Steve in Idaho

You've definitely put a lot of work into her. If I could make one small suggestion: having narrowed more than a few Royalex hulls over...

From experience I have to say that air conditioners will keep a camper cool, but they are all noisy in such a small space. I have not...

Definitely. It is quite clearly a post-layup assembly.

Here is a pic of the new yoke attachment. It has an embedded thread insert in the top. The whole bit is riveted and epoxied to the rail.

I like it.

I know it's and oft chased thread and commonly pursued end, but I figured I'd share my experience and process solo-izing the Old Town...

Good idea. I've never used AC when actually camping in the RV, and never really missed it. You might want to look into portable diesel...

I decided to forego the heat and a/c. It can be added later. The most expensive non-operating addons. The modular nature of the...

I have a Phoenix pop-up camper on my truck. I added some struts (a la Four Wheel Campers) which allow me to raise the top with two...

I thought I would get a head start and load the canoe Sunday night for an early morning departure for a Memorial Day escape to Moab. I...

That old fiberglass canoe I mentioned above... Mom and Dad gave up the cabin the year I turned 14, but maintained their membership at...

My first canoe experience was in a scorching hot aluminum outfitter affair somewhere on the Hocking River in Ohio. It was a youth trip...

At the ripe old age of 11 (maybe 12) I wasn't concerned about knowing the brand of the canoe I was granted the privilege of paddling. I...

First tandem canoe that I paddled was a 16' Grumman. My girlfriend and I were visiting friends in Missouri and canoeist friends of...

When the roof is down, maybe; I've never attempted it. Certainly it'd have to be removed before raising the top. They made a hard top...