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Colloidal Silica like West Systems 405 is a good thickening filler. Mix gradually into epoxy to achieve a peanut butter consistency. I also add carbon powder to give it a black color and avoid trying to match the color of the hull. Using West System Release fabric (Peel Ply) over the epoxy...

Well, here Is my 2Cents. Old skid plates look to be fabric - maybe fiberglass. I would take off as much of the skid plates as I can get off. Anything highly resistant to coming off I would incorporate into the next skid plate Use dynel, cut on a bias, for the fabric of your next skid plate...

Thanks for sharing the techniques. Your practice of weighing new canisters and marking that info on the canister is something i will adopt. When weighed upon return it should be easy to estimate what % of the fuel remains In the canister.

If you only have room for one canister on a trip why not just bring a newly purchased full container? Whatever partially used canister(s) you leave behind could simply be used in another setting until the canister is depleted. It strikes me as an inefficient use of time to perform gas...

Maybe I’m missing something, but my partials either go with me on the trip, or stay with my vehicle to be used while car camping. When the fuel container empties I take it to a metal recycling center. Playing around with gas transfers seems unnecessarily risky, involves buying more stuff, and...

Klymit Static V insulated air mattress. As insurance and extra insulation I place a head to knee section of a closed cell foam underneath the Klymit. The air mattress has held up well over the past 10 years or so, no leaks or failure

1961 paddling tandem in a Grumman 17 footer. Pursuing the 50 miler canoeing merit badge, our Explorer BS troup paddled the upper Potomac from Old Town to near Hancock. We spent quite a few nights camping out the canoe. Waking up in the morning, on the river, completely captivated me and...

A number of years ago, I left a paddle behind at a beach. Later that night I got a call from a fellow who found it and called me. At that point I did not know I was missing a paddle. How nice to be reunited with my nice carbon paddle. Buying a sheet of golf club labels was instrumental in...

For the last 15 years or so I guided kayak tours and maintained certifications in First Aid and CPR. Overtime, CPR instruction moved to compression only training. However, all those years of compressing those plastic torso dummies paid off when I found myself outside a hotel performing...

My canoe rides on a 2014 Tacoma with an ARE top. Found large machine screws near the windshield that were used to secure 2 webbing loops for bow tie off points.

Raising second canoe to the ceiling. Pulling down on the green webbing raises the canoe and is held in position by cam lock.

In river rescue training I received my memory was 1 whistle blast was to halt the group and 3 whistle blasts signal distress, help needed.

As the canoe was swept into the strainer just before contact I stood in the canoe and jumped as high as possible into the tree. Perched above the water I was able to work my way downstream through the strainer and onto shore on river right. The waist mounted throw rope was still attached to...

Upper Potomac River. In pursuit of the canoe 50 miler merit badge, as 12-13 yo Scouts we paddled Spring Gap to just short of Hancock. Multiple nights of camping on the river just added to the enjoyment. Made me a canoe enthusiast at a young age.

I use these, obtained in the paint section of the hardware store.

My Yakima roof rack bars have locks which secure them to the vehicle. I take a ~~10 foot vinyl covered cable with loops at each end and attach it to a rack bar by passing one loop through the other loop and around the bar. Now take the free end and pass it around canoe seats, thwarts and lock...

1 inch webbing tightly wrapped around the seat and screwed in place is the way I secure my seat pad. Tight enough that the seat pad slides underneath and stays put, even at 70 mph on the highway.

Wow,, thanks. Made this at home and it comes together very quickly, bring to a boil and wait. Nice texture to the meal and quite tasty for simple fare. I converted your handfuls to 1/4 C veggies, 1/4 C quinoa, 2 T lentils, ~~2 C water. Salt, pepper, and 1 T olive oil.

I remember that trip! Nice line through Bull Falls.

A can of Progresso New England clam chowder fits that niche for me. No prep work. Add some oyster crackers. Makes a filling dinner for me. Eat out of the pot and all you have to clean is the pot and spoon.