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The van arrived. Looks like a winner so far. I'd like to get back into traveling more and a minivan is the best way I've found for myself.

I drove one for quite few years. With all the rear seats removed there was plenty of room for a cot and all my gear. I lived out of it...

@Chip I initially did not ever consider this as an option because that's what I expected but after hearing some people say the passenger...

I'd take my old fiberglass Mad River Explorer. The Explorer is adequate to do most canoe things. Bonus is the old Explorer isn't...

A few weeks ago I was at a 4H camp. There were canoes on a lake. There was a class where the kids where given boots, a gallon basin...

Very well done video showing the flash flood on the Guadalupe river. Hopefully, I found the original video. The river goes from...

Has anyone ever put a wood insert in a cane seat frame before? I don't like cane seats. I put straight plywood in my Explorer and like...

The satellite maps show no less than a 0.8 mile crossing, and nearly two miles in most. That is no place for goofing around. They got...

Occasionally, fiberglass or other composite canoes are manufactured with center braces. Like a pair of aluminum tubes that go from the...

Welcome to the site. There are many very knowledgeable canoeists here and I have learned a lot from them. Have you tried paddling the...

It was probably stored upside down with lots of stuff piled on top for way too long. Jim

Sounds like a case for the Sawzall, unless you want to experiment with repairing.