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I struggled to find a photo but no luck. I use a cheap never heard of the brand before packable table. The legs collapse down and roll...

I made this last spring & it has been on one group trip. Left it home on solo/small group trips. My back hates me when I clean fish...

Me too. Here is how we made use of an aluminum Grumman on a BSA Adirondack trek I was leading on the Oswegatchie traverse. I don't...

with the hammock it works fine with this small one ... (it was a cutting board) . . .

Put-in at the Patterson Great Swamp in New York after a week of rain. This will be one photo of a day trip report I'll post later.

Even though it was literally hard to see him in the veritable monsoon he was test paddling in, Steve demonstrated what I call good...

I pinch all of my barbs down, just easier and I’ve never noticed a time I wished I hadn’t. I only have a few that aren’t de-barbed, and...

I’m a lifelong fly fisherman (51years now). I haven’t had a hook with a barb in 30 years. The few flies I buy that have barbs get mashed...

I not only pinch the barbs down on all my hooks but I clip off two of the three hooks on a treble hook. It helps to minimize the damage...

Are those the white or pale green ones with long legs and tiny bodies? I just count on sharing my canoe with them at some point. I...

Brown recluse spiders aren't something I've ever thought about but if they're showing up outside the normal range I'll be paying more...

I have been outdoors working and playing all my life and never really gave it a thought about insect bites. Then last year a noticed...

A quick paddle before work is the best way to start the day.