yknpdlr

there is a very active paddling community club in western PA, particularly around Bradford. i have paddled on the Allegheny Reservoir...

To my way of thinking (get off my lawn) spray paint tagging, tree carving, and rock pile playing are the original forms of taking...

Right, As with with colored plastic flagging, some people just have to leave these to mark what they try to make into their own "trail"...

If they are marking a trail leave them alone. In the remote country of the North I would leave them alone. In the Front Country where...

I hammock camp shoulder seasons and use a thermarest under me for warmth. I have to double port no matter what, so a little more weight...

i have an original style thermarest that has held stong for more than 20 years now. Acutally I have severall of them, some short, some...

If you learn to paddle correctly and efficiently as a means to propel your canoe, why would you need to pad?

This is shaping up to be my first year in more than 30 years to miss my annual trip into Lows. Most of the time (but not always) it was...

YKNPDLR = That is very helpful. Thank you. By the way, you have responded to my posts (and many others) with very helpful information...

I've seen C3s converted to C4s. They are not a pretty sight. Maybe ok for a short while with a couple of adults carrying very small...

Some forums may have more members, but the members here probably have more combined experience than any other and the quality of the...

I saw Joe at the 90 Miler last week. My Shadow is still on order. Joe is strongly trying to talk me out of my request for a high hung...

Savage River carbon C4s tend to be the winningest boats in races I have participated in, closely followed by GRB, then Wenonah (Wenonah...

Placid boatworks was closed down a few years ago when the state told him he needed better ventilation for his workers. Then the whole...

i agree. Another time, consider an excursion to Long Pond Mountain (known as the "Paddler's Mountain", since that is the primary means...