Recent content by Woodsman1776

For anything water related, canoeing, boating, fishing, even hiking, I use an Olympus TG-6. It's a good camera with plenty of options, is highly configurable, and works well under water. Here are a couple of unedited shots from the TG-6.

Oh, I like the towel idea. I use a sponge. A few days ago, I was sponging water out of the canoe. Although the sponge picks up a lot of water, the task seemed never ending. I put the sponge in my Mad River in 1987 (or there about). It's held in place with a strip of bungee. It's always there...

Perhaps the question should be modified to "When did you first paddle a canoe?". I first paddled a canoe when I was in the scouts. Probably about age 9. The first canoe that I bought was a couple of decades later; in the mid 80's. My time in a canoe between the first time and the time I bought...

Did the label of something get you, regardless of the content of the package? I was making room in the garage fridge for some winter beer and found this straggler left over from the summer. If the beer label is a canoe, a boat, a fish, a tent, etc., I'll buy it...at least once. "Canoe Paddler"...

Yes, I'm there. The #1 culprit for missing tools is my wife. My hammer, rubber mallet, and tape measure are her favorites. So, I put these items along with a few other essential tools into a bright orange tool box and gave it to her. She loved it...more than flowers, etc. Ha! That eliminated the...

The paddle I use most when paddling my larger canoe (Mad River Royalex 17') is a Grey Owl Bent-Shaft. I've been using this paddle for more than 30 years. I probably bought it with the intention of only using it on flat water, but it turns out I use it everywhere; flat water and quiet rivers...