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Over the years I have had back issues, in and out of paddling and normal daily activity. At times my slipped disk between #2 and 3 has...

I saw at least one report that When Hitler was an army private in WWI, he almost died in the trenches bercause he couldn't properly...

Thank you for the suggestion, i appreciate it, and see where you are coming from. However, we currently have a 20' bass boat, and i have...

So many of the above happenings and gear acquistions fit my own versions of game changers. For example, since I love to bushwhack to...

The canoe, loaded to the brim with bags and gear, glides gently across the dark water, almost silently, as if unwilling to disturb the...

That may be true in gneral, but I believe in most races I have seen, such as the Adirondack 90 miler, the guideboat rules include...

Again, after actually trying one, i would not recommend the guideboat model made near Charlotte Vermont by Adirondack Guideboat Company...

I remember well the derecho "microburst" of July15, 1995, on a Friday night. It was a 100+ mph straight line wind that blew through the...

On day1 of BSA adult trek leader wilderness guide training (typically college age), I would gauge overall canoe skills by observing the...

"ONE" of the most important things, IMO, that Sue said was "Canoeing isn’t just big chunks of strokes, it’s little ones you are doing...

I could smell smoke in bed this morning at my location in the SW Adirondacks. Then paddled the lake, but no real haze noted in the...

The mantra is " Clean, Drain, Dry" From NYSDEC...

The 6 year old water heater at my camp tops out at 140. The designated boat wash stations have a setting of 120 or 140, setable by the...

That's why they also offer the option of 120F water. 140F is what they use on trailers, and on motors themselves or on large heavy...

i was told that naturally dry (completely really dry) for two full weeks is necessary.