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Old Time scouters I have known would simply pour a can of peaches, pineapple or similar can of fruit along with all of the canned juice...

I always bring a bunch of plain flour tortillas when guiding sccuts. Sometimes I got lucky during berry season. Having an army of berry...

Bannock biscuits, of course, to be made by cooking in a fry pan with a touch from a bottle of liquid squeeze margarine (travels well)...

Not pastries, but I usually bring a package of Fig Newtons along, which travel well and go good with a cup of coffee or tea for breakfast.

"Fresh" baked muffins in various flavors are always stacked near the entry of the local (the only) grocery market in my town (TOPS)...

What happens when you paddle a bent shaft backwards? If no one else is around it feels odd.😕 If your paddling friends are around it...

i have no idea what was just said. During the power paddle phase, there is at least a moderate amount of torso and upper body rotation...

When paddling single stroke single side in my lighter canoes (22 pound PB Shadow, or 19 pound SR Blackwater), I notice during the...

Many remote Adirondack ponds will have an old beater leaky canoe (or rowboat), well hidden somewhere not far from shore. Usuallly there...

I should have said that I feel like  I lack grace when paddling sit & switch compared to using an ottertail with underwater recovery or...

Paddling sure seems to be a popular way when the water isn't frozen. I remember a lot of them being runners, bikers, skies, and...

As I have heard AF fighter pilots often say.... "a MIG at your 6 is better than no MIG at all"

Don't believe the severely outdated topo map. Even the old main river channel has changed much since it was surveyed and printed. I've...

I have always preferred leather hiking boots to any synthetics. Properly treated with Limmer grease, I can hike a damp day in my Limmer...

I used candle lanterns years ago. the light is dim, but it provides ambiance. Never had any problem or concern about using one in as...