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Thanks to all who have chimed in thus far. Seems like we're all pretty much on the same track. I've had a large cold handle pan for a while now that I picked up at a flea market. I watched the Dave Canterbury videos on how to clean up and re-season a pan. I've always used Crisco but I may go...

I know many folks on this forum use cold handle frying pans but I'm wondering what sort of care do you give your pan? Do you have a particular way you clean your pan? How about storage between trips? Do you re-season it annually? After each trip? Bottom line, I'm just wondering what kind of...

Thanks for your reply. I'm hoping to eventually getting up to 50 acres but will settle for less if need be. A lot of it will depend on accessibility. Lately, all the properties I've visited have a sharp drop-off from the road. No place to even leave my truck before heading downward into the...

Love following your adventures. Just curious, you may have already said this in an earlier post but I'm wondering how large a parcel of property you have to explore? Walking a mile in just to reach your site says either you border state/federal land or you're a major land owner. I'm still...

Don't know if you can find one but Mad River had a model called the "Malecite." While it was essentially a tandem, they did make a center seat for the canoe. A friend of mine had one years ago that he used quite a bit with his family. It's now semi-retired at their cabin in Algonquin up in...

Not sure where you find all these interesting tidbits that you post Glenn but I'm sure glad that you do! Until next time...be well. snapper

For years I typically wore t-shirts (mostly 50/50 blends) with shorts. Now, after some skin cancer issues on my head and arms, I sport a bona-fide sunshirt w/ a hood. That will change to some degree this year now that I finally have a wide brimmed straw hat. The hat will allow me to go back to...

@Sdrew22 - Wondering where you're located? Down here near Cooperstown we definitely had some wind but I don't think it was anything like you experienced. Hope all your other outdoor gear is still in good shape. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Back in the mid-1970s I joined the staff of an outdoor education course where the culminating activity was a 6 day canoe trip. At that time, other than the Grumman canoes, everything was traditional; including real Duluth packs. I'm not sure how it happened but I ended up becoming the...

It used to be that many of the boat launches, both formal & informal, on the upper Susquehanna would be strewn with garbage, bottles and evidence of numerous parties. That pretty much changed as soon as the sites started playing host to water monitors. The program is an initiative between SUNY...

Hopefully more knowledgeable people than me will chime in as it's been a couple of years since I was last up that way. But, if my memory serves me correctly, as you drive to the tracks, with Horseshoe Lake on your right, you will come to an area near a kiosk just before the tracks themselves...

I love to fish but this seems to be a "one trick pony" when it comes to canoeing. I'd much rather fish out of a more general canoe that is easier to paddle and not so activity specific. Just my thoughts...take them for what they're worth. That's all for now. Take care and until next...

Happy New Year Bob B! Always good to see you out with the dogs in the winter woods. Enjoy the new year and all it has to offer. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

I had a total knee replacement of my right knee in 2009 after 5 previous surgeries on it to hold it together as long as possible. The first operation was a reconstruction back in 1970 so I've been dealing with issues for a while now. Thankfully, the only real long term inconvenience Is I'm not...

So happy for you and the pooches that you have any snow at all. In my part of central NYS we're on our fourth day in a row of rain and temperatures above freezing; even overnight. There is no snow in our forecast other than a flurry and the weather folks are saying we're already 20" behind...

Here in my part of central NYS we've had one 4" snowfall which stuck around a few days but that's been it other then the occasional flurry; which hasn't amounted to much but a dusting. Today my wife and I went to the movies and when we came out, the rain had stopped and the temperature was 60 F...

At this point I use 3 solo canoes; two are from Placid Boatworks (a Shadow & Rapidfire) and the third is a Hemlock Canoe "Peregrine," The Shadow is the boat I pull out for workouts on the Susquehanna. The other two are for trips; with the Rapidfire being used when it's just me and the...

When in my hammock I just fold up my Appalachian Trail Co. alpaca hoodie and slide it under my head/neck area. When on the ground, or in a lean-to, I use a Sea-to-Summit pillow. Sometimes I add the hoodie on top of that since I like the feel of the alpaca against my face when sleeping. That's...

I still primarily use my old Therma-Rest self inflating pads. You still need to add a puff or two of air to reach your "perfect" inflation level but it's not a big deal. On the one Nemo pad I have, there's a separate bag that attaches to the pad. From there I "capture" air in the bag and...

Not sure if this would work for you but I hear a lot of good comments on the Hemlock Canoe "SRT". According to the website the heaviest model is only 42 pounds. I know that a molded bench type seat is available based on a conversation I had with Dave Curtis a while ago. Dave is looking to...