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My canoe got dinged up on its last trip and I’d like to know of a simple repair that a total novice like me could do. Right now they are covered with duct tape, but this is a photo of the worst of it. Thank you.

Fisheating Creek Info This is one of the best paddling sites in Florida, in my opinion. The creek winds its way through several different ecosystems, marshes, cypress swamps, lakes. It is changing all the time which provides interest. You will easily see turkeys, hogs, deer, raccoon...

I went out early this morning to one of my local paddling spots, Apthorp Lake near Lake Placid, Florida. The sun had just come up behind the clouds. It was still cool around 7:30 am when I arrived. Apthorp Lake is bigger than it appears due to its many bays. I prefer the bays to the north. The...

Aslowhand and I drove for several hours into the French part of Switzerland to paddle on Lac de Joux. The paddle in to this favorite camp, turned out to be idyllic and eventful. Here are the stony put-in, you can see the French influence in the change in architecture, Swiss Chalets have been...

[Admin note: I have moved the following two posts by @Erica into their own thread in this forum from the Photo of the Day thread.] For lack of any better place to put a Swiss Trip Report, I will post a few photos here instead of a full report. Also, they may not be in order because I am tired...

I'm planning a trip to Europe this spring and wanted to paddle some of the rivers there with rented equipment. I can't bring everything on a plane, least of all a canoe. The latest thing in canoe rentals (besides kayaks, of course) are sit-on-top canoes. They seem to be made of some...

I'm not sure if this is being posted in the right place or not. Glenn, feel free to move around. I was muddling through a variety of unusual web queries and went down a rabbit hole with King Arthur. While we all are familiar with him pulling the sword from the stone, this is not the oldest...

While pursuing another passion of mine, I spent a week at the Ashokan Center in the Catskill Mountains. To my great surprise, suspended above the dining hall was the actual original birch bark canoe described and discussed in John McPhee's book The Survival of the Bark Canoe. It was too long...

This is offered by the same group I took the basic first aid course last spring. There’s a replay link if you can’t do it as scheduled. But you must register. FREE WEBINAR TOMORROW WED. 12/13/23 • 7-9 PM ET REPLAY LINK INCLUDED. How To Build Your Perfect Outdoor & Wilderness First Aid Kit...

Cree River flows north out of Cree Lake to Black Lake. Paddling here was a constant surprise. Previously my canoe tripping has been done in Quebec. The rivers I had to fly in to some 30 years ago, now have roads and houses on them. I wanted to find a less crowded locale. Being 69, I also wanted...

I entered a very large segment of a trip report with pictures and it has now disappeared. This was about a week's worth of work. I don't suppose there is any way of getting it back. Is there anyway to SAVE text and pics when inserting a long trip report before posting?

Note: I wrote the basic draft and then gave it to Chat GPT. I removed some of the really florid stuff and a sentence where Chat GPT says I read these books while windbound on a serene lake. :) Embarking on my recent canoe adventure, I made sure to pack a selection of books. Given my penchant...

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we ended up with a lot of 2-person freeze-dried dinners. I am going to use them on this summer's trip, which will be solo. I add to my dinners optional fruit leather, bits of chocolate. I don't think I can eat a whole two person freeze-dried meal. That...

Here is the context: I have a trip planned for this summer in Canada and have purchased all the paper maps. No problem there. But, I want to have a Plan B trip in reserve. I don’t want to invest in maps for Plan B especially because that could change depending on fires. So, should I have to...

I accidentally ordered two copies of this book. I will gladly pass one copy along to someone else. Both are well-used paperbacks, but not torn up or unreadable. PM me.

Something happened to tent design when I wasn't looking and I don't much like it. Somehow all the walls of the tent, instead of being fabric, are mostly mesh screens. I have tried these tents and can't sleep in them. Even with the fly on tight, a sharp wind whistles right into the tent and...

The online wilderness first aid course I am taking is excellent. You can see it at survivalmedonline.com. It is also cheap. There are a few things that I have never heard before and thought I would pass on. At least these are the two I can think of at this time. 1. You can use HONEY as a...

Yesterday we spent a few hours on Silver River, a short river (6 miles) draining Silver Springs and then connecting with the Ocklawaha River (and eventually, on to St John's River and the Atlantic Ocean.) The river has a couple of main springs near the put in and then little springs spring up...

I am taking a Wilderness First Aid course through University of Utah, School of Medicine. All their textbooks are free to download here: https://www.awls.online/library There are 10 texts from basic wilderness first aid to SAR. So far, the information seems to be up to date and concise and...

This boat is for sale close to my home. I cannot find info on the rocker and it looks like the ends are pretty sharp. The description says it is “nimble” and good for small creeks, but seems unlikely. It is the 16’8” version. Designed by Gene Newman Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of...