Recent content by Jabberwocky

Yes, that pretty much sums it.

Heh, from the viewpoint of a Czechman it's somehow funny to hear a German complain about a lack of lakes… :-) Schöne Grüße von der hoffnungslos aufgestauten, gedämmten und kanalisierten Moldau.

Some time ago, due to my laziness, I ended up with a makeshift fix made of a satin ribbon and cheap sellotape. To my surprise it just refuses to disintegrate and works nicely. It's ugly as heck, though.

I find it sad that such things even have to be invented… On a more practical note, I'd be interested in seeing the effect of recoil when firing the grenade launcher.

On a totally unrelated off-note, there is one sound that I have found deeply soothing and sleep inducing, and, surprisingly, it's the sound of a running fission reactor: Can't say much about why or anything. It just works with me. Nothing else does, btw.

It's my experience that cleaning the place before you use it also tends to do wonders.

Not that I need much during my trips. I'm not a gadgeteer. But I have to confess I do enjoy the paddling videos by some of the more talented / dedicated guys. Riverwalker, Maratokambo, ToBoFilm, Steve Flusswanderer, Ingo Ammerhai… Granted, Germans/Austrians and inflatable kayakers on top of that...

Ah, styrofoam or inflatable vests, icehockey helmets, fibreglass battleships with tons of displacement… Those were the days :-) Thanks for posting.

A green Hiko Cinch, with harness. No idea whether Hiko exports overseas but here in Central Europe they are a reputable manufacturer.

Yes, I have. In fact, I do all the time. I've never paddled inside of the USA or Canada, though :-) This is my home waterfront, to give you an idea. (I took none of the photos myself.)

Most of them feint, although they are very good at it. Some even start an aerial strike and change the direction at the last possible moment to avoid contact. But some just hit head on. You never know. It's cool that you've been here :-) Due to family related reasons I can only paddle on River...

Well, not necessarily but one has to understand that they are the villains :-D 🦢

Eh, you're not missing much, really. The males can be pretty obnoxious, especially in spring or early summer. Some of the "craziest" ones are infamous for actually attacking paddlers, causing the boats to capsize, etc. They even have nicknames :-) Typical March or April posts on Czech forums are...

Glenn MacGrady: I'm really glad that you liked it. The translation is just a quick and dirty AI job as I don't have time to put it in proper form, unfortunately. There are obvious mistakes (gate vs. goal; stroke vs. shot; they wanted him to sleep at their place, not with him, etc.) but as long...

As some of you might know, Milo Duffek passed away on 25th February this year. He almost never gave interviews. One of the very few, originally given by him in 2005 in Czech, got now republished in original Czech version here (including some archive photos)...