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I use Master Python Locks. They're available in several lengths and thicknesses. They cinch down snuggly having the added benefit of being a back-up to whatever type of strap or rope you use. I normally wrap two of them around the boat at the same spots as the straps are placed. As mentioned...

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We used to insulate the tube on our camelbacks when we lived in AK. Wrapped in a layer of light weight foam or even the smaller bubbled bubble wrap it takes quite a while longer to freeze up. And if you blow most of the water back into the bag every time, after you drink, it works even better...

That's a thing of beauty

Yeti products? The jury is out, since I don't own one yet. But I have been looking... Your writing style? Priceless!!!

I'm getting a hold of you if I ever loose my wallet! Congrats!

Congrats! Jake looks like a real champ!

You might look into a product called Concrobium, http://concrobium.com Info here, http://concrobium.com/ I used it in an attic that had mold issues due to poor ventilation. They make it in several different products now. If you have a power source, you can rent a fogger which would work well...

Plant and animal guides (apps), first aid guides, star guides - sure better than carry books. Photos and videos when not hauling a heavier camera. Lots of uses other than as a phone or text device. Airplane mode solves that issue if you don't want a disturbance. Certainly a personal choice...

Scroll down thru this website to the "Fox", for something that would look pretty good in a stripper.

Not sure how similar it is?

Beautiful work! And it's good to see some of our military won't ever be up-a-creek-without-a-paddle!!

Ha! I like your way of telling a story! I can just imagine Garrison Keillor reading it and it would make a great radio show...

For anybody wanting to follow in Mike's sailing style? A Klepper Kamerad available in NY

Another adhesive to explore would be 3M's VSB tapes. It's being used for some pretty varied uses. Pretty amazing stuff. People and companies are using it for mounting solar panels to van roof tops, attach panels on trailer frames and many other high-strength applications...