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Well, I've heard of folks mounting a cutting board in the lid to of course cut things on and shim it up some for more comfortable setting. If I ever did that believe I'd make sure I could keep it clean between the cutting board and the lid. (trapped food smells) I did put two long strips of...

Well, the site's back up and we all breath a sigh of relief and not unreasonably go on about our daily lives. I go about my days puttering with this and that, talking to my dog and thinking on various things. Studying on Robin; I must admit that I really don't understand him. Where does he get...

Glenn, When you do make the repairs could you please give us a little trip report, maybe with photos? It's a frustrating thing getting caught up in a project and then never seeing how it came out. I can surely understand starting to do things yourself, whether from need or just 'cause you...

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Hi Glenn, Dang it seems I can't shut up! If you're still thinking about clamping, everything that pblanc says has been my experience too with those Harbor Freight clamps. But there is one little problem: we don't know how tough the remaining wood is under the section you are fixing. You see the...

Thanks YC, that was an interesting read. May I ask where did it come from? Governail Robin: well it's for sure he's required to wear many hats, I'm just grateful he's willing to give up so much of his time to keeping this site open to all of us. Five hundred different paddlers from all over...

Well Glenn, it looks like you've got plenty of advice! The funny thing is it will all probably work, like they say "more n' one way to skin a cat!" Peering at the photo of the "marine epoxy" you put up, it says bonds wet surfaces, that's not the case here is it? And then in that little circle...

Hi YC, Just thinking here, the plastic part, is it smooth and slick? If it is, is there anyway where you could rough up the surface with coarse sand paper? Or any other way where the glue could have a chance to grip to something? I've never had a place where the Gorilla Glue failed to hold...

Well Glen, You sure have got everybody to thinking about this, it's interesting to read all the ideas. But returning to your original post, you described yourself as a person with very few tools and skills. I'd guess that you've been here for some time and your pretty comfortable with living...

Well Glen I hate to sound dismal but from the pictures it almost looks like there is some rot in the wood. Given the conditions you've set out: fix it as and where it is and probably with glue. First I'd determine just how bad the damage is to the wood. Pick at the cracks with something long...

PPine and Steve, Well I went back into my bookmark stuff and found the two that I heard about: hhperkins.com They have rolls of the stuff in various widths. Right there is an advantage over the regular cane, the plastic comes in much longer lengths. seatweaving.org Also known as V.I. Reed &...

I try to remember to reverse the batteries when I'm placing the flashlight in pack or box, otherwise the flashlight gremlin will have left fingerprints on the switch. Sprinkled several of those small fire-steel, sparky things in different parts of my kit. Only problem I've found using them was...

Put a little dab of superglue on for right now. When winter comes re-cane it using that nylon core plastic coated ersatz cane material. That stuff lasts many times longer than the real cane. Rob

Good gravy wavy, I'm glad it's you portaging that thing and not me! And even if you could get it up on your shoulders wouldn't that long stick get in the way of walking? I'm sorry you missed the Nigerian Princes and all the rest, really they were a hoot! Poor little guys had only the most...

Well Steve, Glad to see you're still here and above the sod! Too bad about not much canoeing, I for one was looking for another great trip report, you know like that one where you just barely escaped the rampaging forest fire with blisters on the canoe and your shirt tail on fire! Or something...

Well, there sure are a lot of opinions about paddles. Bunches of folks who know more than me, so I'll just limit my input to my two rules. 1. It's generally best to put that large flat end of the paddle down in the water, hold on to the other end. 2. Hmmm.....now what was that second one...

Hmm...this is interesting. It's my practice to watch the roll of paper towels in the kitchen and when it gets down to about 1/3 or so I change it out. The first advantage is you avoid those times when you have a greasy mess in the kitchen and you're down to two towels left on the roll. For...

Hi Dave, Thanks for the trip report, I've always wondered about a guided trip, how it all works. While watching your great slide show, I got to thinking; I'll bet those guides would have some great tips on how and how not to do things. Probably after a summer of guiding all kinds of folks she's...

Hi Bird, Something kinda like that happened to me over on a dog training site. A nice lady wrote in about her sweet gentle dog, who with the least provocation would start barking and not hush. I wasn't impressed with the advice she'd gotten so far and in some detail I lined out what I'd do to...

I try to compartmentalize my gear by what activity it's for, shelter, cooking or paddling. During the early days of getting ready I'll check out each pack, box or barrel to see and remember what all is in there and see if it is still valid for the upcoming trip. I guess I'm doing just what Alan...