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Nice PP, Gerald - a Duchasseur dog by any chance? I've had German Shorthairs and most recently a Drahthaar - neither would have been my first choices for a canoe dog. I picked up a field lab this summer - AJtop's Defender of Dunbar, "Agnes". I made the switch from pointer to flusher/retriever...

I used 80 grit on my first one, 60 grit this time around. I use the staple holes from the forms as milestones. When I'm not feeling it I'll do two sections and then move on to something else - like mocking up the gunwale locations.

I have this plan where I take my canoe out for a multi-day trip. That'd be fun. Last time was September 2019.

Brother in law and I (before he was my BIL) were transporting a 14' Jon boat from our main camp to a lake about a mile away through the bush. The night before we had both tucked in pretty hard to dad's homemade vino. We got up early, had breakfast, and were still slightly looped. We've got the...

Not really outdoors related, although I was on my way to a deer hunt in Western PA (Wilcox)... I think it was '93 and I was making the 9 hour drive alone in my single cab, 2-wheel drive, manual trans Ford Ranger. PA's doe season used to be early December - 2nd week I believe. They used to call...

Claude Arbour was a Quebecois author. He lived, with his wife and 2 children, on a fly-in only lake (Villiers) half-way between Montreal and Parent. He supplemented his income with grants (I believe from Molson, but I could be wrong) for the study of osprey. He maintained and in some cases...

The holes in Crocs are there for your dignity to escape.

You can be an expert canoeist, survivalist - able to start fires in the rain, find food in the wild... It means nothing without the right attitude and situational awareness. You don't have to be paranoid or in constant fear, but you do need to look around, stop and listen (and in this specific...

My wife is the same - but I would not pass up the opportunity to make her feel special. I would tell her that her unique perspective exposes me to options that I would have never considered on my own. And that would not be a lie.

I'd keep it and make sure that my wife sees me using it.

Firstly, strange that when I quote your message, the part that was a quote from my message does not show up... Let's clear something up - "Latest Posts" shows the top 10 threads with new posts in them - not simply the 10 latest posts (which, for example, might have all occurred in one, busy...

I'm a water boiler. I have 2 BRS 3000s (one for backup) that weigh less than an ounce each and get the job in done in less than 3 minutes. I used to bring my Svea 123r, but it was heavy and lighting it could get exciting.

Hi Mem - the Gostwear site I mentioned previously is where I buy my Big Bill wool stuff. I have their green, 24oz jacket as well as a pair of the 28oz "charcoal plaid" pants. The jacket is a little basic in cut, material, and hardware - but the pants are the beans. I was considering a pair of...

I was going to get around to it eventually...

My bookmark for this site leads me directly to What's New, so it is of no consequence to me.

Children's Benadryl - reduced dosage for dogs or amp it up for adults. Could save a life.

I'd be inclined to go with Chicago screws - like you find on rifle slings.

Bark River Aurora on my belt and a Spyderco Dragonfly in my front pocket.

You mean like when LL Bean hunting boots were the only serious option and had a lifetime warranty? Yeah - praise be the MBA.

Same. I might wear my long underwear around camp in the morning. My regular canoe camping pants are plain "workwear" pants - 65/35% polyester/cotton. Tough as nails and dry quickly.