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From an engineering perspective, the deep slot in the gunwale that fits over the strips is a stress riser and could cause the gunwale to split. If you plan to cover the entire shape with carbon fiber, particularly if you wrap the fiber into the slot, and fill the gap between the gunwale and body...

Nova Craft Canoe was supposed to be making canoes in T-Formex also, so, if T-Formex goes away with Esquif, then maybe there were problems with the material. It may also be that the financing to produce T-Formex fell through. Their demise did seem to be pretty sudden and unexpected. They still...

The current Sportster two is a model 533 and the fuel tank looks to be the same as the older model 502 Sportster. The model 502 has a fuel control valve and a generator tube cleaning needle. The model 533 appears to have the same burner as the Peak 1 model 400 stove. There is only one fuel valve...

Yes, the Sportster 2 has a larger fuel tank than the Peak 1 stoves and is the only single burner liquid fuel Coleman stove in current production. The burner on the Sportster 2 is nearly the same as the Peak 1 stoves. The burner on the older model 502 Sportster is larger and more heavily constructed.

The aluminum box is the cook pot set that Coleman made for the Peak 1 stoves. The Peak 1 cookset came with a plier type pot lifter and the pots were simple aluminum stampings. You can occasionally find them on eBay, but there is usually a stove in the deal as well. There was a larger cookset...

If I understand correctly, that weep hole would allow water to drain when the canoe was stored upside down.

If the water contains tannin, no particulate filter will remove it. Tannin, as well as most colors and odors, will be dissolved in the water. Some or most of this may be removed with a carbon filter and some or most of this may be removed by treatment with an oxidizer (bleach, chlorine dioxide...

Take a look at sail repair tape. You can get nylon cloth repair tape in a number of colors. It's like duct or gorilla tape, but should be better for repairing a coat. You could also look at McNett Tenacious Tape. I think that Tenacious Tape is intended more for field repairs. In any event, I...

You can find vacuum food storage bags on eBay. I got some smaller re-sealable bags for camp food. They have a zipper seal near the closed end and you put the food in the opposite end, which is open. Once you cut the closed end off, you can use the zipper to reseal the package. It's good for...

A couple of comments on the virtuovice video: When he holds up the MORA Clipper close to the camera, you can see that there is a tiny secondary bevel, when it catches the light. I have found this common on new MORA knives. You can see the grinding striations on the bevel of the Clipper, I have...

The harder rods appear to throw a real shower of sparks, while the softer rods don't. Magnesium oxide will not serve as a fuel, while magnesium metal will. Powdered aluminum mixed with iron oxide is thermite, which can be ignited and will burn hot enough to create molten iron. This has been used...

Here is a link to an article talking about the terms Ferrocerium and Mischmetal. http://www.livingreadyonline.com/gear-advice/demystified-ferrocerium-mischmetal-fire-starter-rods I was not really aware that there were differences, but assumed that both names referred to the same thing.

All of the MORA knives that I use regularly are carbon steel, some are laminated steel, mainly wood carving knives. It is annoying how quickly the carbon steel will pick up rust spots. Leather sheaths are much more prone to rust spots than the plastic ones. I normally coat my knives with Tsubaki...

I have a number of MORAs and a couple of the Condor knives. The MORAs are cheap and come sharp. The carbon steel MORAs will take a very nice edge with a little work on Japanese water stones. The stainless MORAs are good water knives with the plastic sheaths. I prefer the 840 Clipper (now called...

Many, if not all of the axes sold by Husqvarna are made by Hultafors. The stamp on the axe head should confirm that, but the photos are too small to see the stamp. It should say something like "Hults Bruk". The quality is good, but the grain in the handle may not be perfect. There were a number...

One of the things that I like about these stools, is that it is relatively easy to replace the cloth seat. I have a stool that I have used for some years and the fabric recently started to show signs of distress. I replaced the seat with one made from polyester canvas. I had to drill out the...

I'm 63, forcibly retired (company lost customer and closed) and looking to get back out in the woods. Since my hips aren't what they used to be, I'm favoring canoeing over backpacking. It's getting hard to get back up off the ground, so I have been looking for a camp stool that is light and...