Recent content by tketcham

I looked at slack line tree straps but didn't see what I'm after. I did find a utility belt that might work. I could easily remove the buckle and add some loops to hold my hammock ridgeline tree strap in place. The belt should provide better force distribution and extra padding against the tree...

Not at all. It got our attention. :) That's the great thing about this forum, though sometimes the discussion gets a bit side-tracked. My apology. I like the idea of using lightweight waxed cotton. Not necessarily waterproof but certainly useful in keeping the worst of a downpour at bay.

They may be concerned about weight bearing capacity of the Kevlar/carbon gunnels. It's easy enough to over-tighten the mounting bolts of the seat drops - the bolt head and washer will begin to crush the foam-filled gunwales - so having a fair amount of weight pulling down on the gunnels could be...

I'm not sure they really know what either one is either. It reads like an AI piece to start with, and every cagoule or anorak I've seen (or owned) were hooded pullovers, no zippers or buttons other than to close up the neck/chest opening. Anoraks likely originated with far-north indigenous...

That's what I remembered. I had a very well made cagoule that I used for a while but don't have it anymore.

That's a heck of a tree strap. (y) I was doing some web searches and there are quite a few straps available that look like they'd work, but they weren't exactly what I'd like to get. I want something to improve the weight bearing of the 1" straps I'm using now. They're OK, not great. May have...

I'm curious as to what people consider a cagoule vs an anorak (pullover)? I always thought of a cagoule as being a pullover that reached at least to your knees. Some of the designs I'm seeing here are what I would call an anorak, not a cagoule. 🤔

I replaced an aging Lotus pfd that I liked with an Astral pfd that I really like. It's the most comfortable of the now four general purpose pfds I've owned*; no front zipper (no zipper at all!), no shoulder buckles, the waist strap doesn't end up feeling like a rope tied around you, it's...

I wonder if the "do not tie" restriction is based on having trees essentially girdled from ropes or straps being tightly tied around them. Using a beefy tree strap with a hammock is different than tying a rope or thin strap around a tree, although with young or tight-barked trees even a strap...

We ordered our P13 with wood drops for kneeling that hung from the Carbon/Kevlar gunnels. No pods. We specified the clearance from the bottom of the canoe to the bottom of the seat and they cut the drops accordingly. Did a nice job of forming the drops to the gunnels. With the additional...

Welcome to canoetripping.com, the canoeist's forum. I used to own a cagoule and liked it for many reasons, but gave up on it after finding that I couldn't swim very well with it on. The length, which fell below the knees, restricted my movement and could potentially turn a quick swim to shore...

They used to have a deal for locals during the slow spring season and you could stay the weekend (and dine) at an affordable price. It was kind of unreal, living the high life for a weekend. (Promotional images for Sun Mountain Lodge.)

Have you seen this video?

It's happening at all the beautiful places that get "discovered" by people with plenty of money. The place changes in ways that are unintended but inevitable. Local culture and the bucolic landscape that was once so endearing gets lost in the build up, and the price of houses and land...

I spent 25 years in that wonderful valley and got to know the area quite well. The first time I encountered the rain shadow effect was when a mountaineering buddy and I (living in Walla2 at the time) decided over beers on a Friday afternoon that we were going to climb Mt. Baker that weekend. But...