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I picked this up last year from fellow Member Paddlin Hal, it needs some love. Thanks to some Gflex, TotalBoat Total Fair and that flat sander a 1/4 sander and 100 grit I think there's some life left in the old gal.

The canoe, loaded to the brim with bags and gear, glides gently across the dark water, almost silently, as if unwilling to disturb the ancient silence enveloping the lake. The canoe glides confidently, like a natural extension of the body and breath. Though laden, its line remains firm. The...

Here are some sights and sounds of the last few months of canoe building. It’s been a busy year, and we are deep in crunch time now. The push is on. Each new canoe’s check list includes: Bending Ribs Sheeting Closing in Rasp, sand and oil Varnish Seats and thwarts Canvas Filling and paint...

Getting my wood canvas canoes up on my trucks roof racks is still doable but getting harder each spring so I found this on Face Book Marketplace Monday. It needs some work but it was pretty much what I was looking for. Lights inop, fender bracket weld broken, 1” &7/8” tongue (2” ball is my go...

Sometimes I might be…well I don’t know, a little too dismissive of new ideas? I really wasn’t that receptive to that “portage pal” tool and after some deep self analysis I have turned over a new leaf. While I’m still not going to buy the above mentioned gizmo, I have now come to my senses and...

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I don’t have a floor in my small wall tent so I recently ordered a combination waxed canvas tarp with a wool blanket sewed to it. While it’s not an exact match to my tents floor dimensions, if I fold the sod cloth in at the bottom of the tent walls it will fit nicely and help keep out those...

There’s a new series on YouTube documenting a 1500 mile canoe trip starting in Old Town, Maine, going as far south to NYC, west as far as Syracuse NY, thru Lake Ontario then down the St Lawrence to Quebec City, then south back to Old Town. The paddlers are for the most part indigenous from...

"The wearer moves in a fluid gesture to install the raft on his shoulders, and once it is well balanced, he begins to cross the path several millennia old." He goes from rock to rock with the ease of a balancer on a wire wire. In addition to allowing us to jump an obstacle or connect two lakes...

I was rewatching Ray Mears video about his canoe trip on the Missanabie River years ago and I noticed his small leather pouches while he was preparing bannock. I ordered one off of Etsy, along with a couple of waxed cotton bags. Anxiously awaiting. Anybody else ever use them?

I spent 3 nights at a small lake in central Maine September ‘24 with my new canvas Campfire Tent. Here’s a short video,

I just spent 3 nights in my new Frost River 2 man Campfire Tent. Paddle in campsite, a few miles down a small lake here in Maine, camped on a island. Tent worked great, I made my own poles out of local ash but will be moving to lighter weight spruce. I used on site beaver chewed birch for the...

I just received two waxed canvas pouches from this company, perfect fit for my more traditional outfit. I also ordered a buck saw carrying case made of waxed canvas. I like the pouches as they have belt loops so you can attach them to your belt when you go out berry picking or tinder gathering...

Can you pay the ranger to shuttle canoes, gear and paddlers around Chase Rapids on the Allagash River.

(I will post updates as the story develops for those who don’t have a Facebook account) In the summer of 2025, a brigade of adventurers will embark on a crazy adventure: trekking aboard cedar canoes the 1200 km of the ancestral Route des Furrures, from Tadoussac to James Bay. To learn...

Here’s a nice feature about Wood Canvas canoes, builder Steve Lapey and White Rose Canoe store by Boston based WCVB

Years ago I salvaged this old Keewaydin Canoe Camp (Vermont) tripping canoe just before it was destined to the burn pile. The other half was beyond repair, as determined by the camp, it was cheaper to build a new one. Anyway, I’m never going to make a bookshelf out of it so I thought maybe...

Marc-Andre Pauze recently interviewed Garrett Conover and published the interview on his quarterly internet publication (marcpauze.net to subscribe). Some of Garrett’s observations might raise some eyebrows here, give it a read. North Woods Ways Wilderness culture through traditional canoe...