Recent content by Stumpknocker

My understanding is the newer EE quilts have more down than the older ones. I ordered an extra 3 ounces of down for my 4 year old 20 degree Enlightened Equipment quilt, opened the top end and added the down. That helped a lot as the down was pretty sparse before. I've slept two nights in a row...

I own two Enlightened Equipment quilts...a 20* down and a 50* synthetic. My 20* has taken me to 20* a few times. Slept great with clothes on. My problem with it was down shift. Purchased 3 ounces of 850 fill down, opened the seams and added. The down stays put much better now. Another...

The new release Garmin GPSMAP 86Sci was delivered to me a couple weeks ago. Bought it for a trip I'm starting this coming Sunday. It is preloaded with G3 Marine Blue Charts and also has InReach...both of what I needed for this trip because it's part coastal Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic. Took a...

My neighbors are constantly trying to get me to go on cruise ships with them. Week long cruise for two I'm guessing might be $3,000.00? They take two or three a year. I send them a text when I'm out on a one to two week canoe trip, just to let them know that I am on my type of cruise. I...

I need to get back on the Suwannee! I especially like your photo of the night tree lit up. Here's a picture I took on the Suwannee a few months ago in the early morning.

I saw that listing when it came up the other day. I passed because of the owner saying 200 lbs was pretty much the limit. I did come up with a great deal in Lakeland last spring on a 1993 fiberglass Mad River Independence for $150.00. Had to re-web the seat and oil the rails. Took that one on...

Been following this thread. It was an inspiration for me to pull out a paddle given to me with a broken handle and repair it. Tried making it look like the picture on the left in post #1. I'll get to try it out in the next couple weeks. Thanks!

I enjoyed that part a lot because The Florida National Scenic Trail follows the river for about 60 miles or so. I've hiked that trail before and enjoyed spotting the orange blazes of the trail. Even camped at two nice camps along the river that are not listed for the river, but I remembered them...

Thanks Erica! I got to paddle 221 miles of that river in February. Hoping to get back in a little over a week for the same length trip...hoping for a little rain so not as many shoals to deal with. Here's one end of day photo from the February trip. I fell in love with the Suwannee!!

A friend and I were getting ready to enter the 100 Mile Wilderness on the Appalachian Trail. We stayed at a cabin in Greenville, ME and was packing up for the final push of a thru hike. I happened to see Cindy bury about a 5 lb rock in my pack. The packs were out by the shuttle driver's car...

I helped a friend that was backpacking a long distance trail. I knew where he was coming out at a trailhead, so I picked him up, took him for his re-supply and later dropped him off again at the trailhead. I knew it was going to be at least three days and about 60 miles before he got to the next...