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I've slept comfortably on my side in a variety of hammocks. One of the keys to doing so is to lie diagonally across the hammock. If you lie in it straight, you'll get that banana-like feel you're talking about. It does take a bit of futzing to get it right the first few times but it can be...

My goodness...that was quite the adventure. Glad you're OK. Thanks for sharing this with us. Might put some minds at ease when wondering about the need for a rescue when far away from home. Sounds like you were well treated by a group of true professionals. Happy to read it all worked out...

Robin - Thanks for posting that passage. So appropriate for this forum. Until next time...be well. snapper

Nice to have you with us. Glad you discovered the site. Until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for posting that. It was wonderful watching and listening to them discuss their craft. The canoe world is fortunate to have them among us. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

It wasn't on your list but I have a Hemlock "Peregrine" and it fits me and my dog with room for gear. My dog, a bona-fide mutt, is about 55 pounds but is willing to lay down on a piece of old yoga mat and stay still most of the time. With her in front of me, there is still room for a good...

Wow...a real bit of history has come to an end. Really a sad day. Until next time...be well. snapper

Working with college students, we ate pizza quite a bit on extended trips. Over the years we made them with real pizza dough (quite sticky on your fingers if you forgot to bring extra flour), Boboli bread, pitas and in a pinch, English muffins. Depending on what you added for toppings, the...

For what it's worth, I still have (and use) both a straight and bent shaft paddle made by Al Camp back in the early 1980s. I worked upstream (Oneonta, NY) of Al and visited him and his wife Joan at their home shop down in Otego. Knowing I didn't have a lot of money at the time, he usually...

Jim - Not sure if this is helpful or not so I'll let you decide.... Chesapeake Light Craft has a canoe made from the type of plywood you've mentioned. While I didn't make their canoe, a friend of mine and I built two of their classic touring sea kayaks out of the same material back in the 90s...

I fondly remember the old "Canoe" magazine with its numerous articles, photos and informative stories. Reading Mike Galt, Harry Roberts and others was my introduction to the philosophy and art of canoeing. I poured over those early magazines and spent endless hours absorbing all the knowledge...

I picked up a trailer like that years ago when I was guiding. A welder friend of mine converted it so I could carry up to 6 canoes; or 12 kayaks. I got out of the business in the early 2000s but the trailer is still going strong. I gave it to a local young man who was starting up a paddling...

The majority of my gator experiences have been in the Okefenokee NWR. It seems as if they see people often enough that we're no longer a curiosity. The only time I've ever experienced gator issues has been at the camping platforms; which all tend to have at least one human food habituated...

@Microtus - I'd love a full review on your ZenBivy set up after you've had some time with it on trips. I've been looking at them for a few months now but have been reluctant to pull the trigger. It looks like a wonderful system but don't want to spend the cash until I hear from real world...

A bit envious of your northern lights sighting. Other than one evening, every time they've been predicted for my part of NYS, we've had cloudy nights. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper