Recent content by JoeO

I am debating between a Northwind Solo and Phoenix IXP I just sold my Blackfly Octane 1 I want to reduce my fleet and try have a boat with more uses that is why I am thinking of the Phoenix . I have a MR Caption setup solo and and Outrage X and a Wenonah encounter. I am think of eliminating...

I just try and buy the same color :cool:

I usually fall out because let go of the hammock and do not keep it spread enough and go over the backside. This happens when I am way over tired like paddling 10-12 hours then setting up hammock. It happened once I was in the rain all day just changed into dry cloths and it was dark hammock...

I hammock camped in Algonquin in 2017 and I did it on the East Branch Penobscot last year. You do not save any weight over a tents I fell out landed on my back then I froze when I did the east Branch Penobscot Memorial Day .So I bought a light weight tent it 3 lbs was cheaper than a good under...

I have sawyer gravity filter hang it up and forget it but. I am going to get a sawyer squeeze and a smart water bottle just fill the bottle and drink it threw the squeeze that it.Just make sure you do not let them freeze

I have made 3 hammock a 9 foot and 11 foot double layer warbonnet clone and 11.5 ft gather end with 1.6 hyper d need to cut this one down to long stick out of the tarp

Maybe not at least not as much as people think. We do not tax on last price we tax only on what Chinese sell it for . People may try and Gouge thinking they can get away with it https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/25/why_trumps_tariffs_wont_cost_consumers_a_nickel_138158.html

This gives reason to always tie your boat down :)

Down to 10 from a high of 14 my wife wants me to sell more and I say no!!!!

They are both good canoes if they are your only choice go with the lighter on

Just make sure it is bolted down tight! I had an aluminum cap come off it front of me heading for the windshield but it caught the up draft and flew over the car. I bet wood strip would fly very nicely but the landing maybe not so good :)

Both my dogs were puppies 8 to 10 weeks old Labs the first one took her down a class 1-2 rapid my wife is in on canoe I am in the other my wife takes on next thing I now the pup is going after her.When I got in my canoe she jumped out of my wife's canoe and swam over to me I grab her and put her...

I had a friend whose mad river outage xl cold cracked about 3/4 of the way down. He grooved it out and filled it with gflex and used it in class 2 white water for many years

If you need a lot you get better deals off boat/marine site like this http://www.go2marine.com/product/38345F/samson-amsteel-blue-rope.html lots of time shipping may kill you also you need the foot lengths the places mentions are better

I like the Kelly kettle boils a lot of water fast but pain gathering all the wood burns it up pretty fast