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Gram weenies, pay attention! Matt Morris of Waterloo, Ontario, has made an 11.6 lb (5.3 kg) canoe that he tows by bicycle for urban...

Might be soon. Found this dead listing during a brief search. Has full specs, too...

Sometimes I think I should reproduce this sign for my barn door. Jim

Snowshoe day trip in cuyahoga valley national park with my wife, father in law and Abby just before a snow squall hit yesterday...

Paddling season seems a long way off. I look forward to mornings like this.

OK @Aslowhand, I looked more closely at the Pikitigushi River below Gort Lake and, from Google Earth images, it appears to be very...

@Chip , I'm curious what RBW's response will be. After you posted, I emailed the folks I was going to buy from and she measured the...

Saturday, June 18, 2022, Day 24 After a warm, rainless night, I woke up quite early. The many mosquitoes on the tent's mosquito net...

The ultra-light, freestyle paddle that I've been working on, for the past several weeks, is complete and ready to be shipped. It's made...

I'll see your obsolescence and raise you one... Like a fine mechanical watch, it's a pleasure to hold and use. In fact, Minerva used to...

Gunwale, IME. Its the highest point and therefore the quickest to create interference. 240cm is pretty short for most canoes, 280 is...

Friday, June 17, 2022, Day 23 I was woken several times during the night by loud thunder and rainshowers. When I got up shortly after...

I can't think of a better activity when I can't paddle. It's probably the best exercise I've ever done for cardio. Portaging heavy...

My wife and I just wrapped a perfectly wonderful snowshoe backpacking trip on the Morrison trail in Allegheny National Forest, PA. It’s...