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Thanks Glenn for remembering and asking about my recovery. I am largely recovered and now caring for my wife who hasn't been well for...

Thanks Jim, I just went back and reviewed my build thread for my carbon copy Kite, I had painted it white on the outside. In the thread...

Sorry Robin, I overlooked your reply. Yes, I applied Northwoods Canoe filler which as I'm sure you know, is a traditional oil based...

I think it boils down to the fact that most people don't want, and never have wanted, to really become proficient paddlers. Most people...

It will be 50 years in September since I took my first trip. It was on the Susquehanna with a few high school friends. I found these...

(Compact) Kitchen Kit - Show Yours US Canteen Cup + Canteen Cup Hobo Stand . . .

My humble solo setup.

This was on a weekend canoe trip in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the summer of 2025. I used a new and compact kitchen kit I bought...

And I was so hoping for a sparkle paddle. Oh well. Thanks for all the work you put into this build report.

Me in 1985, practicing 300 consecutive rolls in North Pond, Maine, in prep for my first river run in a C1 . . . on the Rapid River in...

I replaced the seats on my Wenonah Advantage and Wenonah Rendezvous, making the original seats available. If anybody wants to repurpose...

Five or six years ago, I found a Tilley on the ground, at a Yellowstone bear jam. There was no one around, so I picked it up and took...

that's one thing I loved about my original Tilleys- the ability to snap up the sides in high wind or heavy rain, stiffening the front...

There are a couple things I like about Tilley hats. One is that if you read your owners manual and follow the instructions you should...