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  1. CaptainOllieWest

    Pickup Truck and Fifth Wheel - Front Receiver Rack

    You are not unduly harsh, just concerned. I have hauled canoes this way for a lot of miles. The last trip in June was 540ish miles round trip. 70 mph interstate, mountain passes, and twisty mountain roads with 0 problems. Heck it rained hard on the 6+ hour return trip. It is not the best way...
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    Pickup Truck and Fifth Wheel - Front Receiver Rack

    I agree, a front reciever and rack system on your roof are the best way to haul your canoe. If you go with just a front goalpost you may run into problems if you slid it too far forward. The ends of most canoes turn up and it may not sit right on your roof Without a rack. The straps through...
  3. CaptainOllieWest

    Pickup Truck and Fifth Wheel - Front Receiver Rack

    It does effect visibility, but I don't think anymore than carrying it on top of any vehicle. I notice it most on curvy mountain roads. I sometimes have to move around to see the road.
  4. CaptainOllieWest

    Pickup Truck and Fifth Wheel - Front Receiver Rack

    I carry my canoes on the roof. No racks, just pool noodles and straps through the door openings. A rack out front would be nice though. The tan one is 16' and the red one is 17'.
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    Jokes and Laughter for the Day

    Holy Moly! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3436319823246527/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post
  6. CaptainOllieWest

    Outbound Hound

    I had the brand of the PFD wrong. It is a Outward Hound not Outbound Hound.
  7. CaptainOllieWest

    Outbound Hound

    Thank you for your response. The PFD is the size recommended for the girth of the dog. I don't think the next smaller size from this company. would fit. She is a kind of a Chiweenie mix; long body, short legs and fairly thick through the chest. I will float her in the pool before we use it...
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    Greetings !

    Welcome! I just subscribed to your YouTube channel!
  9. CaptainOllieWest

    Outbound Hound

    We purchased an Outbound Hound PFD for our dog. Our little dog was able to escape the PFD. She was in front of my wife and emerged from under the bow seat fully naked. We did not see how she managed to remove it. I have since tried it at home and it seems secure. I did tighten the straps a...
  10. CaptainOllieWest

    Android Night Pictures

    It works great for pictures around the campfire.
  11. CaptainOllieWest

    Android Night Pictures

    On my phone, you just turn off the auto flash feature. With no flash, it just automatically knows to use the night photo feature when it is dark.
  12. CaptainOllieWest

    Android Night Pictures

    Here is a picture I took with my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra a few days ago. It was very dark and I used the night picture feature. Do any of you use this feature on your phones?
  13. CaptainOllieWest

    Swift Keewaydin 17 canoe for sale

    If I wasn't 3,000 miles away ... Nice canoe! GLWS!
  14. CaptainOllieWest

    Free Genuine Old Town Rowing Seat

    Racing vest and wind shirt too!
  15. CaptainOllieWest

    What will be the effect of electric vehicles on canoe tripping?

    Here is an invoice for a model 3 battery replacement. I envision a lot of EVs being recycled instead of being maintained and driven more than 10ish years. I am not sure how this plays into their overall environmental impact.
  16. CaptainOllieWest

    What will be the effect of electric vehicles on canoe tripping?

    When I go on trips it usually involves going over mountain passes and staying in remote areas. Often, I pull a 5th wheel trailer. For these reasons an EV is only a distant thought for replacing my diesel 1999 F350. I will keep my old truck alive for now. She will likely go over 300K this...
  17. CaptainOllieWest

    13 Coldest Rivers in the U.S.

    The Snake doesn't empty into Puget Sound. It is a tributary of the Columbia River, which empties directly into the Pacific Ocean.
  18. CaptainOllieWest

    You want to take that tub.....where?

    I have a 15 foot Coleman that lives at our vacation house. It cost around 80 bucks. It is used in local ponds and lakes and occasionally the Willapa Bay. It brings back memories of canoes when I was a kid. It seems like Colemans were everywhere back then. A friend had a 17 footer a few years...
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