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paddling.net just posted a very funny PSA from NZ that everyone should see.

Has anyone discovered a PFD suitable for canoeing? I've been using my old EXTRASPORT for years. Simple, no pockets, no mesh, just a front zipper and two side cinch straps; just a bit bulky. I'm ready to retire it if I can find a suitable replacement. Everything I've found has too many "bells and...

A few years ago, I was working at a large outdoor store where I met some backpackers who had hiked many of the long, 500 mi.+, trails that abound in the U.S. They were looking for the lightest gear possible to make up their "kit" for their next adventure. They told me about "Cottage" gear...

For all of you who may want some idea of what the Boundary Waters/Quetico area is like, take a look at Les Stroud's Survivormans program on him in the Temagami Forest.

I have been canoeing for a looong time, starting in Kentucky as I lead an Explorer Post, evolving to white water canoeing, then to white water kayaking with the Tenessee Senic Rivers Association (TSRA). Just before I moved to CO in 1976 I sold my beloved Blue Hole canoe, thinking I would remain...