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Taking a break before paddling against the wind back to camp for the evening Our last morning before heading home

You need to "whip" your paddle! http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~burchil/pm_canoe/whipping.html Cotton cord is the traditional material...

I don't know C-4's either, but FWIW I did notice that MountainMan in Old Forge has a couple of Northwind 20's on end-of-season sale. I...

I've been revamping my canoe quiver to reflect more of the paddling I like to do and interested in doing rather than buying just to buy...

there is a way to get two boats on one YETI. You just take two wooden beams . . . and it works pretty well. ;)

I have a Werner Journey with the composite shaft and the green fiberglass blade. I've beat the crap out of it and it hardly seems to...

Grafton Pond, Grafton, New Hampshire, last night. One of my dogs (the calmer one) relaxing on her bed in my Northstar Northwind 16...

I received Piragis' weekly shameless commerce e-pistle today and was shocked to see what they are pitching to the BWCA crowd. Say it...

The worst thing is bow paddlers who stop paddling in order to talk loudly. The yapping is bad enough, the loss of proportionate thrust...

A lot can happen in a month, but with high water now it'll probably be OK. They're still giving a "very experienced paddlers" warning...

Substitute 100% Polyester fleece, ( Sweat Shirt material ), for Kevlar felt. The polyester will add thickness to the wear areas, and...

It is a 1983. October manufacturing date? I know they changed the way they did this in, what,1985? So what would the M before the 83 be...

Yes, exactly. Unlike some rapids that hide in the shade that one looks as prominent on the satellite as on the ground, (45.929641...

Lots of Hilleberg tents on Dubawnt Lake, Nunavut last month.

It's been a long time since I last used freeze dried meals but what I remember most is that what was advertised as being a 2 person...