Idiot Savant

I usually have two cups and I've thought about working out a system where I could have the second cup in the boat, but most of the trips...

I'm the sort of guy that's always looking for something better but I've been using the same coffee mug for about 45 years. It's an...

My local grocery store carries foil wrapped slices of Spam, for about $2. I'd forgotten how good fried Spam is! That put me on a search...

A number of years ago, I bought a Soto Windmaster on the advice of a thru hiker friend. It is a highly regarded stove, and rightly so...

I guess I'm coming into this conversation a bit late. I have a couple Fishell paddles that are versions of an otter tail. There isn't a...

I can't think of anything that would be more rewarding than winning or, at least, placing well, in a race in a boat I designed and...

Dang! I'm always getting that spelling wrong. It was an overnight and class I. Some riffles, some gravel bars, but pretty mellow other...

Just did an overnight trip down a class I section of the Rio Grande, below Alamosa, CO. Very nice. Lucked out on weather and water...

I can understand that, but there is another advantage to kayak braces that I find helpful. You can stretch your legs out between the...

I use kayak style foot braces on my solo canoes. I've converted both to pack style. Kayak braces allow me to use the space between my...

All the things that guy says about why he has a rudder on his 16.8 would also apply to a retractable skeg and why I proposed it as a...

I noticed that REI no longer has canoes on its website. Most of the canoe accessories are gone too. At the local lake, where I do all my...

I'm planning on going on a weekend canoe trip in early May. I've decided that my Esquif Echo is the best tool for the job. Last fall, I...

A while back I ordered two books, from Amazon, on canoe history. Canoes, a natural history in North America and The Canoe, an...

The people to ask are/is Tex's Riverways. I don't see why it would be a problem. I've almost reached a point where I think a campfire is...