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    New Guy, Long Island

    Got any plans for 23? Nice to meet you. Iam in Putnam County
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    Yet Another Upstate NY'er

    Welcome, love the adk, enjoy
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    J Winters "Kite" build

    How is this boat today. It is a real good looker. Your inspiration lives on. Thanks
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    What to use for an inside ground sheet (and how to use it)?

    Mylar is a light weigh option for either outer or inner. It is window shrink wrap for insulating windows. Sounds flimsy but works surprisingly well and is cheap. Very static clingy, but its pretty puncher resistant. Easy to find at any hardware store. I like a tyveck inner on a one man cause if...
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    Poll: What do you sleep on mostly when canoe camping?

    I use both. hammocks and closed cell foam pad. The hammock is great, i use a top and under quilt and feel I have it pretty dialed in. (For what thats worth).But wile canoe tripping in the adk s I've been wanting more room to fiddle around when the Flys are feasting, and the skys are pouring. So...
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    Inlet-Cranberry-Lows-Inlet loop

    It sounds fun to me.
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    Should you have to pay the costs of a rescue?

    Big decision on this topic in vftt.org. the group is mostly hikers in new england enjoy!
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    Electrical device you are most likely and least likely to eliminate

    With power banks getting better i seem to be replacing battery powered devices with rechargeable stuff. Got a solar powered camp light/globe its called a lucy light. i got rid of a candle and battery powered camp light. Huge weight difference, i even use it on multi day back packing trips.
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    Canoe Seal Launch

    Silly rabbit trix are for kids?
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    Paddling in a lightning storm

    Power company trucks have "insulated booms" meaning just the bucket and or extending arm are insulated from ground, the truck is not. And the tires are not insolators. Also the glove system (3 plus pairs) that thy use are to insulate them from the electricity
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    Paddling in a lightning storm

    I heard to squat on a pad and try to keep ankles touching and also don't hug you knees and keep your joints bent. The reason for the ankles, path of least resistance up one down the other. The bent joints and not hugging knees is to let the electricity blow out of you. And lastly spread out away...
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    Ranting

    Bulkanu what type of cars? I as well rotate between hobbys. I have 9 bikes, 3 of which are rideable, 3 hang on walls, and the others are special in one way or the other, but basically part donners. 2 canoes, 3ish kayacks that sit and occupy space. Rc cars, hiking, camping, skiing...
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    Should you have to pay the costs of a rescue?

    I would lean towards a fine, based on him filming. At least both of them deserve a good talking to. and the son filming?
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    Hello from a Canadian in Denmark

    Mads pedersen win today.
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    Just joined from putnam ny

    Cool
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    What was the first river you ever paddled?

    Not sure of the name, but in union maine, started on Alford lake. Next was the raquette river from long lake to tupper lake, that was a boy scout trip. Great shenanigans on both trips , we learned a lot. For example throwing a few iodine pills up stream, wile collecting water does not constitute...
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    Hello from a Canadian in Denmark

    Denmark must be really celebrating Jonas Vingegard getting into the yellow jersey in the tour de france. I wish him well. Congrats
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    Just joined from putnam ny

    Yes sir, and nice to meet you. I live real close to peach lake. I also do most of my paddling in the adk. But can't wait to explore other parts of new england. I have a hornbeck and that really opened me up to more adventures. Before that I was much more a day tripper. It would be cool to do...
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    Boat Design Stage to become a build

    Wicked!
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