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Glenn - My guess is that guy created a match coat with his wool blanket. Match coats were typically used by woodland Native peoples at...

I switched to cam buckle (not ratchet) straps for the belly lines about 20 years ago and have never had a problem. I don't like straps...

I picked up my only pair of Sealskinz about 25 years ago. I was supposed to lead a May canoe trip in the Adirondacks and the water was...

I have pulled mine off wet many times. Apart from being the stinkiest sock in existence, they've done their job.

Those were different times Robin. I was 26, I worked a full time job and my wife worked at the YMCA. It was just where we lived. I never...

That is a nice tent Robin. I too made my own canvas wall tent back in 1979 I think it was. No internal frame. This was a permanent setup...

George Sears, aka Nessmuk talked a lot about roughing it and smoothing it. Only the first part seems to have staying power in modern...

@Bob B. - Thanks for mentioning the ability to easily untie a knot. That's a point that gets overlooked more often than not; no pun...

I am like Snapper in the knots I use most often. Bowline, taught line hitch, truckers hitch and half hitch cover almost all of what I...

Always impressed with your multiple talents. Thanks for sharing them with us. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be...

Thanks for posting that. Even at my "advanced" age, this sounds like a worthwhile investment of my time. I'm going to look into the...

I used to teach knots in an undergraduate outdoor education class I was a part of in the Adirondacks (Raquette Lake to be specific) for...

Years ago in Algonquin, we camped at an island site on Linda Lake (I think it was Linda). Anyway, it became a bit of a joke because...

I can honestly say that canoe racing has done nothing for me. I still use a clunky old ash beavertail paddle, my canoe is a...

Thank you for the lead Snapper. I am currently not a member but I will check it out.