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Stormy Kromer is located in Michigan's upper peninsula, Ironwood. I own a few of them, they make great products!!

......and thank god it wasn't! ;)

Bent shaft for me.

It's pretty hard to hide a canoe.....:rolleyes: A few years go I bought a lovely brand new Surly bicycle and just happened to park it between all the other bikes in the garage. About a month later while coming home from a ride, my wife was heading to the grocery store and asked if I needed...

.....for that matter, why own a car or a home when you can rent one?

I've had many folks question the cost of my canoe/bicycle fleet. It seems these same people have motor boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, atv's etc..... They've got the initial cost, a trailer, insurance, gas, registrations, trail passes and off season up keep. I've got the initial cost only...

There's quite a few canoe liveries nearby but I can't think of any that offer full outfitting for a camping trip. It's also convenient to toss my canoe on the car and hit the local river or lake without having to wait for the outfitter to open so I can paddle a few hours on any given day.

I'd run into poisonous snakes every so often when I lived in Virginia but none here in Michigan, though we do have Massassauga rattle snakes. On a bicycle camping trip on Bois Blanc Island last summer I was hoping to see a " Michigan rattler" since there's supposed to be many, but no luck. I...

Since I was a kid I've loved early country - delta blues, especially those recorded before WW2. I had first discovered Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf and really liked the hard driving electric blues but it didn't take long to find all those who inspired them and the names really stuck with me...

I have a hand written note that I leave on my dash if I'm in an area I'm not sure about ... "Mike, I got here early, went for a quick walk and will be back soon" Not sure if it helps but I figured it can't hurt.

I had a Power Surge and really didn't care for it at all. I found it smaller than my liking and didn't feel I was getting the catch that I was with their flat water blades. They are popular in the racing community, probably for a quicker turnover. But in my opinion, if you're young and strong...

I got myself a Carbon/Kevlar Wenonah paddle a few years ago and love it. I have a few Zavs that I use mostly but I really like the blade width of that Wenonah. As mentioned above, it may slow cadence slightly being a bit wider and heavier but I'm pushing much more water with it. I tend to...

Stormy Kromer is popular here in Michigan, made in the Upper Peninsula. I have a few hats, a couple vests and sweaters and just ordered a Mackinaw jacket last night. Good stuff. (y)

......I just think that canoe would look better on my car! ;)

I hear you .... and you'll never see my canoe on top of a Subaru either!! :ROFLMAO:

Yup, looks like a brown snake. They don't get very big.

I have a couple tandem canoes that have foot braces for the stern paddler but not for the bow. I've seen a couple for sale on line but thought I'd try to make one before forking over $85. Has anyone made their own and can you post a picture? Of course I was told I could just use a foam block...

I've been lucky enough to own some nice boats so I'll have to choose the first canoe I bought, an Old Town Discovery 158. It's not a bad canoe and it took me on many adventures but that thing was a beast! Of course it was far better than any of the canoe livery aluminum beaters that I...

Like a few others, my wife's interest has certainly dwindled over the years. Lucky for me she doesn't mention my take over of the garage with 5 canoes and bicycles hanging everywhere.

I really like the concept of decked canoes, especially on bigger water. The larger cockpits on them makes for easy entry. I was looking into a Clipper Sea 1 a while back but their web site says "unavailable" but I've never paddled one either. I can vouch for the Wenonah Canak and Savage...