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Yeah, being from Missouri and paddling Ozark streams all the time, I would hardly call Noel the canoeing capital of the Ozarks, although...

I've never been to Noel, but a group of us go to the Ozarks for a week of paddling every September. Sometimes northern Arkansas and...

The straps were purchased as they were, marketed as hood straps for tying down a boat (I didn't make em myself). I agree, in...

More robust webbing - yup. I hear you on not using carabiners, but they're awfully fast and convenient. Maybe I'll reconsider for...

if they're building a highrise in your area ask the foreman for some of the used safety loops for lanyards- they're usually cemented...

Very glad!

TLDR: Don't leave synthetics exposed to UV. @Caledonia If you can feel a textural difference, the fabric is shot. Long answer...

I went to cinch my bowlines down ahead of a long trip at interstate speeds, and one of my hoodstraps ripped. Seems like UV degradation...

I'm assuming that some of the forum members have facial hair, that some make sawdust, and that the two subsets overlap. Here is the...

Nice saves. On my normal walk they created a carp barrier consisting of large rocks to keep carp from traveling from the lake to the...

The snapper is about the size of a half dollar and probably one day old. Every year we see the little guys and way too many get squished...

😆 @eckilson I'm sure it'd be a great river boat too with that rocker. I'd eyed one up as a solo pole-and-paddle boat at one point.

This has been in the works for a while now but last Saturday 7/19/25 I traded in my Hemlock Eaglet lll in the lite-tech layup to Hemlock...

A buddy of mine has a Starfire (at least I think it is a Starfire), but it is a solo and royalex - good tripping or "big-boy" boat.

I may take freestyle class or two with it, but the one I recently got will primarily be a river runner and should be great for it...