Recent content by Steve in Idaho

I had to take a close look because my first pole was a Home Depole, and I sometimes still use it. But no, that one is my hybrid version, carved from an ash plank and crowned with what is essentially Ed Hayden design aluminum pole ends. Six inches of aluminum tube topped with delrin plug, steel...

I avoid docks at all cost.

Amen to that!

Good to have options. :D

We're trying to accommodate. :)

And I thought it was just me getting weaker. :) I never realized my dream of finding a Guide in kevlar for sale.

No idea about the car, but this thread needs sprucing up ...

It looks to me like it would be an improvement on the royalex Mad River Guide. IIRC, that weighed about 54 lbs.

I haven't been avidly paddling canoes as long as most of you. But what's changed for me personally is the availability of good used canoes - especially solo canoes. When I first decided to buy a canoe but didn't have the cash to buy new, it was hard to find anything in my area better than a...

Thanks for the link, Steve. No other polers in my area either. I've tried to recruit some, but can't seem to get any interest.

Thanks. My recovery has gone really well. And the close call gives me excuse to spend more time outside.

Triangles, French curves, circle stencils of various sizes, various sizes of compasses, dividers, angle gauges.....all still being used in my shop.

Based on my experience with the Explorer and the Penobscot, I would guess that the Polaris would be at least as good as the Penobscot but it will handle noticeably different. The Penobscot is more efficient upstream than the Explorer, but not as maneuverable. I don't know but would expect the...

I never got over about eight words a minute sending, but I could read a little faster. Amazing how far we've gone in one generation.

Good point. I have to admit, I have gone back to white gas lantern and stove for car camping. The lantern, because it's quieter than propane. The stove, because the lantern. ;)