Recent content by Mason

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm ten years older.

It's pronounced day-yed. I have a nephew (Ed) his mother called Ay-yed. His brother (Brian) was called Brine.

Try the publisher.

I remember that you did. That's why I was curious why you had asked. From my understanding, the absence of a copyright notice doesn't mean a lack of copyright protections.

Regardless, the copyright is held by the creator of the art. Unless of course it's already on the web in some site that by using you're relinquishing your reproduction rights (probably most websites, esp. Facebook, whereby joining you basically have no copyright rights). Copying the work of a...

I've used chest loads a fair bit. My solo trips, up to two weeks, are boat, day pack, and main pack. I don't like anything extra with the boat (regardless of how light they are, they're still too heavy--heavy packs I can manage). I hike my pack with paddles in each hand for added stability...

Ski shops, REI, or online Voile straps. Hardwares also have a similar Titan straps, but I prefer Voile straps, as they have more elasticity and better buckles.

I've used the Voile straps and the big rubberized twist ties. When folding the mouth over on itself, I think the Voile straps work better, as you can get a tighter fit.

I live in Bozeman, so I can pick it up for someone and store it until they can pick it up. I'll be driving to Bellingham WA in May if you want to meet off I-90.

I've been using both on my trips. Re:CCS, I made a nylon liner that goes inside the regular Duluth plastic liner so the plastic doesn't get stressed. I haven't submerged a pack, but I've had them out in torrential rains and things stayed dry (as well as my big dry portage pack) . I've had a...

I installed a footbrace on my WWC1 43 years ago. Still works, no cracks.

Have you tried a complete foam seat cushion (eg blue foam)? I've put those on all my tractor seats. One thing they might do is raise your butt up 3/4 inch, which might help with your pants (less seat depth). But I've never had problems with bare seats either--foam is just cushier.

Sounds like it's changed a bit since I paddled it in 1988. No other boats, no restrictions, me in my Wenonah WWC1, brother,his wife and toddler in my old Penobscot, and friend in probably a kayak (or maybe a MR Explorer). Certainly nice trip and good country.

The Grande Ronde is a fun trip. We did the Minam to Troy section many years ago. Pretty country--no idea on water levels.

They're cruiser (4x32) specced, so they should be close to an Advantage. A bit fuller though. Apart from depth, they paddled similarly to the 17 C1F, which preceded the Advantage racer (current Advantage is detuned from first model).