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My gut feeling is that for the regular tripper there is no noticeable speed/power difference between a bent or straight shaft. We...

I have a Skwoosh pad, it's ok but I fortify it with various layers of other types of padding. My arse doesn't come with much padding and...

For "real-time" Sat images I was using Zoom Earth (after using the NASA version). I've recently switched to Copernicus which has...

Right now, 4:44 pm. Just last week, camping in the Adirondacks, I was cold at night in the mid-40s F because I hadn't brought any warm...

The thing about a double blade is that you have to hold it up all the time. Unless you are using a Mohawk plastic-aluminum single blade...

DId it a number of times in the BWCA in the spring and fall, worked great. Now I have a pup I take with me all the time so I like to...

I just clip a 'biner to the grab loop when I'm connecting two loops.

My mother used Stove Black aka Stove Polish on the stove at our cabin, this was for a cast iron stove. She is not around to do this...

Not so common these days but years ago lighter fluid was something that I used for this type of issue. That said I think I used acetone...

It's all about displacement, a 100 litre dry bag filled with gear will displace the same amount of water as a 100 litre air bag. Unless...

Roughly speaking...... 50% of my extended trips are solo, nothing is easier than cooking for a group of one, other than the odd "fancy"...

I only use them when day paddling Class III. When I'm tripping my boats are pretty full and the gear takes the place of float bags. I...

Duane I can help you out with some Dynel, I will send a Direct message.

Canadian Customs don't care what you leave with, US Customs might care what you picked up in Canada that you didn't have when you left...

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