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If it helps any the older Eureka tents floor and seam waterproofing is nothing more than water borne polyurethane and I wouldn't be surprised if it was still in use. Forty years ago I was a independent manufacturer's sales rep for several of the Johnson companies and even years afterward I had...

I've been getting seat webbing and some hardware bits and pieces here: https://customtiedowns.com/webbing/1.5-inch-polyester-webbing/ As they are oriented to custom strap making it generally takes them 4-5 days to cut and ship webbing. Otherwise the prices are good, what they show online for...

Well, my friend didn't have the right kind of toggle clamps for the jig so I had to order them. Between slow delivery times and then us being out of town for 4 days I finally got my hands on the toggle clamp that holds the stock in the mortising jig today. After cutting the seat stock to rough...

Gerald, this is a little late to the party but the current Eureka Timberline SQ (Sequoia) tents have a short cross pole in the middle of the ridge pole that would seem to be an attempt to mimic the old Alpine Meadows tent that Mike and Snapper referenced. The Alpine Meadows tents have a hoop...

I've been watching these for a week as we already have Oilcamp Space Saver mugs with lids and the 40 oz Klean Kanteen is supposed to nest inside the mug (as will a 1 liter Nalgene bottle). Mountain outdoors has the lids and mugs at a good price. As a closeout kind of dealer they have very...

Gerald, I hope that you feel better soon. Three years ago when the age recommendation for the shingle vaccine was still age 60 or older I had an appointment at the VA a few weeks before I turned age 60 and was told that I'd have to wait until my actual birthday. Sure enough I got shingles the...

Interestingly there is now a craigslist ad in the area seeking a Tripper using one of the photos from the Tripper for sale ad of yesterday stating that they want to buy a Tripper and have cash in hand. I guess the one for sale that got away got other folks fired up too.....

Well, sad for some but good for me. I would have been sleeping in the camper for a while if I'd bought another canoe this soon even though I've wanted to try a Tripper. Given how much the price of decent canoes, and especially Royalex canoes, has jumped in the last three months or so I would be...

I didn't know where to post this and hope it isn't against any forum rules but as this is a tripping website and this is a good high volume tripping canoe.... This was posted sometime yesterday. If I hadn't just bought that Mad River Northwoods just a week ago I'd be making the 1-1/2 hour...

Thanks, Mike. I was hoping for a little specific information but I see that you didn't have much to help out with. :rolleyes: Seriously, thank you for the info. Nancy enjoyed reading it, too. Dogs are allowed in Bear Island but not on the ferry so the only way (short of towing them...

Thanks for the info. The only web page I found that should have had a water trail map was a dead link. Do you know of one that can be downloaded? And by "shollow water" do you mean paddle digging stand up and pole shallow? Or just take advantage of the tidal surge to help you along shallow...

Mike, which campsite is that back in the trees? Looking at the reservation pages of the three paddle in only sites (12-14) 14 has no pictures, 13 shows wide open spaces and 12 shows trees. Do you know if there are trees back of all three sites? And since they take reservations 11 months out is...

Thanks for the interest, I'll use 1-1/2" webbing and use an accent color to match the hull as I did in these seats for a green Reflection 15.... I saved the factory seats on that canoe. I cut out the dried out cane panels, pared the remaining cane down with a sharp chisel, refinished the...

Back to the seat saga..... I decided to make new seats and I'm making them from the 15/16" ash I have on hand. The original seats were pretty standard at 10" deep with the front and rear seats being 13" wide and the center seat 18" wide. I'm going to bump that to around 12" deep, with a 16"...

Why yes, canoe folks would travel a long way for the "right" canoe...... That wouldn't surprise me a bit. Although that Reflection had aluminum gunwales I fully appreciate the motivation to make use of off-cuts and drops in the shop. Due to the way the bottom of the aluminum gunwale is...

That looks good, Jim. I only made bannock a few times when my oldest son was a fairly new boy scout so maybe just shy of 30 years ago. I think I'll give this a try and tinker with a few other bannock recipes, too. I just looked at the original post and liked the suggestion to use flavored...

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Thanks for the report. So does you phone have to be on the whole time? Best regards, Lance

Good post, Mike I wonder if taping down one edge of the stretch wrap before pulling it taut to lay it over the stem and taping down the other edge would help. I'd probably have to practice the stretch wrap bit 2-3 times before attempting it for real. Best regards to all, Lance

Thanks for the Dynel sleeve offer Mike. And thanks for the seat hanger templates which came yesterday. I also believe the Northwoods was always stored indoors and as I have ample space with controlled humidity it will continue to be safely stored indoors. Also like you, I think that other than...