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Is it me, or is wind a bigger factor for canoeing over the last few years? I think I missed the best opportunity this week, and it’s still over 10 mph, headed back to the high teens and 20s. I’ve been watching the weather in parts of MN and Ontario too, and it just seems the fronts tend to be...

Linda and I paddled the local little Miami National Scenic River, Fort Ancient section to just past the sewage plant below Morrow Ohio. Got to play around with a proper length paddle. Got the trim pretty good with 5 gal up front.

I just heard that the senate is voting on the resolution to eliminate the moratorium on copper sulfide mining in the headwaters of BWCA. It’s probably too late to call your senator, but in case it’s delayed again, you can call your senator tomorrow to voice your displeasure with selling off our...

I don’t remember when I came to this forum, but I remember new software after a long time of a different format. So how long has Canoetripping.Net been around? I’m thinking around the millennium or early 2000s.

My son found this canoe in a friend’s yard in SC. I’ve never seen a wood frame like this, so I figured more knowledgeable folks here might find this interesting…or not. I have no idea what the hull is made of and my boy did not ask.

Birds make a mess of our carport - it’s like their own condo. I tear nests out every day. This is the heavy season. So now, I’m tarping my canoe, trying to devise a cover for the entire rack and its occupants. I’m wondering if there’s not an effective deterrent to settlement. Maybe used cat...

Last trip I double portaged rather than triple portaging. I’m hoping to do that again. Adjustments include adding chest loads. I’m not 100% sure I can do it, but the plan is to use a large fanny pack as a sling pack on my chest along with my camp pack and the canoe. This will contain my...

I’m starting to sort through gear and freeze dried provisions for a mid-May trip and feel like I need to shake things up for my lunches and snacks. Anyone have a secret munchable food item that doesn’t weigh a ton? I’m in a rut with gorp, jerky and powdered peanut butter. Thanks.

Learned a hard lesson the other night. High winds and I left my new T-formex Esquif P15 on saw horses under the car port. It blew over against some long handled ground tools, causing some linear dents. The gravel did the worst damage, little deep dents and scratches on the side, a few of the...

Maiden voyage of the new Esquif P15 yesterday. Unfortunately, I forgot my cell phone so no photos. It was also Bogan’s first trip post surgery. He was happy to get on the water. The p15 has lots of room for him to stretch, and he laid across the hull (side to side) on his yoga mat. He...

My canoe outfitted weighs 63 lbs. I used to trip with a 68 lb. canoe, this feels heavier! Taking it out for its maiden voyage tomorrow. Maybe I’ll get stronger overnight.

It was warm today so I got the Esquif Prospector 15 down and outfitted her with stuff I need. I placed the footbrace so it can be used from either seat. Thanks to whomever gave me the tip about dipping my finger in mineral spirits to finish the adhesive beads. Looks very clean. I used one...

Good weather yesterday so I installed the roof rack on the wife’s new RAV4. The crossbars don’t point the same direction; the bars’ profiles are at different angles. Also, the factory rails on the car are not parallel. The rear feet are 3” inches closer together than the front. On my...

I ran across this old engineer's scale, from my cartographic drafting days. I started hand drafting maps from pencil manuscripts to scribe coat, which could be used as a huge negative in the dark room to make copies onto photosensitive mylar, which could then be used for field blueprints. Back...

These bindings are similar to some I’ve been looking to try, but the two vendors shown won’t ship to the U.S. Anyone know of another source? The goal is to speed up getting my shoes on at the trailhead, without freezing my digits by fiddling with laces. I’ve tried several bindings and they...

Doc said I’ll be normal in 8 weeks. I’ll likely want to get out before then. March and April days can be lovely paddle days here. Would kneeling take some of the load off my power stroke? I’ll likely just J stroke on the left, but wind and current are pretty ubiquitous on the local lake. My...

What waterproof outer layer do you recommend? I’ve gone through several. My current one has an undersized hood, no hand pockets. I tried using it in a snowfall with a hat, and ended up with a sore neck. I’m not big on rain pants in the summer but my jacket must be solid.

I’ve been looking for support gloves for my achy breaky hands. After buying several crappy pairs, I found these 1.5mm NRS Guide Gloves. I bought a size down which help. They stretch out a little after a week of wear, but are comfortable and effective keeping me from hurting myself shoveling...

It occurs to thst since some canoes are designed to be paddled with “kayak” paddles, they must not be canoes at all, but something else. How can something designed for a kayak paddle be a real canoe? We need a new term - maybe a “kayoo”. Henceforth those designs with floor mounted seat...

I’ve been dealing with Trigger Finger, which makes it hard to grip smaller circumference items. Is there a custom shaft diameter, or a diameter option paddle out there? Surgery might be in the future but not this year, by golly gosh darn. Thanks Tony