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Steve in Idaho reacted to VA paddler's post in the thread How do you inflate your air mattress? with
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I was going to include this in the Odyssey report but guess this works, too. I’ve been a thermarest guy forever, but recently got... -
Steve in Idaho replied to the thread L.L.Bean no longer sells, canoes, kayaks, paddles, PFDs or canoe accessories.Seems like LL Bean is devolving into just another niche clothing store. Sierra Trading Post has been reduced to clothing and cookware...
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I have a PB Rapidfire with a custom (1.5 in) higher than highest usual available optional seat. With one notable exception, I 99.99%...
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I have a Northwind Solo, kneeling seat, BlueHole Sunburst II, pedestal, and recently paddled the Swift Prospector 14. At 14' and more...
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Steve in Idaho replied to the thread Twilight Paddling.And they are consummate aerobatic flyers. Watching them skim the water on a collision course with the side of my canoe only to rise just...
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Bats attacking you in the head and tangling in your hair is in the category of an "old wives’ tale". I have spent many days spelunking...
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The stages of twilight are the same in the morning, but when I was doing my morning paddle I never got out much before sunrise. I missed...
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Yes, a great time to paddle. Discussing phases of twilight, the transition from dim twilight to darkness is fairly quick in NC. Just...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to CanoeDaddy's post in the thread 6-day Quetico Trip in July as the fires were breaking out with Like.
Here is a video trip report.
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When I lived in Ochopee, I’d slide the boat out for a moonlit paddle every full moon. One night turning from the deep canal into the wet...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to richrichardw's post in the thread The New Swift/DY Redesign of the Dragonfly with Like.
I just did this video review which might be of interest: Reading through your comments after the fact, I think we concur on a lot of...
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That reminds me of when I bought a Sawyer Cruiser and we took it for a shakedown paddle on the Mississippi right at sunset. It was...
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Monday, July 20 - Day 8: We have neglected to speak of the pie since its introduction some days ago. "Pie fixes everything" is the...
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Summary of Week One It's been an exciting week but not without some downsides. It's been cool for mid-July, overnight temps were down...
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Sunday, July 18 (Day 7) It wasn't raining when we woke up, cloud cover was essentially 100% with the odd tiny patch of blue sky from...