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Wonderful. Thank you for sharing! The narrative and the pics were just what I needed at the end of a very unsatisfying and stressful work week...

If the choice is dumpstering a good old tent or storing it, never to be used again...consider a local Boy Scouts or overnight camp. Many of them will accept donations, but only if the tent is truly servicable (like the waterproofing is already done) and all the tent poles are included and...

All I can say is that's a garage...!!! Wahoo! I try and not covet another man's possessions too outwardly, but hard not to in this case... My wife say's I can leave any day now, but I can't return until I make my shop look as clean and organized as yours... what's for dinner?!

House wrap of any variety (other than what you sometimes find in Alaska in newer builds with positive house ventilation systems) was always meant to be breathable to some extent, as anything else promotes excessive build up of natural moisture passing through the building envelope. And then...

We've had good luck with those Kelty poles, they were at that same price you noted, and the heavier of the two offerings. Heavy, durable, nicely made, but not cheap for sure.

I wasn't driving yet, but I have very clear (and mostly fond) memories of my father driving us up into the Sierra Mtns of CA, outside Yosemite NP from our home base in the San Fernando Valley - cars at those formative camping/boating trips were Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant wagons and then my...

Some decent shade tree engineering for an often befuddling in camp problem. I still get odd looks when I line the seat and back of whatever chair I am using that off season or winter trip with an old CCF pad...like Really?! ... funny how many times I have returned from a quick trip to the...

One of the things that makes this little paddling community special (and one or two others I participate in), is that fellow members, some small vendors...they feel almost like friends and family and even if all you have ever done is communicate a little with them about a trip or a boat or a...

Not a stupid question at all. At your budget level, I would agree with the others here that a good used boat would give you a better buy and a better boat to expand your paddling horizons, your skills and your enjoyment of the entire experience. That is the exact path I took (too) many years...

Not to be a wise guy but my take on boat selection is that style of paddling, solo or double, destination, river or lakes, tripping or day use, budget, expertise, etc should drive your purchasing motions, and your gear then needs to fit what you buy... That being said, I have had to fit stuff...

Okay, you might be starting a real ugly war there*...at the same time you might not get much offense or defense from me either...I like PIZZA. As long as it's good and fresh and generally not from a chain restaurant. This is the thread I was referring to. I try and keep my head above water...

This just doesn't even seem fair! Even the pic is quite appetizing! I just got back from a 5 day trip to KY for a family gathering and while I saw a Krispy Kreme truck one day, I never did get to partake even of a good chain donut while traveling. I did however manage two lunches of very...

Last I saw of mine, they were cut to fit around the top of my heavy duty wood carry all box, which is shortly headed down to the mason dixon line to pick up my son from college...dishes, pans, other implements of kitchen destruction, etc go in there and then no worries about scuffing in the...

Boreal - Apparently your zeal to buy every box has had lower 48 states ramifications...neither Wal Mart or Amazon have it in stock or available anymore. My mind is all made up then, I am going to come your way for a visit; you might have to spill your best fishing hole location with me at...

Thanks for the heads up, he is just a few miles away from me, well aware of his impact on the small boating world, but have never made it to one of his events. And his reputation for craftsman- ship...any of us should be so lucky!

At the house, I am usually blessed with some stopping over spring migrating wood ducks for about a week each spring, and this year was no different. But we never see ducklings... this year we also seem to have a pair of beaver which I get a real kick out of, since they too seem to disappear...

I camped this past fall with a friend who had also just bought one, my first thought was to make him a clear plastic window for the back and figure out if my small canvas tent wood stove would fit inside (without burning or torching the whole thing)... for lighter faster non big tent trips in...

I would take some shots first, pick your film speed from whatever is left, get familiar with the camera body and the lenses and somewhere to keep it dry and protected from damage (before you go on your trip). One thing with shooting film now, even for fun, is that you need to slow your mind...

Just sent you a PM on a couple of the points you raised.

A good project all around. The method you described to prepare and pack a cooler for days of keeping power is well proven by many, but a good reminder to all. I think you'll find that putting in the appropriate 2" or so amount of foam insulation on sides, bottom and top will eat up a...