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Kim, do you really think someone whose sex life has just been terminated is going to consider himself fortunate because he isn't in a wheelchair besides? It doesn't work that way.

Yup, the Prism is faster and it tracks better, and it definitely turns poorly. As for relative intelligence, just compare the two governors.

The 1986 Kevlar Explorer was 16'6" x 35" and weighed 54 lbs. You can access that year's catalogue from this page: http://www.madrivercanoe.com/pages/index/customer_service/archived_catalogs

Kim, think about what impotence means. Dribbling is one thing, and if it means Depends, that's life. But the other is something else entirely.

Same to you!

Thanks for the additional info. Maybe I should see the urologist. Your PSA increase really was pretty small, so I wonder if there was something else that led your doc to look further. I agree totally with your "head in the sand" comment, and I'm considering changing docs, despite his...

Ditto. Two years ago I almost rented a SPOT device to accommodate my then-girlfriend's concerns. At length, I explained to her that the only practical reason to have one is to get rescued if something serious happened, like appendicitis. She finally relented, and I went off without the SPOT...

Welcome, waterwalker. I relate to your quiet approach to the natural world, and I feel your frustration about finding like-minded paddling companions. My local canoeing club isn't interested in safety or skills training, and I've seen them do enough stupid stuff on rivers to never go out with...

I'm 65. Late last year I told my doc I wanted to have another PSA test done. He was adamantly against it, saying that if it were elevated I'd get scared, have surgery, and end up impotent and dribbling. He's the same age as I am and deliberately does not know his own reading, and for just that...

Thanks for sharing this. I think if I were in your shoes I'd be feeling pretty nervous. It's important to know the nature of the cancer. If it's slow-growing, you may have many years ahead of you. If it's virulent, get thee to a urologist who does laser surgery - your best chance of success...

You're in the land of the living, and I'm grateful for that.

No Title Speaking of being glad to know a storm was coming, the first time I used the weather radio was at the Willow Flowage in northern Wisconsin in the summer of 2002. The forecast was for 70 mph winds out of the west. Of course, my campsite faced west. I positioned my tent between two big...

No Title Yup, it is. And I'd rather go through a hailstorm from under a tarp than out in the open. I was glad to know this was coming. To each his/her own, eh?

The National Weather Service forecasts are reasonably good. In the BWCA, it's important to remember that actual wind speeds are usually 5+ mph more than the forecast. I've come to the conclusion that it's because the lakes act as wind tunnels. This would also explain why the wind direction is...

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Robin, is the wood generally intact? If so, you might consider a couple of products made by Minwax. One is a hardener that works wonderfully on wood that's begun to rot but where the wood fibers are still intact - even if the wood is soft. The other is a filler that you can use to replace...

I have something similar. It's versatile, all right, but not in the ways a bandanna is. And I sure wouldn't honk into it!

I have an old Optimus that cost me something like $80 about 15 years ago, and it goes on every trip. There are quite a few models that are a lot cheaper and probably just as good.

A friend once gave me a couple of silk bandannas, something I'd never have bought for myself. I often wear one around my neck while tripping. It's very comfortable - cool when it's hot, warm when it's cold.

I have a Turtle Works ottertail that I've used only a couple of times. It's good only for in-water recoveries, which I don't do much. For rivers I much prefer an 8"x20" or so paddle such as Bending Branches' Espresso ST, or a Grey Owl Freestyle. For lakes it's a Bell/Mitchell 10* bent with a...