Gamma1214's latest activity

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

What is “felt on the stems?” I know the center thwart needs replacing, but why two more thwarts? I don’t think it ever had more thwarts...

You're doing better than I ever have. I can't remember getting a TR together earlier than a month after returning. I was wondering...

Yet another reason to trip solo. The only testosterone on the river is mine and only the critters make fun of me (and they probably do...

https://www.americanwhitewater.org/resources/repository/AccidentSummary_Jan-June_2025.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawM6EbBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEM1...

From the pictures, it looks like all the scuff-age is along the keel line. If that's so, you could probably just run 4-6 inch wide...

I guess I can see where shooting guns at the grocery store could be problematic. Drinkin' beer & having a good time though? That's got...

Drinking beer and shooting guns and having a good ole time. Cat calls. Seen it many more times on the river than at the grocery store.

I have a flare pencil on my pfd that fires both flares and bangers, the flares to attract attention when needed and the bangers to...

We have a place in NEGA that we harvest pawpaws by canoe! Paddling up a long abandon ditch that drained a river bottomland for...

Sitting a bit low. Due to the lack of solo seat in this great tandem. Short test drive at the open kano festival in Ossenzijl

Part of canoe tripping are interesting places and sights on the drive to the water. I suspect not many here have paddled the Cacapon...

@Gamma1214 Thank you for your detailed reply. I appreciate the syringe tip ...the advice to use one, not the physical pointy part. 😆...

Cleaned the glue out of the ends took the strips down to the stems. Put a strip on each side after pre-twisting with some heat...

Those are the two main reasons that I don't even consider taking a gun on canoe trips (or backpacking). Canada, however, has these...