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  1. CaptainOllieWest

    Waldo Lake, Oregon

    Thank you.
  2. CaptainOllieWest

    Waldo Lake, Oregon

    That is the sunset through some wildfire smoke.
  3. CaptainOllieWest

    Waldo Lake, Oregon

    Hosmer looks like an interesting place. I will add that to my list.
  4. CaptainOllieWest

    1st Knife Recommendations

    We presented the Opinel to him. When we arrived in camp he quickly started whittling. It wasn't long before I hear "Grampy, do we have any bandaids?" It was a minor laceration. I believe it gave him more respect for blades. His dad had also bought him a knive. He went with a Victorinox. My wife...
  5. CaptainOllieWest

    Waldo Lake, Oregon

    I spent three nights at Waldo Lake with my Son and Grandson. The original plan was for a longer trip with paddle in dispersed camping, but we settled for a campsite in the Shadow Bay Campground on the southeast side of the lake. The area is notorious for mosquitoes in early to midsummer. We...
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    1st Knife Recommendations

    I don't remember how old I was when I revieved my first knife. I was very young. As kids, it seems like my brother, friends and I always had knives. The first ones were traditional folders and then lockblades and fixed blades of varying quality. I did know a kid who nearly died from a knife...
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    1st Knife Recommendations

    Thank you for all of the great suggestions. I don't want to kill this thread, but I bought an Opinel Jr. No. 7. https://www.opinel-usa.com/products/opinel-no7-outdoor It was delivered yesterday. I am not sure about the rounded tip. I will need to get him a more traditional knife in the future...
  8. CaptainOllieWest

    1st Knife Recommendations

    Thanks. I will check out some Old Timers.
  9. CaptainOllieWest

    1st Knife Recommendations

    Thanks, I will check out the rounded tip model. I see your point on the slipjoint.
  10. CaptainOllieWest

    1st Knife Recommendations

    I am not sure what they will be using in the camp. I plan on giving him a knife when my Son and I take him on a trip in a couple of weeks. I have never had an Opinel. I thought the could also be locked closed?
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    1st Knife Recommendations

    The GEC knives look great, but too expensive.
  12. CaptainOllieWest

    1st Knife Recommendations

    I will be taking my 10 year old Grandson on a trip soon. He will be learning about knives during survival camp this week. I plan on giving him a knife. This will be his first. I am thinking a folder. I am currently leaning towards an Opinel No. 6. Any recommendations for a first knife?
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    Satellite Communicator (Garmin In Reach Mini II) questions.

    I still use a SPOT Gen 3. I did test it once with an unintentional swim. The water did not harm it at all. When I am in the back country, I generally leave it on tracking mode. I figure if I ever go missing, they can always start looking from the last tracing point. I also kind of like that I...
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    Photo of the day

    Coleman on Willapa Bay Wa
  15. CaptainOllieWest

    Freighter canoe opinions - shorter models?

    What about modeling it after an Old Town square stern? https://canoes-for-sale.com/old-town/18-1960-old-town-square-stern-wood-canvas-canoe-new-york-235650/235662
  16. CaptainOllieWest

    Fun With MS Bing Image Creator AI

    I asked an AI image generator to draw a crocodile canoe hybrid
  17. CaptainOllieWest

    G-Flex for Gelcoat Repair

    A couple more pictures.
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    G-Flex for Gelcoat Repair

    I am planning a trip with my Wenonah WWC-1 in about a month. I was thinking of covering a few areas of exposed cloth with G-Flex. Is this a good idea? If I use it should it be thickened? I really just want to make it usable for now. When I get more time I may grind the old patches off the stems...
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    Old Town Pack (not my listing)

    Another cheap Pack in the PNW https://www.facebook.com/share/jKahvLJjBJfr27Js/?mibextid=kL3p88
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