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This was the most I've paddled in the last 7 years but that's not saying much. I bought a new surfski hoping something different would rekindle my interest in paddling. It didn't. Most of my paddling time was spent paddling back and forth across the same lake testing the speeds of different...

You're supposed to have all vaccination certificates and, if I remember right (and I might not) the dog is supposed to have had a recent vet checkup with a note of well being from your vet. I carried all these things the few times we crossed the border but was never asked for them. Alan

Thanks for taking the time to post those pictures. That's a beautiful boat and a paddling destination I wasn't aware of. Looks like a nice place. But, in the future, please limit postings to canoes only. This forum has always been dedicated to canoes and we try to keep it that way. There are...

I think when speaking of these bits there is some confusion on sizing. If your bits are 1/4" radius then you're probably right and they're likely too big. That would make them 1/2" across in total. If they're 1/4" across in total then they're probably ok. I believe these bits are sized by the...

I started cycling a couple years ago. Nice rural blacktop roads with light traffic all around me. The few vehicles I encountered were courteous and gave me plenty of clearance and many slowed down to pass. Then one day a car went flying past at full speed and didn't move into the other lane at...

I have not found that to work so well in the small seats I find comfortable (the child sized seats ABT referred to above) but I can imagine it works better on a bucket of larger dimensions with higher sides. For whatever reason I never found the larger Wenonah bucket seats to be comfortable for...

I might be the only respondent to prefer small bucket seats. I just find them to be very comfortable and they pair well with my preferred paddling style of sit and switch. Alan

Or maybe I'm just full of it. Looks like 1/8" radius is often recommended for 1/4" strips. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/bead-and-cove-bits.119621/ Alan

I'm not sure but that all sounds about right. The cove edges are going to be very thin. A narrower bit would cut a narrower cove (resulting in thicker edges) but I don't now that it will allow the strips to curve properly to follow the hull. I always struggle setting the height of my cutters...

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I never get tired of reading that. :) Alan

I tended to be fairly spartan in the food department but I did have a couple treats. The first was a daily treat and that was a lemon drop after lunch every day. I wouldn't put it in my mouth until I'd packed up after lunch and shoved off from shore. On particularly gloomy days I'd put a 2nd...

I haven't watched any of the videos yet but it's possible 14 swipes with the 650 could be easier than 6 swipes with the 1000 depending on your strength and reach. Alan

I should have caught that. Nice one. I'd assumed you meant to type "Tripper's" Alan

Was that a Freudian slip or did I miss something? Alan

Good point. To me that's another one of the benefits. Alan

I would certainly agree with that. I've never used one of the huge silkys, I think mine has an 8" blade, and the first carry over a portage was always with my lightest pack and the folding silky in my pocket. That way I could cut away the limbs/trees that would hamper carrying the rest of my...

I used the previous version of this Rocky jungle boot which tick many of your boxes: https://rockyboots.com/products/rkc071?srsltid=AfmBOoqoq27ePPZmLcC49mAaVhDaL3y5KvRMnA-rGhDlG87CLJy5nc3V&variant=50773777678619 Traction was fine on clean wet rocks. Traction was ok but not great on wet, lichen...

I remember you mentioning these another time. I checked them out and they look great but in reading reviews it sounded like the soles are pretty hard and offer very poor traction on ice, which I assume also means poor traction on wet snot rocks. Alan

I think of shoe material like mesh, canvas, and nylon as having pretty much no resistance to water. If the shoe is exposed to water so will your foot. I've never done any testing but I would expect my foot to remain pretty dry if I stood in the water for 45 seconds with leather boots. Some...