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My younger brother is both talented and retired, which leads him into all kinds of projects and directions. Some practical, others less so. Not quite sure where this one fits but he is having fun with it. He started making these beer candles and sitting them on "paddles", like you would sample...

The common denominator here of course is cool temps. Whether in the bow of a canoe, steel hold of a ship, or shaded portion of a pack, they've all got to control temps to delay spoilage. I know this is obvious but...

I'm purposely avoiding a rant today because it's a pleasant snowy Sunday and I'm tinkering with the idea of a 3rd coffee. But here goes... That wavy gunnel line/asymmetrical hull is freaky but so interestingly inspired. I love where and how these designers are taking things way outside any known...

I've seen fisher folk fillet their catch and store those in Ziploc bags stored out of the sun. Prepped and eaten later same day.

When we got as far as Huntsville* one year my memory kicked in. An event that doesn't usually happen, so best not ignore it. I suddenly remembered I'd forgotten to pack the headlamps. So we popped in to a big box store to check out the selection. It was very poor, but reasonably priced. Along...

Leave your paddle alone. Wear a glove. And go from there. And relax your grip. Take it easy.

I wound up on that vid after binge watching others from those camps. One of which might've been the Thelon, but who knows? Different vids from different camp trips is likely. But it sure isn't Temagami. Those kids get around.

I watched that vid a short while ago. IIRC it's from a camp trip the youth group took in the north. Sorry, I can't remember the camp name (there are several on L Temagami) but I believe they tripped down a portion of the Thelon (?), Nunavut.

White Tailed Deer, Field Mice, and humans are the main blood hosts for Deer Ticks here in Ontario. But I think they will feed on any mammal .

"I've had some irate folks tell me not to burn plastic". Oh Mem, I would've paid extra to sit at that fire. ha ha

On a cycle ride in Burgundy we passed by a string of happy school children along the canal path, each and every one of them singing out " bonjour!" as is their learned cultural etiquette*. (Yes, it is an oft misunderstood thing.) After 20 or so I opted for the occasional "bonne journee!" * This...

I'd posit the pollution thing is as much to do with scale as anything else. Besides, we are all part of the pollution problem. As consumers we assume the responsibility, like it or not, of the product/byproducts and their eventual end of life decisions. Not the perfect industrial business model...

Excellent tr Aslowhand, thanks for this.

I splurged on a Black Diamond headlamp, supporting a small local business. So now I'm back up to 2 headlamps. They seem to escape me in camp or on jobs. No idea where nor how, but it feels good to be in the preparedness mode as another season approaches.

Warning. Blab. I've grown from an awkward loner child into an awkward loner adult, albeit surrounded by family I cherish. I've always assumed my search for the solitary was more than merely social insecurity , I was in fact an "introvert". But according to the definition above, it's a bit more...