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Historically I did more solo tripping in the ADKs and Algonquin, and as such have never carried an axe / hatchet (too heavy plus...

I don't ask myself whether an axe - but rather which one ... . . . . . . . . . There are no compromises for me with...

My new Blackwater arrived the last week of November 2024, too late for a test paddle on unfrozen water in survivable weather. I am still...

Spike was/is quite an institution with BSA, and especially with Camp Russell. His home is only about a half mile away on Rte 28. As the...

It is. Good eye!

I did know Spike! I believ he knew my father quite well, but I was very young the last time I saw Spike (or any of the old Russell...

My wife was office manager at Camp Russell for 6 years in the early 2000's. She stayed in the small cabin on the lake shore and swam...

Did you work much with Camp Russell? It's my namesake, my father worked (and camped) there in the '60s and we visited every summer when...

Nova Craft Aramid Lite Bob Special on a Kubota 35 hp tractor. (Hey, it's a "vehicle"!)

Having paddled both, I can assure you that the D15 and Cirrus are quite different hulls. There is, of course, some overlap in potential...

At 29:31 of this Swift 2025 product launch video, Bill Swift goes over all the custom features of @RPATCH's blue forged carbon DF 15 and...

My Cruiser 16.8 is Kevlar Fusion with a Textreme Innegra outer layer, epoxy, and UV Shield. It took a beating over about 1100 miles of...

I'm pushing for a thwart-handle-thwart, with the carbon bar sandwiched between two pieces of cherry... :-) The "Old Man Handle" comes...

I cannot wait to be seen paddling next to that awesome boat!!

Yes. I'll take some more pictures. I will take it on the Big Salmon River this summer. I plan to use it as intended. We shall see...