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it does work, but the glued in block is too thick (high). The clamp installed itself at a steep angle tended to not be secure and slide...

i have posted the photo of me carying my Hornbeck with a Knupak many times and will not repeat tha here. But i do have a photo of the...

Unlesss I am in a relaxed campsite situation, I cannot wear a bug shirt during heavy exercise activity. it is just too hot to wear...

When I started racing in the Adirondack 90-mile canoe race in the 1990's, At first I used a beautiful Grey Owl wood bent shaft paddle...

My brother, a formerB-52 pilot and a then TWA pilot, was an early adopter of modern sport hot air ballooning beginning in the mid 1960's...

I'm not normally pessimistic but I'll make an exception: Snow is a pretty good insulator so those beasts are probably fine. I've...

That is exactly what I have understood is true also. Don't count on my 5 feet of snow depth to do anything but to protect them over...

Tug Hill Plateau, east of Lake Ontario. Although I grew up and still live on the perimeter of the area, this and last season are some of...

A home made cover on a voyageur canoe racing in the Yukon River Five Finger Rapids. Myself in the bow, in one shot i am sumerged diving...

I made custom covers for my Blackwater last year, and they've worked really well at cutting down wind resistance, especially from...

years ago, as part of the youth outdoor skills and survival courses I ran, I had a day long exercise in a local Conservation Area where...

i advise my students (especially those who may need a of extra personal work on land nav) to find just such a place, or a park or...

That does make sense, especially as we get older or are a long time out on a particularly difficult route. I would not be opposed...

I think they make pills for that. Alan

For many years, I taught land navigation to young wilderness guides in training. Some got it, others struggled (a lot). There was no...