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I haven't used mine since the one-way valve for the mini pump got jammed and created a nice flaming jet out the filler cap. The thing was engulfed in flames before Andy kicked the whole mess into a puddle.

Sure fire cure: Loudly proclaim in front of everyone that "Somebody stole my [insert item description here]." Your hand will be resting on said item.

After this extended dry spell, I'm leaving for a canoe trip tomorrow night. Supposed to rain like mad on Wednesday. You're welcome! Anyway it's a new river trail, they're adding a bunch of campsites along the way, and it's really the only game in town till the rivers fill back up. The trail...

Very nice. I've been hesitant to use a cart like yours. I have a 15 lb. Canadian Boat Walker with 16" spoked wheels. Yours probably weighs 8 or 9 maybe? Anyway, great video!

It definitely depends in the trip. Last trip I did was to bring the family down a local river for an overnight on a sandy beach. Coolers mandatory, plenty of the steel framed folding chairs, a roll-a-table and other luxuries. We still cooked over the fire, because it's part of the fun. When...

My goal is to cover every ancient canoe trail in Maine. and I've done some doozies. We all have different styles, but I like to solo a 16' boat like the Mad River kevlar Explorer. Used to use Royalex, but I'm old now. Couple of 12' poles clipped in, plus we all need the bailer clipped in...

I have a buddy who is interested in my old Bell Mystic. We won a few races with it but now it sits. Does anyone have the specs on it? I know it's 18.5 feet and weighed 53 pounds before Doug patched it.

I have a Jet filter (top notch, I bought it brand new at a yardsale for $20) at about 13' altitude that gets a lot of dust out of the air for when I'm using handheld sanders, and a Northern Tool dust collector (the one thing they have that is actually heavy duty and low cost). All my...

Yes, you need to aim the strobe at yourself and do the funky chicken, all the while shrieking and howling. Typically you do this so that the remainder of your trip is solo.

So check out this video. If it's so tough, why did the guy have to cheat? Look at that tiny little bite of the second sample between the vise and the vise grip. The section being bent had to be 20% longer. Then he pulled on the first one to put all the pressure at the fold line in the vise...

I'll be in the depths of the Grand Canyon for the Lyrids. Something to look forward to!

I own several of each. I prefer a canoe but enjoy not getting swamped a mile from shore in my kayak. But I know the difference and wouldn't be that guy at the party. Instead I'd talk your ear off until you wished you'd never seen a canoe, a kayak or the horse I rode in on.

Well I hope no one from my family reads this, but I'm giving inflatable pillows to everyone. About the size of your fist when stowed. Sea to Summit I believe is the brand. I just tried one out and it's way better than a folded up down vest. Since they all bring airline size pillows anyway...

I think I have one more trip in me. Some folks might remember "Bear", AKA Walter Zaremba, who sadly passed away a number of years ago. He maintained the Thanksgiving Leftovers Trip every year. This year we're going for it, though there aren't many takers. Going to paddle a section of the...

I often wander the woods under the pitch of night. I can think of two times that can't be explained. Once, we were sent home early from work because of a huge snowstorm. Naturally, I went for a hike through the woods. I followed an old cart path up a hill, as it petered out, I kept thinking...

I'm hunkered down with Hap Wilson's book on Temagami, trying to decide on a week of paddling with family and friends next summer. Want to see some pictographs. Are there Must-See spots? Obabika Lake seems to come up a lot. I'm thinking about Route 6; Diamond, Wakimiki and Obabika Lake Loop. Or...

Me and Scooter survived the 18' flood-of-record on the Pemmigewasset, in what - 1998? That's when I lost the Mad River Duckhunter that I had bought for my wife. I found a 16' Mad River royalex Explorer in the want ads to replace it, my first. I named it the Handbasket for one of Gary Larson's...

Probably the one that will live in my memory forever was my concoction of macaroni and cheese, with a couple cans of sardines stirred in. It honestly didn't taste toooo bad but just looking at those little dead fish tails poking out orange goo did not appeal. My brother named the dish "Lake Erie".

I guess you could call me a "before the event" tripper. 62 and still healthy. I ain't struttin' though, it sounds like it comes quick and sudden. One thing this thread did for me; I was busy trying to talk myself out of going to exercise class after work, and substituting an ice cold beer...

Second guessing myself. I bought a Garmin 660st GPS, very expensive at about $450, plus a SPOT, the cheap one having an exorbitant annual subscription cost. The more expensive model allows a monthly subscription and turns out to be cheaper if you only use it a portion of the year. Not that I'm...