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Tarps can be nice on the Barrens, especially on wind days. Here's a CCS Tundra Tarp in its element, Dubawnt Lake, Nunavut last summer.

I had always heard that too, but I have a 40 year old tent that I always rolled, and it has never showed any creases, etc. One think...

Well, it's a race boat, so it's narrow. I love mine, but I've always had fast, tippy boats. It is definitely a sit and switch boat...

Yes, a WWC-1. I've had one since 1983. It's a deep, fast solo. They changed it a bit the next year or so, to 16'6". I love the boat...

I think it was last year that the Valdez (AK) FD used drones in finding packrafters on the Tsaina River. Unfortunately, one drowned.

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I've mostly stayed out of the water up there, but I do bathe occasionally. I'm a wimp with cold water, but it's tolerable for a quick...

Thanks.

Prices seemed high, so I checked another source I've used, about 1/3 less. Lots fewer colors, though. Edit: this is 2", they don't...

Unless you're performance paddling, I wouldn't worry about it. I've raced in shallow water races, and have paddled my asymmetrical...

Just found this one, that really introduces some of the complexities of non-native species (primarily mammalian megafauna). It's a good...

Or Cooke Custom Sewing. On my last trip (6 people), we had 10 CCS packs (and two CCS spray decks). My group (mostly from the West) had...