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I’m hoping it’s OK to boast a little about my new partnership with Shaw & Tenney. We’ve been developing a line of bags over the past year and now have those up on the S&T website. I’ve made bags for a few members here and just thought folks might find it interesting to know that a forum member...

I’m one of those who generally enjoys watching Kevin Callan tripping videos. I watched one video this past fall when he said he knows that burning plastic is bad for his health and the environment but he was going to do it anyway because it had wrapped meat and he was too tired to make it bear...

I will have all of next summer free and have a wild dream of circumnavigating Wabakimi. This would be a solo trip. Is this even possible? Does anyone with Wabakimi experience have any idea how long this might take? Like I said, it’s a wild dream and I haven’t yet started to plan this trip...

I’m looking for suggestions for a three to four week paddle next summer. I live in New England and would prefer to keep my driving time to four days or less one way.

Hi all. I know parking at Attean Pond launch on the Moose River Bow trip was closed for a while. Does none know if it is currently available? Thanks. Art

I’ve been working on this style for a couple of years and have found that it applies to canoes quite well. I know most of us don’t race or paddle for speed, but this technique is also efficient. Here are a couple of links: or go here Tahitian technique 1 Or go here Tahitian technique 2

I have a white Hemlock SRT in premium layup for sale, purchased when it looked like Hemlock was going out of business. This has never seen water. I own another SRT that I love, so no need for this one now that I know Hemlock will continue building canoes under new owners. Price is $4,000. If...

I’m probably being daft but I cannot figure out from reading the North Maine Woods website if I need to go to a check point before departing from Ripogenus Lake for a couple of days of camping on Chesumcook. Can anybody offer some guidance? Thanks. Art

I just heard from another paddler that the gated access to the launch on Attean Pond is closed? Can anyone confirm? Can you recommend an alternative launch/landing? If true, I wonder what the story is behind this. Art

Does anyone know how the current water levels on the Moose River Bow loop in Maine? Thinking about a trip next week.

I received a new canoe this weekend that I had ordered some time ago. Upon inspection, I found a patch, about 2” x 3”, in the chine of the boat and a corresponding dull area in the gel coat in the same location but on the outside of the boat. I wrote the maker and here is part of the reply that...

I need to refinish an ash paddle made by Dale Toby of Grand Lake Stream. I’m looking for opinions on what is the most appropriate — not necessarily the cheapest — varnish to use. Thoughts?

Just back from five days touring the Downeast Lakes region. I think of this area as Maine’s mini Boundary Waters. At least 15 lakes can be reached by paddling or short portage — and 20 or more if you are up to longer portages. Yes, there are cottages but, with the exception of bottle lake, the...

I’m planning to paddle the Allagash Loop the week after next and am wondering, especially for those who have paddled it in both directions, which is your preferred direction — clockwise or counter clockwise? And why? Thanks. Art

Can anyone recommend a set of float bags the will fit the Hemlock SRT? Glenn?

I’m wondering about technique of applying the final coat of paint to a canoe hull. Let’s assume that the hull has been properly prepared to receive its last coat. My assumption is that starting from one end, I roll and tip the sides and bottom all at once in two foot increments until I reach the...

Don‘t know if this is the right place but thought I’d share: Trail and Campsite Stewardship Program   Do you enjoy paddling and exploring in nature? Are you interested in helping keep the trails and campsites in great condition? Join our Trail and Campsite Stewardship...

Yes, I realize it’s still February, but given this crazy winter I was wondering what ice conditions might be like in Mass and Connecticut. I have a few days off next week and thought I might drive south.

Just finishing up a batch of 6 Duluth style packs and they're all for sale. $275 each without a leather tump, $350 with a leather tump. $22 shipping. More pictures and description below. PM me if you're interested This looks like a No. 3 but I've made the flap three inches longer to provide...

Just finished making two food packs for Maine Guide Rob Scribner of Sunrise Canoe and Kayak in Machias. Rob runs a great trip down the Machias River, and his father trained generations of guides as a professor and head of the outdoor recreation department at the local university. The packs holds...