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tketcham reacted to Black_Fly's post in the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence with
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The short term, personal solution may very well be to not camp in parks, but that does nothing to solve preservation and the eventual... -
tketcham replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.I have a Hemlock Kestrel but it's very similar to the Trillium. I actually purchased the Kestrel because I wasn't using the Advantage as...
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tketcham reacted to Tsuga8's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
Thanks, Steve, Alan and tketcham, that's all helpful. I have a long way to go if I plan to keep it up. I must say my back is more...
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tketcham reacted to Steve in Idaho's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
I'm not comfortable yet about disagreeing with the short & fast cadence teaching, but the more I try to put Paukea's teaching in those...
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tketcham replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.Sort of, they use paddles with a double bend so I'm not sure how that effects the catch and power phase but it seems like what he's...
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tketcham reacted to Alan Gage's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
Stroke length is very important. It should be quite short. It took me a long time to get this down (not that mine is perfect by any...
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tketcham reacted to Black_Fly's post in the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence with Like.
The idea of “industrial tourism” displacing conservation and preservation of wilderness is real, and irretractable. Abbey, Litton...
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tketcham replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.I've tried foot straps and have mixed feelings about them. A buddy of mine just sticks his toes under the bar when he wants to heel the...
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tketcham reacted to zehyani's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
if you have a foot strap attached to the footbar, it is easier to lean the canoe when making a turn. I like it when the water is a...
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tketcham replied to the thread Gerber River Shorty.I still have mine but it's now used as a utility knife/awl and sits in my tool box. The square end is good for tapping with a hammer.
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tketcham replied to the thread Poll: Would you rather do group meals or cook your own?.Maybe that was your experience but mine has been a responsible indulgence in a glass or two of wine, beer or even a cocktail. I enjoy...
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tketcham replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.I like to push against the footbrace with the onside leg for sit-and-switch paddling. It gives you additional leverage (so you're not...
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tketcham replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.Congratulations! I don't have much to add to this thread, mainly my experience paddling an Advantage. It's a fun canoe but as you're...
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tketcham reacted to Steve in Idaho's post in the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence with Like.
Yeah, if it has "Park" in the name or it's on the coast, reservations are going to be required and competition for those reservations is...
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tketcham replied to the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence.I was remarking on the often heard complaint expressed in Callan's article that it's getting difficult to have a wilderness paddling...