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Congratulations on your Wildfire, Lennart, which I assume is hard to find in Europe. I like varnished wood thwarts and gunwales rather than oiled, but I wouldn't varnish the hull. If you want to "paint" out the hull scratches with something clear, a coat of resin would likely be more durable...

Reproofing rain gear: Repairing a dry bag: Repairing a drysuit: Repairing a tent fly: Fixing canoe camping BPH:

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Very philological and comical!

I use XL Granite Gear eVent pack liners in my Duluth Packs. They have have roll tops like a dry bag, but are made of lightweight fabric. You can squeeze air out of them but they are waterproof against bilge water and rain and probably floating. They are much lighter weight, and MUCH more...

Nick, that sequence of you paddling toward the camera out of the mist is simply outstanding! Question: Do the leaks happen because the bark develops splits? Sorry you're not able to attend Assembly this summer.

I used to work out on weight machines in gyms from my mid-30s to early 70s, but haven't been in a gym since Covid. My, how fast the sarcopenia and muscle-wasting sets in! I am literally a strength shell of my former self. In addition to all-around cardio and weight lifting fitness, I liked two...

More than you ever wanted to know about differences between the word usage of "anorak" and "cagoule" in the following blog article. One mentioned difference is: "An anorak is typically designed for colder weather and is made from heavier materials to provide warmth and protection from the...

It's easy enough to test, Patrick. Just jump into some warm water and see how well you float. I did that in Blue Spring, Florida, after I got my hybrid vest. The 8 lbs. of foam floated me just fine (as I fearfully watched for gators), and I had no problem blowing the vest to maximum inflation...

That's what I've referred to as a "pregnancy" life jacket in post #5 above. I strongly dislike them. I liked the foam strip and foam block canoe-specific life jackets of 40-50 years ago, as I wrote about in this thread...

I honestly don't know for sure, but I've spoken to Ben Diller at Savage River recently and did not get the impression that they yet have such a mold.

It should be pointed out that the Mustang Khimera is a hybrid vest, meaning it has only 7.5 lbs. of foam flotation but can be inflated to 20.5 lbs. I've had and used a hybrid vest all over the country for over 20 years. It's my favorite vest for warm weather paddling—a Kokatat SeaO2—because of...

Item 12 under "Need to Know": https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234130?tab=info

Gotta be the longest, most detailed and most highly pictured trip report of Manicouagan Reservoir on the internet. Paddled, no less, in a usually whitewater river canoe, with a basophobic Indonesian fuzzy-wuzzy, an infinite Costco chicken, and some igneous moon rocks. Thanks so much, recped!

DBix, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

I strongly DISbelieve in spending excessive money on life jackets for flat water, so you may want to ignore this message. My belief is that all life jackets rated for 15.7 lbs. of buoyancy (level 70) will be sufficiently buoyant for safety in non-whitewater, and that the only differences will be...

I'm not a fisherman, much less an ice fisherman, but I got interested in this YouTube short I encountered about pumping air under ice to prevent fish kill. Is this something people actually do or just another fake or AI video?

We've had a couple of threads with linked videos from Australian member @Canoe Down Under in 2022: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/greetings-from-down-under.127673/#post-138983 https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/paddling-gondwana.127814/#post-140901 Perhaps he could be a source of...

Some Moore Canoeing School pictures from the Wayback Machine. Where's the Andante? This may be Pat and his instructors, Kimberly, Tom and Brian.