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Mem, you need Bannock Therapy. It works like cognitive behavioral therapy. You set up a situation where you can practice a more functional behavior, which is supposed to translate into a more functional attitude. I speak from experience. What I didn't say in the above...

What a confusing ad. The Sawyer is a kayak, and the Laser is a sailboat. ??

No Title About bannock: The only thing I've ever cooked that I declared not fit for human consumption was my first bannock. It stuck to the pan so badly I couldn't get it out and it burned, thus requiring scraping and ruining the pan. That was after using twice the recommended amount of oil. So...

My opinion (since you asked) is, first, that you should get a dedicated solo and forget about making do with a tandem. There are several reasons, the most important being that a solo is narrower and thus easier to paddle. Several boats come to mind: Bell Merlin II Hemlock Peregrine or Kestrel...

Christy, I take it you don't do too much portaging.

Picking up on the current "Breakfast ideas" thread: What do you eat for lunch while out tripping? My standard for travel days is beef jerky, tortillas (if solo) or bannock (if with a companion), and trail mix. Before I added trail mix I'd lose 3 pounds in 10 days. Now I don't gain or lose at...

Ah, breakfast, the meal I look forward to most, except for lunch and dinner. For travel days: Granola with currants, dried blueberries, and either warm or cold milk. The milk is a 50-50 mix: Carnation instant + Nido, which is powdered whole milk = 2%. Nido takes a while to rehydrate if cold...

I hadn't seen OvaEasy eggs before. I've used Honeyville powdered eggs for some years now and enjoy them. I'm on my second no. 10 can. The label says Ingredients: Eggs. That's all. So I imagine the only real difference between Honeyville and OvaEasy is the packaging, other than maybe the...

If you've been following him for any length of time, you know that it's just the opposite. Are you referring to what I mentioned about eastern vs western bears? If so, it appears you may have missed the point, which was that eastern bears are (typically) timid because they've evolved with a...

That may be at least part of the reason the Minn. DNR is putting the screws to him. You'd be amazed (or maybe not) at the firestorm that was created - among wildlife managers - when a Pennsylvania wildlife manager suggested that the reason eastern black bears aren't naturally aggressive is that...

Perry, I'd like to assume you've read Dr. Rogers' research reports and understand his methods....

I wish I had a dollar for every time I hit my head on the end of the rack bar. Any color tennis ball works, especially if you use brightly colored electrical tape to hold it on with. As for the length of bars, I use 66" bars and cannot mount two tandems at once, and mine are 36" and 34" wide...

No Title Yes, it will. I've used a similar Yakima setup for years with never a problem. The towers should be as far apart as possible. And be sure to tie them securely in front - not as shown in this picture. A crosswind taught me that I really needed to do it right - with each boat tied...

Canoeyak, thank you for sharing your experience. Perhaps you'd like to share your post with Dr. Rogers at the Wildlife Research Institute (the bearstudy website). I'm sure he would treat it as valuable and legitimate. It seems clear to me that local and regional conditions can greatly affect the...

Glenn, Dr. Lynn Rogers has been conducting research on wild bears since about 1975. He has published many a peer-reviewed paper showing the results of his work. The more you read his publications and other reports of what he's done, the more you'll see that his work is as good as any...

DIsagree if you like, but the science is not in your favor. http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2686-lily-and-the-bill-update-march-30-2015.html

That looks like great stuff. The first time I set up a tarp with it, for sure I'd clothesline myself.

No Title I got this shot with an Olympus TG-1, a waterproof P&S. Since I don't enlarge beyond 8x10, it's enough camera for me. Couldn't ask for better depth of field.

If you don't have any vinegar, lemon juice and salt should work. I've used that on copper-bottom pots and pans.

No Title My big Pelican case sits in the garage collecting dust. I now use a Witz locker like the one in the picture. With cushioning borrowed from the Pelican, it holds my Canon 40D with an 18-200 lens, spare batteries and flash cards, and my Olympus TG-1 (if needed, since being waterproof...