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I agree. I think this is very important. Sadie's commands are simple: 'get in' and 'get out' One time she surprised me by launching herself from the canoe in mid stream above a large rapid and swimming to shore. It took me a few moments to realize what had happened. She really dislikes...

Welcome to the forum! Where do you like to paddle with your dog? Please fill out your location so other members know where you're located. Alan

Super impressive. Racers are generally great canoeists. I've never really understood the disrespect towards them. They spend a ton of time on the water. You learn a lot about boat handling and reading current by paddling 18.5' straight keeled boats on rivers. Some are only interested in...

Wood would still be my preferred fuel source in that situation. There have been plenty of times where I've processed mini-wood for my twig stove. It's usually pretty easy to find some dead limbs or dead standing saplings that are 2-3" diameter. I cut these into 3-4" sections and baton them into...

It sounds like our former photography careers had a lot in common. While I also found photography to be a distraction in the end there were other times it made me see more. For a while I really enjoyed macro photography and what would have normally been a 20 minute walk through the woods could...

Photography used to be a serious hobby for me. Since I liked being alone and liked the outdoors nearly all my photos were landscapes. It took me many years to realize there were nearly all pointless. Most of them didn't mean anything to me and they didn't mean anything to anyone else. The...

I think you conclusively disproved Nick's hypothesis. :)

Years ago, when returning from a trip in Canada, I ran out of alcohol and stopped at a gas station to get some Heet....except that it wasn't called Heet in Canada. There were however two different colors (Yellow and Red), just like in the US. I remembered that one bottle color was preferred but...

They're readily available and super cheap. Tons of tutorials on making your own. I'm sure there are tons of unexperienced campers that used them due to the low cost and tinkerability. Not that I think they're inherently dangerous. Fuel is available at any hardware store and many gas stations...

One difference I can see is that if you knock over an alcohol stove when it's running the result would be different than knocking over a white gas stove. That being said I've generally heard that alcy stoves are allowed but I've never actually checked on it. Alan

I used to use rocks. It was handy. I never had to carry anything and would just pick a few up at the put-in and stack them in the stern. Then someone pointed out that if I were to capsize, and the rocks didn't roll out, that the canoe would likely sink to the bottom. So I quit using rocks...

Paddling in a straight line is much more than a basic skill. I think I have pretty decent skills and I still struggle to paddle in a straight line in certain boats in certain conditions. From what I gather you don't have a lot of solo paddling experience. If I was you I'd be looking for a...

The only thing I miss about kayaks is the low wind resistance. Sometimes I think it would be fun to have one again but I guess I don't want one bad enough to buy/build one. I often paddled mine with a short single blade, which was nice. Alan

There's this one from Vivobarefoot: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/tracker-winter-ii-sg-mens?colour=Obsidian It has a waterproof lining, which I'm not a fan of, but some people are. I have no experience with it. I've been wearing their Magna forest ESC for the past few weeks and have been...

It's thinner and lighter than Kevlar felt. It's easier to blend into the hull so most think it's aesthetically more pleasing. It's very hard wearing. I've been very happy with it. I've never used Kevlar felt so can't make a direct comparison. Dynel is ugly as hell if it's not painted. Alan

Have you tried the peanut butter with honey already in it? That my go-to. Alan

I can't imagine what that scenario must have been like for all involved. Not being a whitewater paddler I had heard of leg entrapment but never really understood it until I did a trip where I had to do a lot of wading in a river that was as jumble of large round rocks. On multiple occasions my...

It's no different than lightening your other meals. Try not to carry foods that already contain water and choose things that are calorie dense. Make your own bread Peanut butter Nuts Dried fruit Alan

I think that's maybe not a good idea. I spent the first two weeks of September in that area and it was very cold, wet, and windy. I also spent all of August in that area on the same trip and while it also had some cold and wet weather overall August felt like autumn, not summer. Alan

I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't even know it was there and was pleasantly surprised to show up and find it. I was the only one there. Alan