Recent content by Glenn MacGrady

That yellow canoe looks more like a whitewater hull with its blunt end. Hope to hear what happens to the rest of it in the canoe. Thanks for beginning such a detailed report, recped.

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the NW CT group from this site met for our second day trip. It was on Twin Lakes in the the northwest corner of Connecticut, which are connected by a double-bridged channel and then drain down Schenob Brook. The paddlers were: Alex (@Tsuga8) in his new-to-him...

An interlake marsh in Salisbury, Connecticut, last Sunday: A study in green and gray (including a graybeard).

I took three different paddles on the NW CT Twin Lakes paddle on Sept. 7, 2025 (trip report HERE). They are the three on the right of the following picture: a 50" Mitchell Leader double bend with curved blade (20 oz.), a 50" Sawyer Manta 11° single bend (23 oz.), and a 57" ZRE 0° bend (straight)...

I also have no experience or opinions to offer on folding canoes (nor on RVs), but I do know some pickup truck RVers who tow canoe trailers. One couple towed two trailered canoes and another four.

I agree. Put the exact name of the reservoir in the trip report title so that search engines will grab onto that name for future researchers.

Looks really lovely, Joe. So interesting that Matt is experimenting with pure carbon fabric. Is the color created by purple gelcoat or by a purple fabric under a clear gelcoat a la Swift? Also, do you have on a purple shirt and PFD in your avatar photo?

Metamorphosis!

I believe I've paddled all the wetlands on this list, at least insofar as their names appear on maps or have been told to me by locals. But I'm not sure I can define and differentiate them. Can you help? Swamp Bayou Vly (a fairly common word in the Adirondacks) Marsh Bog Fen Muskeg Mire...

It looks very rich, bold and striking, ABT. Did the double layer of polyester add weight or did they remove layers of other fabric to compensate?

I really don't know what "river knife" means. What you want is a quality blade that can cut things on any sort of waterbody or, far more likely, on land. He comes to the same conclusion as I eventually did and recommends the serrated Spyderco folders, which I now have in a PFD pocket. It can...

Or toting bundles of pre-cut wood? Boozing is a related issue on which we've had a poll in the past. Teetotalers (like me) have little patience with sitting around increasingly inebriated and loud companions at night, and with early morning procrastination because of hangovers. Yes, this...

Right on target! I carried five canoes on 78" Yakima bars on top of my full-sized van from Woodstock, NY, to Tallahassee, FL, and back. There were two tandem canoes next to each other; one Royalex solo canoe on top of the two tandems, like a pyramid; and a composite solo canoe leaning against...

If there are laws that limit the length of vehicle crossbars, they likely vary from state to state. 35 years ago I had 78" crossbars on my Ford Taurus sedan, specifically so I could carry two tandem canoes side-by-side. No one ever complained or gave me a ticket. And, as a practical matter, the...

I don't like to cook, don't want to cook, and hence don't cook. For anyone. Including myself. At home or in camp. At home, I eat cold or microwave. In camp, I just boil water or open the wrapper of a low-carb bar. Also, I'm often on a specialized diet of my own creation. Group meal planning...