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    Gumotex inflatables.

    Classic quality. Build to last. Not very light. Numerous expeditions in this world has used these. There is not much competition for them. 1 is grabner but these are triple the price. Not sure who thinks the are the biggest of the world.. i think sevylor and intex sell a lot more, but...
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    Mégiscane River, Québec

    The suspense is difficult to menage. Hope you have a good lawyer to take care of the film rights...
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    Winter projects

    Winterprojects 1 getting back inshape. The water stays wet over here most of the time. But the darkness is not nice for after work paddling. There is more wind in winter making freestyle not easy. It is a good time to get to know your boat trimwise and get your forward stroke better and get...
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    Footbraces

    Old town has put them ina next for years.
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    Help me pick a tandem

    Go to both places and get paddling. Stability is such a hard thing to advise and compare. Something short and composite. Not sure if your wife is a sitter or a kneeler. For a sitter a good footrest helps a lot instability. Enjoy the search and even more the paddling.
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    Bench vs. Bucket Seats: Which Is Better On A Canoe?

    The famous 2 words are in place; It depends. On many factors most are mentiond already. Some Thoughts/facts Wenonah have had at least 3 different buckets to those from. There is difference in material and shape. The market for wenonah in the us is different then uk Germany or...
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    BIRCHBARKS IN THE UK

    Good to see you having an other addition to the fleet. Looking forward to the progress.
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    Building Laminated Canoe Paddles

    Personally I have not tested the surface comparison. I read that piece numorous times. I am a firm believer in sharp edges on paddles. And a bit of volume in the middle.
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    First family trip new canoe

    The smiling faces tell you enough..good choice and , Hope there will be many more happy memories and adventures
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    Bell Flashfire 1993, immaculate condition

    Or in the Netherlands. Or earlier when transport was a lot easier. My gf loves a flash and hers has never been the same after the crash
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    Patrick Moore Cue paddles

    Sounds lovely. Maybe in the future i find time to get over the ocean. Untill then in like to exchance toughts ans pics over here.
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    Building Laminated Canoe Paddles

    Dynel is a cloth fiber like kevlar glaas etc. https://www.totalboat.com/products/dynel-fabric-cloth It can be dyed. AT is/was the biggest paddle brand to use it on their composite foam core whitewater range.
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    Building Laminated Canoe Paddles

    Nice to look at all the fases between tree and paddle. And reading all the info.
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    Patrick Moore Cue paddles

    Patrick has made some good contributions to the paddling world. His written pieces are intriging. So are his paddles. I wish I could paddle with one more often. Not many have made it to this part of the world
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    Candle Lantern: Safely use in a tent? How to clean?

    Safety depends a lot on your tent . When I take a small light tent these lanterns stay at home. When intake the tipi I take one. It depends also on the amount of daylight and tent hours on a trip.
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    Video: Random Freestyle Maneuver Challenge with Mark Maier and Lennart Bal

    The short expliation is : If you compare the post and axle. The big difference is the on or offside egde. So why is there no manouvre next to the wegde with a offside edge. That question accured 1 day when i was messing around. I started experimenting. When I started...
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    How much have you paddled this year?

    No clue of milage this year. I only roughly count these in years when I train seriously. All leasure paddling i do not measure length in miles or hours. Or how many i do in a year. We did a nice multiday trip in sweden. Went to some festivals. Paddled from home. And some paddling in...
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    Video: Random Freestyle Maneuver Challenge with Mark Maier and Lennart Bal

    The inventor of this challenge is Sebastian Stetter. He called out the manoeuvres as well. He is one of the best known freestyle instructors i. Europe. Selling arguably the best kneeling mats of the planet. And building the lake constance felicity. A briljant freestyle canoe. Easily the...
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    Kite +6%

    So looks forward to the next step ..i hope you nail the glassing. You are on the way to a really great canoe
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    Marc Ornstein: "FUNCTIONAL vs INTERPRETIVE FreeStyle Canoeing"

    When i am coaching freestyle I try to keep the clients/coachees/ paddlers stick to 1 side so their learning curve is the steepest and their other side is to.me homework. As an ambidexter i can do both sides reasonably so on many occasions i do my demo's both sides if i think they can...
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