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Not directly familiar but lived in the area for a while. Wateree will feel much more remote and tends to have a pretty good floodplain. Stealth hammock camping along the shoreline would be your best bet if sandbars aren't available. The Broad goes through Columbia but does have rapids. Don't...

My starting point for my statement was Euro rails, which I think more car manufacturers are starting to adopt. If they aren't widely adopted then I agree with you. But if Euro rails become the standard, and I think they should, then its on the rack manufacturers. Heck, ANY standard* is better...

Good thread dredge. Winter time I alpine ski mostly. We're still mid-drought here in nothern New England, but its been way cold so the snowmakers have been able to pick up the slack. I'm on day 17 or 18 so far this ski season. This is Mt Sunapee (and Lake Sunapee), about a 45 minute drive...

Not sure I like the velcro attachment. Wonder how its going to hold up to repeated on/off cycles, and to dirt and grime. Not sure there's a better way though either that wouldn't require drilling. Still, tempting. Would love to reduce wind drag.

I've got landing pads on my 2024 Chevy Trailblazer which has those same Euro rails. Not really a huge fan of the combo since the landing pads stand so proud from the roofline. They do work, but I think Yakima (and Thule) should come up with a better solution.

I went to this last week with my wife. Sadly, it was too crowded to enjoy or even view the paintings despite the timed entries. Bummer.

When I offered to take my cat for a paddle she offered to kill me in my sleep. :/

ACA as well. At least last time I checked. I've bought two subies through the program. But I think you need to have been a member for a certain time before the pricing kicks in.

Good call. I carry good chocolate for winter activities, but should make it year round. But rather than the whole bar, I eat it a square or two at a time when energy is low or I feel a chill creeping on.

A little over 100 miles split about evenly between canoe and kayak. Almost all in 3-5 mile chunks. Most solo, some with my wife.

Nice.

Historical factoid. Hogs were a preferred livestock of early European settlers in the colonial southeastern US because they required no particular care. Turn them loose and feed them slops and they'd stay close enough so that when you wanted to bring them to market it wasn't that hard. One...

"Super moosey". I find myself thinking the same pretty often, though moose are scarce(r) on the ground down here. Don't hunt, but I do like to see them.

Neat. Not sure classifying the 16th century as "ancient" is accurate though. Used to be that preserving waterlogged wood meant soaking the item in polyethylene glycol (PEG). The technology may have changed since I was (very peripherally) involved, but I think the two techs are injecting...

Thought it might be worthwhile pointing out that there's a Winslow Homer show starting Nov 2 at MFA Boston. Should be some pretty good canoe art there I expect. Hope I can talk the wife into it. https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/of-light-and-air-winslow-homer-in-watercolor

Just putting this one on the radar for next year. Don't have any chickens but I'm sure I can find some. https://www.drinkingwithchickens.com/blog/national-drinking-with-chickens-day

I've got eight bikes, but used to have a lot more. And I've got six revolvers, which take up much less space. My latest is a stainless single action 357 that I got as a retirement present for myself. And I might be looking at yet another bike in the next few days, assuming it doesn't sell.

Not much help, but swamps have trees while marshes don't. Just saw an infographic to that effect a few days ago so I can't vouch for the veracity, but it makes sense to me.

Similar blade to the "official" coast guard knife, also by Spyderco, which is federally restricted as a switchblade. https://spyderco.com/products/c165g-autonomy%E2%84%A2 I recall my uncle had one similar from the 60s, also a switchblade, that also had a hook-like blade sharpened on the...

Not exactly canoe related, but I thought I'd share for fun. Just finished a 5 day bike trip on the Great Allegeny Passage rail trail and C&O Canal towpath from Pittsburg to DC. All my companions brought bikepacking setups, which are various bags strapped onto the frame of the bike. Not a lot...