Recent content by Steve in Idaho

Idunno. Maybe you will disagree, but that horrible movie The Grey had that one scene where the guys were sitting around a fire in the dark and the wolves began singing all around them, growing to an almost deafening crescendo, and then stopping suddenly. I experienced that several times in one...

Looks like Murtle is a little less of a drive - from north Idaho, at least.

How short? There are a lot of ~15' tandems that would fit this requirement. The Wenonah Heron in the lighter layups, for instance. I wouldn't go shorter than that unless both of you are in the 150 lb and under range and not carrying much gear. Going with a ~16' canoe opens up a wide range of...

Yeah. The Mohawk bags I have in my Vertige are far better than every other bags I've had or seen. Too bad they're no longer available. But these look like they might be just as good... https://www.falllinecanoes.com/ Most of what I I have are Palm, which are sometimes available on Amazon...

Yes, you are truly an inspiration. Will you be doing Bowron again next year?

When the Prospector was the only canoe I had, I replaced the thwart behind the yoke with a kneeling thwart. I eventually removed the bow and stern seats for solo paddling and poling. That not only allowed more room for gear (sometimes not just my own gear), but also left more room for big float...

If there is class 2 or higher with the possibility of a loose swamped canoe getting pinned, there will be float bags. If I'm in the Coho on any water, there will be float bags (Kaz doesn't build in any flotation). I don't bother with float bags on flat water otherwise. There are some small...

No idea what model it is, but wow - that thing needs some love! Looks like a worthwhile project if he's serious about the price or even close to it.

Nice!

I missed it until now too. Best TR ever!

Good point. Maybe it would be a good idea to just have a sacrificial section of wood inserted into an aluminum tube sleeve (or aluminum pole end. With the insert turned so it has a press fit with a shoulder to keep it in place, and maybe a set screw in the side, it could probably stay in place...

You might be onto something. You could pair that with the customary copper cap. Just drill through the cap like we usually do for the hanger bolt and screw the hammer face over that.

As I was scrolling through some of my old videos, I found another with some good examples of offside (or outside) healing. Note that even with the bow stem out of the water, most of the forward half of the chine is still engaged. Yep, there's some heeling to the inside there too. It all...

Watch this guy's boat closely as he demonstrates the forward stroke in his WW canoe. This is the first video I ever noticed this happening. It's subtle, but it's there.

That's one of my favorite things. Catching a small eddy behind a rock is tricky indeed, but bigger eddies in deep water are pure joy. The technique for that works as well as any paddle, once you get the hang of it. Skip to 11:10 in this video to see the best example I have. It's fairly weak...