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No wonder Batman’s voice is so raspy, he has no cup holder on his utility belt to help wet his whistle.

With an even longer subtitle “A Magnificent History of How the West Was Really Won - a Sweeping Tale of Shame and Glory”. Set in the desert SW, so not a lot of paddling. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109487.Blood_and_Thunder?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=N0GfjUWEiK&rank=1 Hampton...

Let the stripping commence Old kneeling thwart & drops, ankle blocks, thwart and deck bungees, stem painter loops, old decals, etc. All gone. P5270001 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr The wing nutted removable yoke can stay in for now to provide some lateral stability. I’m not a fan of wing nutted...

Cathy, keep an eye out for an Old Town Pathfinder, which was the later name for the Camper 15 14’ 10” long, 36” wide, 13 ½” deep, flat bottomed like the Camper, just a 1’ 2” shorter and a little lighter. If you want to go shorter and lighter still, but retain the Camper/Pathfinder design, OT...

There is no trace of another HIN anywhere on the hull, inside or out, not even old pop rivet holes from a missing HIN tag on the stems. I’m going to guess that Dreamboat, who I suspect bought naked RX hulls from some manufacturer and installed gunwales, seats and brightwork, messed up. Since...

“And I think he makes a really good point about speed to access. A system that provides perfect protection is useless if you can't get to the camera quickly when the photo you want pops up in front of you” Speed of access is an issue, especially for some fleeting photo op. For wildlife photos...

I believe the HIN on my current rebuild project pre-dates the current standardized format of a 12 letter/number sequence. Modern HINs consist of: A three letter code denoting the manufacturer. A five character code than can use numbers and letters to denote the manufacturer assigned serial...

It would be nice if there was a publicized manufacturer’s standard way of measuring canoe dimensions, but I doubt that will ever come to pass. My mixed-bag method of measuring dimensions: For width I measure hull edge to hull edge at the widest part of the canoe, not counting the outwale, so...

Yarr is in the house Or at least in the shop “First thing, once in the shop, I’ll weigh it. I’m guess 86lbs. Maybe 85lbs post sanding” I was pretty close; 84 lbs suspended from the hanging shop scale, maybe I scrubbed off more than a pound of dirt Oops, I neglected to take a photo of YARR...

“The Watershed duffels I own (four in different sizes) do each have a pair of straps that secure over the seal at the top, but the top does not have a roll closure like the common dry bags do. The top simply folds over and the straps secure it in place” I may be misremembering how friends...

“If you are ever in the Lehigh Valley area, I would be happy to give you couple. Your posts around the web have been the inspiration for my Phoenix Vagabond solo conversion” Ash, arrgghhhh, my wife and son were camped at Hickory Run last weekend, probably close enough. Maybe next time. What I...

Best dry bag vs favorite dry bag are two different things. Our Sealline 120L Pro-pack still comes on every trip and is my “favorite”. I agree with Pete and Waterdog about the “best”; hands down Watershed bags. Claimed to remain watertight at 300’ they have welded seams, multiple layers of...

YARR is at least clean At least, and at last. I suspect that the last time YARR was washed was sometime shortly before it left my shop many moons ago. Scrubbed clean it reveals additional Mallows Bay slice and dice damage to the outer skin, nothing some epoxy and some cloth work won’t cure, and...

The Dreamboat is a flat bottomed Royalex tandem that I originally rebuilt years ago and gave to needed-a-boat Tom. Tom really needed his own canoe. First paddling trip with Tom in his wife’s Mohawk Rogue - high sided deep and well rockered for serious whitewater, with a Perception saddle – we...

“to save time and ensure that I get full coverage I use Super77 spray contact adhesive, you can literally do 2 coats in 5 minutes, and it grips hard (made for automotive use). Just remember though that if you're off the mark it's not going to let go again. I had one canoe with foam on the seats...

“I have not had great luck repairing dry bags that have seams bonded with some type of adhesive as that one has. It is difficult to get a flat alignment of the detached pieces and hold them in position while whatever adhesive you use cures” Holding the glued pieces together until the adhesive...

My neighbor Wayne, who only lives in his house on weekends, called me to say that he had hired a new lawn care guy. The new guy and his weed whacker helper showed up today. I got on the riding mower, drove over next door, parked beside his mower and bellowed “Boy, what the HELL you doin’ on my...

“Instead of being bag shaped, the cressi has sides, like a box would. Makes it a logical place to strap on something to the outside. But I agree with you; I can't trust that bag” “I need to haul out all my dry bags and see what each has and what the possibilities are” I agree that I wouldn’t...

Recommendations about boots of shoes for canoeing will get you Kim’s 1600+ personal opinions. In cooler weather I prefer a near knee high Muk boot of some sort, to permit wading and “wet foot” entry/exit, and if I’m going to be doing much walking or wading in them something with good tread...

“I'll look into some of the ones you suggested” Erica, about your desire to carry paddles and fishing rods secured to the outside of the pack I’m thinking that adding a pouch or open topped envelope near the bottom of the dry bag to hold the paddle blades or rod handles would be beneficial...