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I don''t know how tall you are but my stripper legs are very long. When I am sitting "one under one forward", the leg under the seat goes sort of diagonally backwards. Knee close to the turn of the bilge and foot almost in the center under or behind the seat. A pedestal would get in the way...

Hi memaquay. I don't think this is a thread drift at all, at least I am very interested to hear opinions on this. A fixed seat is lighter and sturdier of course. It also looks cleaner and is easier to attach one of those clever carying thwarts to. I am 175lbs 6'3" and wear US size 10 I will...

Hello there Big Stripper! 20 years of neglect before repair was needed sounds acceptable to me. Did you varnish those or just use oil, or nothing? I don't have mahogany but I spent the night yesterday salvaging and re-sawing an old door frame out of real Burmeese Teak. It looks and smells...

Please don't call it that Alan. That is forest that has not been touched after the ice age 😊. The "ugly" picture is the one with the skinny trees and destroyed undergrowth. On a more serious note. You don't need to kiln dry that wood. Use it as is for anything outside that you want to last...

Yeah they can grow in a variety of ways depending upon location and local climates. The industrial forest grow fast and straight with no branches until you reach abot 20 feet up. The old growth can look like this too but most of those trees have been cut down long ago. They are like our giant...

Yes! I laid out all the glass and carefully dry-brushed it with a big soft brush to get it to conform to the shapes before going on with the epoxy. I thought it was going to be easy but it was a real thriller. The epoxy went on one glass sheet at a time, starting in the bottom at the center and...

I had to meditate on this for a while. Does this sketch describe the concept?

Thanks for the links Brian. I will check them out. It's true that I'm pretty tied when it comes to wood selection up here in the north. Anything can be ordered of course but shipping costs and the time it takes to get it pretty much rules that out. The Kite is 15' though so same s your canoe...

Hi. I have a very Specific question about my build but I thought I'd start off with a little introduction since I haven't posted anything about this build yet. Last summer I started building my John Winters Kite up in northern Sweden. I've had a lot of help along the way especially from Martin...

I love going solo and to be the only human for miles out there in nature. As long as I can make a good fire at night I couldn't be happier. Without a fire I quickly start to feel a bit bored, lonely and depressed and sounds in the forest start to make themselves known. I think fire is important...

That is pretty amazing Glenn! At 106 pages it's a bit intimidating but it probably straightens out a lot of questions regarding where you can paddle and where you might get in trouble for doing so. I'll throw myself at it but hopefully Clemency reports back with the greatest hits. I love to go...

That doesn't sound bad at all. So the small twisty creeks would be more difficult to paddle without fear for the 12 guage I take it. Since they run through so many properties, sometimes close to private residences. Even without camping in question, just paddling through sounds like it could be...

So in Canada you pretty much have the same "right to roam"? Or is it just that there's so much wilderness than once you're out there you never run into anyone else? Yes those are probably seasonal. Those are the ones that I like best, when they are in season that is. Not that hip on e-coli though.

This is from the wipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam "The freedom to roam, or "everyman's right", is the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land, lakes, and rivers for recreation and exercise. The right is sometimes called the right of...

Do you remember those maps that people used to have on "their homepage" in the early internet days? The map showed a world map and a red dot for where the visitors to that site where located. That would be interesting to see on this site if such a thing exists nowadays. I'm guessing that most...

Hi Rubbaboo. I think what you have in mind is the Swedish "Right of Public Access/Freedom to Roam". You can read about it here: https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/nature-outdoors/nature/sustainable-and-rural-tourism/about-the-right-of-public-access/ It's pretty much the same in Norway...

Hi Mason. Are you talking about the Pakboat/Packcanoe or the Ally? They are not the same although I think that both have Norwegian roots. Packcanoes have a similar alu frame system as the Ally but the Packcanoe has the inflatable hull which should stiffen it up some while also providing...

Hi Glenn. Norway is a narrow but long country. North to south it's the same distance as New York to Miami. The whole country is mountainous and there are many rivers. These are are usually short and too steep to paddle, or they are big and slow flowing through farmlands, or they are regulated...

They actually do come in red as well. I think that the red is only available in what they call their flat water canoe. I have to admit that I haven't tried it but I suspect that it is not as bad as their down river models. As said, any canoe is better than no canoe. I'm just glad that I had the...

The Ally folding canoes are by far the worst I've ever paddled. They are sluggishly slow and move through the water like you are dragging an anchor. It will literally come to a full stop as soon as you stop paddling. They track poorly yet they do not turn easily and are very wind sensitive. The...