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Welcome from central NYS! Glad you could join us. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

No expert on the subject but something sounds fishy here. If they felt the need to apply a patch, it seems to me that it wasn't a first quality canoe so it should have been classified as a second. Again, I'm not an expert but that's how I see it; for whatever that's worth. That's all for now...

For a while there were a lot of these faux bark canoes that found their way into 18th century living history events. We made one out of an old Mad River "Explorer" that was given to me. With the good ones, you had to paddle pretty close before you realized it wasn't a true bark canoe. They...

Not quite as thick as that grouping of gators but we experienced something similar while paddling in the Okefenokee NWR. If you come in from the Folkston entrance, you begin paddling into the refuge via an old canal. One spring it was impossible to paddle this stretch without seeing gators in...

My first experience in a canoe took place when I was about 10 years old. We lived on Long Island but my Mom had friends "upstate" in the Hudson Valley. We'd go up there to visit and they lived in what today would be called a golf community. There was a small lake that we could swim and fish in...

Years ago, when our current dog was ready to jump out of the canoe after a beaver, I decided she needed to learn to lay down in the canoe and stay there. It took a while but now she eagerly jumps in and lays down on a piece of yoga mat I cut for her. It gives her a "spot" and it keeps her from...

You might find a Royalex tandem that you can use as a solo if the bow seat is accommodating to your needs. Just a suggestion... That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

@lowangle al - Sounds like you may have been following a group of college kids 😉 Until next time...be well. snapper

Not me but one of my students found a new headlamp on one of our overnight trips. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that was found over the years either by me or someone I was with. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Erica - Thanks for posting the photo of the canoe. I spent a lot of time with students over the years at Ashokan prior to Jay Unger & Molly Mason taking it on. I know many of the guys who originally paddled the canoe on its inaugural trip that's written about in McPhee's book. It's great...

@Brews - I tend to take my racks off and on as needed since my truck is used for a variety of purposes. It doesn't take very long to mount them or take them off so I just find it easier that way. That said, when I know they'll be on there for a while, I will add drip lines, like on a hammock...

Great looking shelter. I'm sure you'll enjoy its protection for many nights to come! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

I use a suction cup rack over the cab of my Tacoma when transporting canoes. It was made by a company called "Spring Creek Manufacturing" and I picked it up years ago. It has held up well and I've never had the rack slide or budge from where I placed it while traveling. I have carried two...

Like a lot of other folks, I finally broke down and got a Yeti. Honestly, if it weren't for Bean Bucks I probably still wouldn't have one but when it comes out to be "free," it's worth a try. My only complaint is that it keeps my coffee so hot, it can be difficult to drink for a while after...

Consider me another fan of Opinel folding knives. I prefer the carbon steel blades instead of the stainless ones but both will work. The Opinel was the first knife I gave my oldest grandson when he turned 10. They're well built and will last a lifetime if it's not lost first. For the price...

My first canoe was a beat up, 15' aluminum rental from Bob Lander's campground along the Delaware River in Narrowsburg, NY. I'd saved my funds for a long time to be able to plunk down the $125.00. It was 1968 so, in keeping with the times, my sister painted the hull forest green and then...

Curious as to the weight of the canoe? Also, am I missing something in the photo or is the foot brace gone from the canoe? Thanks for your help. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

In a canoe it's a split between the Boundary Waters and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. If you'll indulge my old kayaking habit, it would be off the coast of Maui, watching humpback whales breaching on a paddling outing off the coast. That's all for now. Take care and until next...

Actually, he made a pretty persuasive argument. I ended up hunting down his book "Why Read Moby Dick" and found it was a good synopsis of the book and how it still relates to things that are going on today. I still doubt I'll ever read the true novel but I did appreciate reading Philbrick's...

@Pseudonym - I was fortunate enough to meet him this past March. My daughter lives in Bristol and he was speaking at the Herreshoff museum as part of the library's annual "Bookfest." He is my favorite author so when my daughter said he'd be speaking, I horned my way in. His topic was why we...