Idiot Savant

What ever one is on sale as long as it is comfortable, has decent floatation, a tab for attaching a knife, a good place to attach a...

I've never been a fan of group meals. What you like to eat might not be what I like to eat. What you consider enough food might not be...

In 2018 I had my aortic valve replaced. I'm on Metoprolol, which slows the heart and Eliquis, which is a blood thinner. Last year I...

Well, the obvious answer it the bow paddler needs leg room. There is probably an advantage to moving the weight aft, for trim...

I've thought about getting a newfoundland because I can't swim very well. A dog that would rescue me would be great.

I don't know if this is anything you'd consider, but any solo with lowish sides can be converted to a pack style canoe. I'm currently...

A while back I entered 'best Boundary Waters routes', or something like that, into my search engine and found a list on some outfitter's...

The only two negative things I'd say about the North Wind are: If you are used to a real speed demon, like the Advantage or, even, a...

If I had more room and money, I'd get an Advantage. Kind of looked at it before buying the North Wind. Still want one. If I lived in...

I have a North Wind solo and I've been kind of debating if I should have bought something else. Northstar implies that the North Wind...

My advice, to most people, is to not buy a new canoe. At least until you really know what you like. Your canoe is going to get beat up...

I order internal skid plates, when I can. I'm not a fan of external skid plates. A better option, in my opinion, is applying a tough...

I've been using a Klymit air mattress, but I bought myself a light weight cot that I'm going to try next summer.

I've been using an inside ground sheet for years, after reading about it in one of Cliff Jacobson's books. I sometimes use heavy mill...

I took a cheap comforter, with fiber fill, on a trip last fall. I'd say night time temp got down to about 45 and I was a little chilly...