Blacklite is a tuff layup but these battlescars are for many not something to look at. It depends on many factors if one boatis really more suitable then an other. On many occasion in this never ending debate i think about all the different craft that have succssfully run the grand...

Most if the teepee s are from tentipi from sweden if i look at the picture. Most are polycotton. They do nylons as well. I have a 9 person one from nylon that is under 9 kilo's. With a stove very cousy in the colder periods as a group shelter. Fell in love with it when i did a trip on the...

Nice to see some familiar faces and a good meeting. Hope to attend someday.

One underrated design. Enjoy it if the price is richt. The layup seems not that old

From mad river the malecite is the obvious flatwater choice. For rivers the exlporer is more suitable. The legend is also tempting for rougher moving waters. Mad river quest is also good for flatwater Some options that are not Mentioned yet; Beĺl/Swift starfire Swift/diy kipawa mattawa...