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    Building Canoe Paddles

    I really appreciate you sharing this. What kind of glue do you use, Marc?
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    How much have you paddled this year?

    I think I've spent more time in a canoe this year than any year since covid. Not as much as I'd like, but I'm getting better. A thread was started on another forum to encourage members to log 365 miles under human power by the end of the year - preferably in an "unpaved" context. I've passed...
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    Ai bots threaten the digital canoeing world

    I have found AI to be useful when researching legislation and legal history. Also for some scientific explanation or basic technical instructions. But it's important to remember that AI tends to hallucinate (just as bad as humans), so everything has to be read with a critical eye - especially...
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    Marc Ornstein: "FUNCTIONAL vs INTERPRETIVE FreeStyle Canoeing"

    That would be me. I'm not even a little bit interested in performing interpretive freestyle, but I appreciate those who do and those who post the videos. They have been very instructional for those of us far removed from any personal coaching. Those techniques I have been able to pick up to some...
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    Solo Composite Canoe that can do it all 😉

    @TheIndian - did you ever decide on that canoe? I've been giving some thought to that "do it all canoe" lately, and haven't come to a conclusion. But I have had this notion that maybe it's less important to have a do it all canoe, than to do all you can with the canoe one has. It started to hit...
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    New Paddle Impressions

    Also, you will get cavitation if you don't plant the whole blade in the water before beginning the power phase. Seems to be more of an issue for me with bent shafts than straight.
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    Fears while paddling or on canoe trips

    That's not too bad. Might be worth it in some places.
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    Fears while paddling or on canoe trips

    I don't know about hogs, but it's common for beekeepers with bears in the area to resort to electric fencing. One I know who had a bear raiding his apiary ended that problem with electric fencing. Seems like a lot to carry on a portage though.
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    Fears while paddling or on canoe trips

    Back in the seventies I skied up to a boarded up and winterized fire lookout on a peak near Yosemite, and found the plywood had been ripped off a window and the interior ransacked by a bear. Something like those spike panels probably would have stopped that - if it didn't get covered by snow.
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    AI compares CanoeTripping.net with P.com

    AI, to me is fascinating, impressive, and... a little bit creepy. But I think it nailed that. And thanks, Glenn, for a job well done!
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    R.I.P. Andy

    Yeah, Andy was one of those I never skipped over. I remember how excited he was about that Summersong. Due entirely to his comments, that one has always been on my BOLO list. Godspeed, Andy.
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    Felt safe until now

    Some of us like to hunt from a canoe. Some of us have to deal with the reality of being too near "civilization" however we're allowed and accustomed. I don't understand why it should upset someone if we talk about it, especially we're aren't getting too political.
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    What next? Need recommendations for a solo-able tandem canoe.

    Not meaning to put down the Camper. I think you describe it well. I just like a more efficient boat that likes to be heeled. The Camper though also excels in the shallows.
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    Namekagon Encounter

    Ah, got it. Peak Refuel has become my current favorite. I haven't tried or even seen Foundation Outdoors though.
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