Idiot Savant

Prior to my last paddling trip, an ad for an inexpensive action camera showed up on my internet feed. It claimed it was highly rated...

At the time of my last trip, in late September, I had two solo canoes, two rec kayaks, two touring kayaks, and a sea kayak. I wasn't...

Some good photos. I've been going through and scanning some of my old slides and came across these two. I thought the tarantula was...

I probably already put in my two cents, or I wouldn't have gotten a notice in my mail, but I think the Wenonah Encounter sounds like it...

I think long, narrow blades, like Otter tails, tend to be quieter that short, wide blades. Beyond that, I think technique has more to do...

As someone who has raised a lot of cats, I'm not sure taking a cat in your canoe is a good idea. At the very least, it needs to be...

A number of my knives are D2 steel. Stainless steel that equals the performance of D2 is prohibitively expensive. At least for me. In...

Like a number of other things, I have way too many knives, I'm guessing around three dozen, and that doesn't include kitchen knives...