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Edit to my above. Just re-listened, and the lead-in statement as he goes on to explain how he became an OB instructor is, and I quote, "My dad worked so hard to get me to be a dirtbag, and I didn't listen..." Sigh. So proud. :)

Yeah, little kids are definitely a challenge. I'm sure many if not most here can relate. Here's a little story for you. I dragged my now adult Outward Bound instructor kid out into the woods alot when he was a kid, and while he didn't actively resent it, he certainly didn't push for it...

Agree its all about balance. If I'm not happy, I'm probably not being a very good husband and father, and probably not doing my job very well either. So I have to find ways to keep myself happy, and paddling is one of them.

Had to look this up since Eric Sloane is such familiar name from his books about tools. We find stuff archaeologically and he's a good reference. Anyway, the Weather Book is long out of print, but there are definitely copies on Amazon. Had no idea about this other direction.

Fold and roll tents. Tight on trips, sometimes with compression bags, loose for storage. Sleeping bags go in compression bags on trips and in very loose and ventilated stuff sacks for storage.

Oh my. Now THERE's a useful piece of information. Yakima bars ain't cheap. Might make myself some options.

I make sure my bow tie down points are behind the bow, and my stern tie down points are in front of the stern. So I think they DO stop front and back motion.

I'm still down with my sartorial splendor. Though apparently it wasn't the space ship shirt.

Had a 2021 Crosstrek for a while. Used strapping attached to tubes that would effectively wedge under the hood for the front, and regular grommeted strapping on the back. Never had any trouble with the sensors that I recall.

Was in upstate SC at a hippie dippy festival/wedding for the 2017 one. Wore a Hawaiian shirt with rockets on it, a straw cowboy hat with a peacock feather, and had made a pinhole camera out of an empty PBR 12-pack box. Only person I knew walking in was my wife (who arrived several hours after...

They make an $80 portable version. https://suspenz.com/products/x-large-universal-portable-boat-stands

Spring? Hell, I feel like I'm still waiting for winter. Incredibly mild this year.

Don't know about Canada, but in the US, 50 or more years old would be an artifact and would be protected by the National Historic Preservation Act if it was on federal property. Which I find personally insulting. :)

35+ years in the archaeology biz. I still get a rush out of finding a projectile point or other artifact, knowing I'm the first person to have touched it since its previous owner. Feels like a direct spiritual connection. Doesn't happen often anymore because other people get to dig holes for...

~5" of snow by the time I went to bed last night, but it changed to a heavy steady drizzle not long after. Gonna be some tough shoveling today. Might just wait for it to freeze and then sand the hell out of everything.

Wikipedia has an interesting section on wolf hunting, including the question of Native peoples hunting wolves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_hunting

My son does polar plunges pretty regularly. Like every few days. Crazy. And I've got a longtime friend who is an open water swimmer, including the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival, and several Ice Miles. Also crazy. Though not winter, her most recent adventure was swimming the English...

A couple of years ago I traded a Wenonah Wilderness in Rx and some cash for a Wilderness in the ultralite layup. Nothing to write home about, but it gets the job done and is easy to get on and off the water. Plus, I like the adjustable seat, which a lot of people don't; even if it is noisy I...

Several nights in a row where it hasn't gotten below freezing here in the Upper Connecticut Valley. And rain. Blah.