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Stuffed in its storage bag and not the compression bag, you’re good to go. You haven’t done a thing to it to reduce its ability to loft up. Over time things will degrade on their own, so I would not consider it a 0° anymore. However, a piece like that, I’d keep for nostalgia reasons and look...

I also bring a few mini carabiners, the DMM xsre. They cost more than the cheap ones you can get anywhere ( at $13), but they have a 4kn weight load. I do bring a few 24kn binders too. Waterproof notepad/writing utensil - notes, directions, trip details etc. Trivia/playing cards & mind trap...

A camano, kaliste, or any other low angle kayak paddle isn’t designed to flow through the water at that angle. It’ll work!! But werner, lendel, and many other names out so much thought and science into how the paddle can be powerful yet efficient enough that it doesn’t tear on your body as bad...

Not what I responded with, but one of the few pics I have of one the canoes on top of a vehicle. And not my favorite way to transport them for long distance. Sidetrack…. We finally made it back to the Mackinac bridge this trip, it was a very windy evening, and it was snowing/raining/hailing… My...

A topic I can truly love. Dogs and canoes! I like what Gerald has to say, not so much about a breed but specifics for a good canoe companion. I think many of us have seen, in person or online, dogs in canoes and the fails that can happen. Having a well trained and Confident dog will help...

I plan to fish more and learn how to fly fish. More books less phone Paddle trips planned: Gamitagama to Old Woman Lake (solo) Big island lake wilderness 4 nights BWCA first time for the wife and I Manistee river in fall Many 1-3 nighters Places I’ve been dreaming to paddle Algonquin Torngat...

I wasn’t sure. I have one that looks just like her. The curls, color and yellow in her eyes made us think she (ours) was a Chesapeake ad well. But after wasting money on a dna test, turns out ours is mostly Lab, with one parent being a pit and the rest of her bloodline Lab. Either way, good...

What kind of Lab is your pup?

I’m not sure if I’m lucky or unlucky with some of these. Or perhaps I find myself in weird situations more often than not. We get the occasional shelf cloud in the middle of summer that brings heavy rain and hail. I find them very cool, but I love a good storm. Saw four waterspouts this past...

I’ve been thinking about trying a paddle build for about a year now. Originally wanted to go with a solid one piece, and avoid the added weight of everything. But the more I look at the paddles you all have built and continue to make, it actually motivates me to try this route. Very good...

Check out Arcade belts. I know how this sounds silly but I used to use a shoestring when I rode my bikes, went skiing, and paddled long distances. The buckles on normal belts would sometimes dig in, even small belts and especially on my bike. If you’ve ever had that burning sting, it’s not...

Currently, The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi written in the 1600’s and translated by Victor Harris some time in the more recent days. It’s technically about martial arts and battle, however, there are many sayings and teachings that can be brought into todays life. And not necessarily...

Merry Christmas! Be safe everyone

The only way I can imagine a sleeping bag getting wet that often is lack of airflow. I could be entirely wrong.. and it seems like the last thing you want to do in the middle of January or February, is make sure your tents ventilation is open, but you want air circulation. The average single...

Haha. Sarah McLachlan might even sign about it. One of these days my phone will understand that Nalgene is a real word and it’ll stop this nonsense

Gotta have some extra warmth when it’s too cold for just your bag. Durning the middle of winter when it’s really cold out, I’ll boil water and put it in a Maltese near my feet. It’ll last until the next day. But I have worn my jacket and sweatpants inside before

Always down, not treated with a hydrophobic coating. I’ve been on many paddling trips, muggy, frosty, rainy and never had my bag get wet. I have a 20° Alpinlite (mummy) that I wash at least once a year to maintain its loft and properties. For summer months I use a down quilt, or a down quilt...

I almost always wear my watch, it’s one of those items in the “keys-phone-wallet-check”, and knife.. etc etc. I purchased one of the newer road i.d’s for our dogs collar, it slides right over her collar. I thought, that can fit on my watch band… so I bought one. I have emergency contacts like...

A couple of things posted on here made me realize other items in my kit and others that are not. I have a ratz tourniquet from one of my rescue courses, which is a one handed operation. Not a lot of them are but should be. I agree on having the knowledge to use these items, meds and procedures...