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yknpdlr
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Zip Lock Bags on Canoe Trips
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For those who think that bags can be odor proof I have a story. I have heard that a bear's sense o smell is 7 times better than than...
Friday at 9:58 PM
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Electrical device you are most likely and least likely to eliminate
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I have a wrist watch, a camera and a headlamp. My phone is off and stashed in a waterproof case. I learned pretty quick that computing...
Aug 5, 2022
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Aug 5, 2022
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Electrical device you are most likely and least likely to eliminate
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I'm with pblanc. I can't tell you how many wilderness search reports include the subject's lack of having a reliable source of light (a...
Aug 4, 2022
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Most of the time the only electrical devices I take is a headlamp which I will usually have even for a day trip. For multi-day or...
Aug 4, 2022
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Adjustable bow foot brace
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Depending on who is doing it and the particular canoe, sometimes it is easier for a single person to do the carry with an appropriate...
Aug 2, 2022
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Canoe Magazine
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I dropped CANOE and Kayak magazine several years ago because it seemed to focus 95% on anything but canoeing. Virtually every article...
Aug 2, 2022
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Adjustable bow foot brace
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I suppose I could make that permanent addition in my own canoe, but I often paddle race or train with several different canoes from...
Aug 2, 2022
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Adjustable bow foot brace
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In my guide boat I use webbing tie down straps attached to my seat to hold a long ~1" diameter dowel with tennis balls on the ends to...
Aug 1, 2022
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Adjustable bow foot brace
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As a primary bow paddle racer, I have struggled with various types of bow foot braces for years. I might be in anything from a 34' or...
Aug 1, 2022
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Back to northern Quebec
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Wow, it has been such a long time since I heard the word "Chibougamau". Fun to pronounce. My dad took me there on a fishing trip in the...
Aug 1, 2022
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Wood paddles - which style and maker do you like?
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Caleb Davis Tremolo branded cherry ottertail. Edges are thinned for slicing. Tip is splined for strength. 10% varnish, 90% oil mix on...
Jul 29, 2022
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This is an interesting question. Many claim that a car will function as a Faraday cage if it has a metal frame, and hence will protect...
Jul 29, 2022
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Paddling in a lightning storm
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Got caught in a bad thunder storm and downpour while racing on the Yukon River in a large carbon voyageur canoe. Debated for a while...
Jul 29, 2022
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Should you have to pay the costs of a rescue?
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Recall the strange case of Carl Skalak who was canoeing in the Adirondacks and got caught in a not too unusual late November snowstorm...
Jul 20, 2022
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