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Mike, I had a paddling buddy that tried a similar type truck tent for a while. He had issues with the rear crossbar. When canoes were loaded, it forced him to bunch the tents roof material up behind the towers, and because his towers were toward the rear of the cap, getting a good weather seal...

That is a very practical bandaid modification. Thanks. 30 years of ambulance service deserves a major THANKS

No Title I'll second the Pocket Bellows. Silicone tubing works great. I have given these as gifts, and all have been impressed. My daughter saw and used mine with the silicone tubing, and requested that her tubing be cut to a length that allows her to use as if a necklace when camping. She and...

Thanks Alan, kerf relationship to tubing thickness had me curious. Was thinking maybe 2 passes on each slot with the blade angle creating a barely narrower tip of the aluminum bracket, with the area that the tubing butts into matching the tubings ID. Sort of a self centering tab that the tubing...

Great foot brace design Mr. Gage. I have successfully cut aluminum with a sliding compound mitre saw, as well as a radial arm saw. Good quality carbide blade, but used, worked great. Does the width of kerf from your metal chop saw differ much from a standard carbide saw blade?

The ability to use a canoe gets me to places where I rarely, if ever, encounter anyone else. Especially anyone with a Coleman lantern. However, if in a more public campground area the glare of the adjacent lantern's is to be expected. Sort of comes with the territory. Guess that is why I choose...

Two Fenix headlamps in service for over a year now. I have a couple of neighbors, Deputy Sheriffs, each living within waving distance of our house in town. They have been using the flashlights with the 18650 rechargeable batteries for a long time, and highly recommended them, so I started...

"The first day of my trip I got hit with rain and struggled to start my first fires in the dampness. After I got into the rhythm it got easier but after everything dried out I filled an empty zip-lock with birch bark and old man's beard and carried that in my food barrel so I'd have a ready...

Got Tilley T-3's about 25 years ago. Hope they last forever, as I hear the quality has dropped lately. 3" brim, front and rear straps, floats. Love the dip and pour over head function, that then allows for evaporative cooling. 2 brass grommets in the crown, which makes it less desirable for...

Really enjoyed you taking me along. My winter camping here in Louisiana definately does not involve those kinds of logistics. Spent many weeks downhill skiing in the west, and enjoyed the snow, but never camped in it.

Enjoying this thread. Please keep the pictures coming. Wish I could hear the stories that canoe could tell!

Also looking forward to this build. Should be a stable ride based on how much width she carries aft to the transom.

Makes perfect sense. Expandable and adaptable. Thanks

Great job Canotrouge. Necessity is definitely a catalyst for invention. I noticed that the lifting handle that bridges the two straps, has loops sewn into the ends that the straps go through. Was curious about your decision to go with loops , rather than stitching the handle directly to the...

Rain kilts work great when vertical, but have for me, proven to be problematic when seated, due to wind. Might be ok if you kneeled on the front edge, but I cannot attest to the success of that concept, as my knees don't allow that paddling position.

Trip journal is definitely a habit that would assist my addled old brain. The thread on your field desk evolution reinforced in me the need to do the same. Better late than never. Yours will be truely appreciated by your children and grandchildren down the road. Wish I had started earlier for sure!

Swage, swaged or swaging. "Swedge" is most likely a regional translation. No biggie.

I like this idea! Simple. No split rings to catch threads and snag on lighter weight stuff sacks. No hard edges. And I already have several colors of flagging tape. Especially for listing food items, and then being able to mark them off as they are consumed. And since I always carry a sharpie...

Mike, thanks for the link for this tape. "I like having certain gear wink back bright when I take a last flashlight look before bed." is a great idea. That green on your canoe seems perfect, without looking a highway sign. And that BTW of rounding off corners to a semicircle, deserves an...

Its not the drive. I own a service business, and most of my clients are 24-7-365. Makes getting away for more than 3 or 4 days tough. Another 4 to 5 years and I too will enjoy the travel for toy acquisition. Power plants and refineries don't care if I have a new to me canoe. At this point the...