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I have no interest in arguing or comparing credentials, or the new assertions, but you didn't answer the question. I'll try again. What convinced you that "neglect" of the forest has led to large catastrophic fires (a million acres or more??).

I started laying inside glass horizontal on my second canoe and did all the rest like Nick does in this video. To me, it takes away a lot of the stress. I now do the wedge at the ends first and let them set up before continuing. Small batches of epoxy is another great tip. Keeps from getting...

Interesting coincidence, thanks for posting the video Robin. Just the other night i was thumbing through my copy of Beyond the Paddle, by Garrett Conover and read through the section on portaging using a Tump line and wannigans and it sparked my interest once again. After watching the video I...

I'll usually boil trout because I hate messing with little bones and picking at a fish carcass for with my fork for nibbles of meat. Anything I can fillet boneless most often gets fried, but I've grown tired of heavily breaded deep fried fish and do minimal oil and light seasoning these days...

I was through there in 2000 while this was going on, but arrived too late in the day to wander around the tents and demonstrations. They kick everybody out who's not part of the reenactment late in the afternoon, which I assume is when things are the most interesting. There is an active boat...

Lots of unfounded assertions in this post. I know this is a canoe forum and short posts leave out a lot of detail, but saying that "mega fires" are the result of reduced logging isn't supported by the science. If I'm wrong, I'm interested in seeing the evidence. I agree with fire suppression as...

My strip canoes get dynel wear strips when new. No reason to wait until they wear to the wood core. I put a lot of hard miles on my canoes and I've had single days that would easily or i shoukd say, have worn through multiple layers of e glass. On my most used canoe I have replaced the dynel...

I had the idea to make a little pocket thingy for a canoe seat for some time now and finally got around to it. My thought was to have a place to hold small things, can stay on while portaging, and be able to zip/unzip with one hand. After 3 prototypes, #4 came out the way I want, so I made some...

OK, I've seen people do that before and wondered why. I think you'll sacrifice some of the maneuverability and the canoe will handle a little more as if it's hogged towards the ends. In other words, doing eddy turns will be a bit more dicey than if those were faired. I assume the Raven is a...

That's funny, and I think it would be cool to do that. What I meant is the part of the stem below the water line. In the photo it looks like the stem isn't fair with the hull, that you left some of it proud of the rest of the hull, almost like a short section of keel. Maybe that's what you're...

Are you going to leave the stems protruding? at least that's what it looks like in the last photo. Mark

Klaus Kinski paddling a dugout in the film Fitzcarraldo.

Good idea to go with the window in the back. I forgot that is something I wish I'd had done when I ordered mine. It would be nice to have a view out the back and the ability to vent the tent a little better when the stove gets too hot. Also a good idea if you plan to use the tent during warmer...

Lake George is quite clear, but not even close to being the clearest in the US. It looks like Secchi Disk measurements are 8 to 10 meters there, which is very clear. At Waldo Lake in Oregon, which I've paddled a few times, the Secchi depth is regularly upwards of 40 meters, and averages in the...

I bought the short wall snowtrekker 8x10 a couple years ago with the standard sheet metal stove they sell. Although I've not done it, I think it would all fit in a solo canoe along with my other gear and food. The tent, along with poles and a couple heavy plastic floor tarps will fit into a...

Thanks SG, you answered my other question when you said you'd use epoxy on the next one. I think I'll stick with epoxy. Good to know about the DVcell formability. Sounds like the carbon has the same issue as kevlar as far as resin usage. Mark

Great work on the copies. Thinking about doing one myself. More questions....... How was it to work with poly resin - viscosity, working time etc.? Did you do any heat bending of the divinycell ribs or core? How did you form them? Would you save any weight with 2 layers carbon and only 1 of...

Just thought that I'd add, try to put that strap on every time you do anything requiring grip. Opening a stuck jar, using a shovel or hand tools. It only takes a second of not paying attention to have a big setback. I hope for the best in your recovery. Mark

I had really bad tendonitis in both elbows years ago when I was playing hockey, learning to play the mandolin and doing my job that involved digging snow pits. The mandolin really did the damage. I have played guitar my entire life and all of a sudden I was playing this instrument with a little...

The attack was an answer to his prayers? OK. And we don't get any more information until we read about it in his book and watch the feature movie? I can already guess what it's about. No thanks. I really feel bad that this happened to him, but from what I read in this story it sounds...