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There is a small gap in the rubber seal, presumably to allow the lid to be removed, otherwise a change in air pressure would clamp the lid down tight. It would have been better if they had included some sort of screw down valve like Peli use on their cases. I don't use ours, it's simply too big...

What can you tape with that won't peel apart from the boiling water? Heavy duty condom maybe!!!

Boiling water should do it though of course it would make the wood swell. Hot air gun?

The rivet setter has a hole for setting the washer and then, after you have cut the end down, a dimple for forming a tidy mushroom head on the end of the rivet.

If you want a really secure side release buckle look out for an ITW GT Cobra buckle. It's a plastic version of the Austrialpin parachute harness buckle

Tandy Leather is always good for this kind of thing. You can buy online from them but if you can get to a store they often have good deals. As well as copper rivets and a rivet setter you can buy heavy leather strips intended for belts that make good pack straps.

arrived back from our camping trip and then had to be away for a conference. Generated random numbers for each entrant and then selected the median one as the winner. Yknpdlr you are the winner! Please send me your address and I'll get that mailed straight away. Thanks for the interest...

Well you may be right, though some of us don't have time for fishing and with the fire situation down here there could be many more summers when cooking over an open fire will be prohibited. I guess if you were brought up on a meat and potatoes diet some of Paul's recipes would be a bit extreme!

I'll just bump this, quite surprised at the lack of interest. Yes, it is an actual book, in this case signed by the author. I have the e-book as well as I prefer to use my iPad when preparing recipes. Will pick a winner when I return from camping after the weekend.

The order seems to apply all year round. Does that mean winter campers will have to comply with these regs. too? I'd love one of the carbon fiber Wild Ideas canisters. I guess if rules like this begin to applied more widely it would make the cost more bearable. It may also drive more innovation...

I suspect you are right but, as is often the case, it's not exactly clear. How is anyone to know which containers pass the test? Would an Ursack with an aluminum liner pass? This is a departure from the previous tests where bears were given a container to play with. I predict that the number of...

I enjoy reading your rebuild write ups, nice to see someone keeping boats out of the landfill and "plastic" boats are as much part of our heritage as wood and canvas. You've complained about getting riveter's wrist before, have you tried a Lazy Tong riveter? The other alternative would be...

Paul Shipman, a local canoe tripping friend and enthusiastic chef has written an outdoor cookery book. His recipes are mostly "just add boiling water"; he uses a storm kettle for most of his canoe trips, multi-cultural and above all taste great. We were involved in some of the testing process...

I think Kelly Kettle and Ghillie Kettle are part of the same company, not what if any of the differences are. I think the generic name for them is "storm kettle"

what could possibly go wrong! I have an old pre WW1 British canoe guide that recommends employing a couple of local farm workers and a horse and cart for portages between watersheds.

Since most of our meals are "just add boiling water" we find a Ghillie Kettle works really well. IMG_1560[1] by Chris Randall, on Flickr we'll often have the Kettle running before or alongside a larger fire as it boils water so quickly The only downside is the bulk so on longer trips we'll...

Much more available to rent or buy in the UK than most other places and I 'm aware of a few British folk setting up "open canoe" tours in parts of France. There is a big canoe following in the Netherlands and Germany with a lots of paddlers taking there boats to Scandinavia to make trips. We...

I guess it saves the washing up! I guess if it's OK to burn them it's not so bad but these past couple of years we have had fire bans so you'd be stuck with carrying them around. We have a couple of Ziploc containers we use as bowls. We carry a sugar cube sized piece of fragrance free soap for...

Clint, what's with the paper plates? The big advantage of a "single blade" saw compared to one with a frame is that you can slide it in between tree limbs to cut a piece of wood. Silky are definitely the best. We have definitely been trying to merge our backpacking and paddling styles. Single...