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The paddler in me would appreciate it if you'd also include one run kneeling. The engineer in me would appreciate it if you'd repeat...

Well, you can do a 15 mile back to back comparison if you'd like but I'll stick with something a bit more manageable in my evenings. :)...

IDK, sitting out in the shop, smoking cigars, drinking beer and listening to Bryan James just gets those gear “tinkering” juices...

I've got two tent stoves now, a kni-co and a G-stove. The G stove is stainless, and has not rusted. The kni-co is rusty, I haven't...

For 1/2 mile a dedicated racing canoe is way faster than a 16' quick recreational hull. But after 5 miles the average speed is only a...

Maybe, but did your app track your progress for an entire day, or a short distance? Based on my limited experience (I have one chum who...

LOL. Nothing compares to a pole for going upstream. ;) In fact, I routinely outrun double bladers even when I can't reach the bottom...

That's interesting Steve, I never thought of using a double blade for a pole, does it hold up in the long run?

14 k a day will lea e you lots of time for fishing and bird watching. Totally doable.

Alan, if you stop calling your canoe naughty names, it will treat you nicer. And you gotta have a set of arms, not twigs hanging out of...

I'm Canadian, and I am very reluctant to play the switchy thing, so Al, I guess you are right. I played around this weekend in my Raven...

Clearly a double blade versus single is a personal preference. Since we ate sharing our opinions based on our experience I will share...

I have very rarely used bow and stern lines for transport. Actually, I don't think I have ever used them. I have always assumed they...

I'm posting this day trip mainly because it's rather unique owing to it's location and timing... Rainy Lake is located in the North...

We did a trip down the Spanish last summer (trip report is coming), meaning we didn't do a big Algonquin trip last year. My eldest...