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My trailer needs some load stops to center the entire canoe over the box. Otherwise, the only way to keep the canoe in place is to strap it near the edge. I’m basically looking for a hack. After cruising the local hardware stores, have some ideas, but nothing clean and easily adjustable...

With the price of vehicles, gotta make my travel car last. New struts and a new roof rack are necessary. This rack should be quieter. My buggy just got to 100K, still towing well (knocking on wood). My former roof rack and a nice Yakima hitch goalpost roof rack are free to anyone wanting them.

After my recent encounter with gravity induced loosening of my yoke mounts, I’m wondering how I can augment my seat insert mounts. I’ve been traveling with the Backsaver and pad attached. Speeds things up at the put-in. Always done it. My idea: Strategic injection of Gflex with the canoe...

I’ve got a bunch of old Yakima and some Thule racks that a good man can come by to my Ohio home and pick up for free. • Yakima and Thule goal post hitch racks • Two 78” steel round load bars • Miscellaneous feet including Thule Gutter feet I’ve modernized my carrier again and need to...

My roof rack system needs to be replaced. It’s a 79” round bar Yakima system. Very noisy and there is corrosion and a couple minor cracks in some of the towers. I’m considering a Thule system with a wedge (more squarish) aluminum bar. Anyone used this system and know its durability...

I hauled my canoe to Wisconsin with the portage yoke attached, bolted into the threaded insets on the gunwales. Short story is the yoke was loose the insets are loose in the carbon aramid gunwales. Now I need to remove the loose inset anchors and reset them better. Anyone done this? Pic is...

I’ve got some gouges and deep scrapes I’d like to touch up. Would thick Gflex be good on Gelcoat or should I find another product?

Bogan and I took the riverside trail. A few gobblers talking, but no bear sign yet. Maybe a couple weeks and the mommas and babies will be out and about. Wolves seem to have disappeared around here, but I did find a bunch of feathers that signaled the demise of a gobbler. Looks like he...

Gotta take advantage of these early season gems. Bogan agrees. When he sees the canoe go up, he becomes a velcro dingo.

I don’t recall bumping a rock, but I’ve got this I could grind out the gelcoat and reapply. Any other options, besides just ignoring it? I do have the colored mica powder to match it up. I could just use some Gflex 655 resin too.

Has anyone heard of plans to increase fees for Americans traveling to Ontario parks?

Has anyone heard of plans to increase fees for Americans traveling to Ontario parks?

I’m packing a bunch of freeze dried meals in rectangular pouches. My Bear Vaults are cylindrical. Anyone know a better way than stuffing, finagling, crushing these meals into a bear resistant container?

I’m preparing to recoat the bottom of my Kevlar UL NS Magic. NS has a “kit,” without hardener. I don’t need to by a 4” roller and cover from them. What would you use? I’d also like to touch up the Swift P14, but need green dye for some gelcoat resin I already have. Swift has changed their...

Anyone know of an epoxy pigment that will closely match a Swift canoe? I’d like to find a US source if possible. I’ve looked online and I guess a mica pigment would be best. My canoe is a vibrant forest green. No detail on the swift website. I did reach out to swift but no response yet...

Anyone used a 14’ canoe for solo tripping? I’ve got that Swift Prospector 14 that I love on local waters. It has a bigger weight capacity than my Magic, is more stable, and has the expedition kevlar hull opposed to the flimsy UL of my NS Magic. Not as good tracking or hauling loads across big...

…l’m hauling boats! -5F when I set out at 4am. Caught a gap between storms. Still lots of black ice. My trailer is 10 years old and needs some TLC, but it still pulls nicely. I’ll be paddling dirty water for a spell.

Went snowshoeing today in nearly ideal conditions. On a ridge trail I saw flashes of grey and squatted down. Some wolves had dashed into a rafter of turkeys about 80 yards ahead. Most of the turkeys took flight right over me, but a few ran across into the midst of additional wolves. Two...

What percent of maximum capacity is the sweet spot between performance and hauling? My P14’s capacity is 400 lbs. I’m thinking 75-80% of that (300-320) is as loaded as I’d want to be on a windy crossing. That would preclude any longer trips in that boat, certainly rule out taking my dog...

My shoulder is still pretty wrecked, and the wide paddles I’m using aren’t helping. I know there’s a lot of expertise out there. Prefer wood, straight shaft. I’m needing a paddle that pulls easier, lightweight, will work in rivers or lakes. Any thoughts?