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Crimes against humanity- maple "flavoured" syrup!

OutdoorGearLab recently reviewed sat beacons and messengers. I'm often not entirely sold on their reviews (one of their biggest failings is to omit one of the top contenders in a particular category or to include a piece of gear dissimilar to the others selected for review) One of the most...

I have heard of slalom C1 paddlers setting the T-grip at an angle to the blade. They are using a lot of short, forward power strokes with little time for steering. An angled grip would likely reduce repetitive strain injuries.

Baby food pouches- available to fill with your own ingredients and reusable. They have a super heavy duty wide ziploc opening for filling and a screw top spout for pouring. Available form Amazon. I think the ones we have a Brezza brand.

You're gonna need a bigger first aid kit!

How would these compare with a reciprocating saw with a pruning saw blade?

A good tip is to use something like Seamgrip along the stitch lines right from new. This helps limit the effect of abrasion on the thread. I’ve been doing this on outdoor footwear for a few years now, particularly at the sides of the forefoot where rocks etc. tend to rub.

I carry a 2" stick of hot melt glue in my repair kit. Had to use it one time to stick a paddle blade onto a carbon shaft one time on a WW trip. As far as I know the paddle is still being used 10 years later with no further repair

I tend to buy them oversize so it is a bit easier. Helps if you can get them down far enough to release your thumbs and then it’s much easier to keep right side out. I’ve used the same stuff I’d used to clean goop from my hands to clean up before removing the gloves and this helps with re-use...

I have used a turpentine/beeswax mix to proof cotton. Seemed to work fine though the fabric certainly does stiffen in cold weather. Maybe not a bad thing as the stiff pack is easier to fill. I suspect that the wax could become sticky in really hot weather. I wouldn’t trust the pack as...

Costco! I also have a box of super heavy duty mechanics nitrile gloves that are great to wear over liner gloves while assembling the titanium stove pipe on the winter tent. They are tough enough to stand several uses.

Usually if you stay a couple of nights the duties (if applicable) and taxes are waived. Americans have a higher threshold for duty as well.

Spray covers- consider a polyester fabric like HyperD 300 from ripstopbytheroll. Polyester is much more stable under different humidities compared to nylon so it stretches/shrinks less I have a Singer 20u for most of my sewing. First thing I did was swap out the standard clutch motor with a DC...

We often see otter slides that run for hundreds of yards with nothing but the occasional paw print where they give themselves a shove, much like a skateboarder kick glide

If your bow crosses the eddy line on the inside of the bend you will turn sideways. The trick is to keep the canoe in the slower water that still flows downstream. It’s a useful technique for avoiding sweepers that usually sit on the outside of the bend. It also allows you to make a safe landing...

If that was snow I’d say it was otters

Restoring Finland's Rivers

Yes, I followed the directions in Cliff Jacobson's book though I think I may try one of the webbing designs described by Mike M.

You may want to look at a wide quilt paired with a separate hood. Something like a 15deg F Arrowhead Equipment in wide with pad loops. A quilt will pack smaller and be lighter and then pair with with a warm wide pad like a Thermarest XTherm or one of the new Sea To Summit Etherlite Pads.

Not something that I would do, but then again, I wouldn't be paddling those rivers solo. QR harnesses can definitely be temperamental, we would take time to carefully cut the webbing so that it was not overly long to avoid twisting. It always gets me how each manufacturer has their own specs...