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You can get Heavy Coated Nylon Oxford cloth from Quest Outfitters for $10/ Yard, 58 - 60" wide. They also have PVC coated and buckles. I've used the Heavy coated Oxford for several Dry Bags.

In the US, dehydrated shredded hash browns are readily available. They, apparently, are not available outside of the US. The big disadvantage to drying your own is that you need a plan to use them or else throw a bunch of them away. The hash browns in the video are commonly known, in the US, as...

I have had few LED mini flashlights that didn't have switch problems or problems with the connection on the battery cap. Until recently, the LED Mini Mag-Lites were the most reliable, but I almost always had to loosen and then tighten the battery end cap to get them to work. I now carry a mini...

I cut synthetic rope with a hot knife, so it is already heat sealed. My usual hot knife is a piece of steel banding heated with a propane torch. I may reheat the end to soften the sharp edges of the cut. I normally use double braided polyester rope because it is strong and has good UV...

That's a tricky issue. Illinois does not require human powered vessels to be titled or licensed. They do require a water use stamp, which costs $6.00 and fades in the sunlight. If I were to use an outboard motor with my canoe, it would require title and license. If I want to get title and...

The heat of combustion by weight of Ethanol is about 30% greater than that of Methanol, so Ethanol is the preferred fuel except at low temperatures. Wasted fuel is an issue with alcohol stoves, since you can't easily just turn them off and most don't have a good way to preserve unused fuel. I...

I'v e got packets of Spam and Spam Lite, but not Turkey Spam.

When I was a kid, we had both Spam and Treet. I can't say that I noticed much difference. I recently made Spam Fried Rice with Turkey Spam. It was alright, but one can is too much for one recipe. Half a can would be better.

E-6000, Amazing Goop and Shoe Goo are all made by Eclectic Products and all use the same basic compound, Styrene Butadiene Copolymer, in various formulations. This polymer is also used in several different roofing sealants, which come in caulk tubes. Through the Roof sealant by Sashco is one...

It may be possible to remove the old polyurethane coating. Water supposedly loosens the old coating and causes it to peel away from the fabric. I've tried this with mixed results. Sometimes, just running the object through the washer causes the coating to peel off, sometimes not. I've seen...

I use 10% Permethrin that I get at the farm store and cut it to .5% with water. I usually mix up a quart at a time, but I don't recall the quantities. The exception is socks. I buy treated socks when I can find them on sale and wear them during flea, tick and chigger weather. The factory...

My 2015 Nova Craft Pal does not have those eyes. I wasn't aware that they were putting them on the canoes. It does look like a factory job rather than an afterthought.

I also found a piece of 4" wide trucker's tie down webbing on the side of the road. It works very well for a canoe cradle.

A few weeks ago, Walmart had Leinenkugel's Canoe Paddler on clearance. I'd never seen beer on clearance before or since.

Hat, Tee-shirt or bumper sticker would be fine with me for promoting a worthy cause.

I've got three different cheapie Lixada twig stoves that i haven't fooled with since last spring. I have found that they are all very profoundly affected by wind and around here, the wind only changes direction, it never lets up. I have had times where I could burn 5 pounds of twigs and never...

Pretty much all of the 1 liter vinegar and water bottles are polyester. I use a lot of vinegar in the canning season and often reuse the bottles for pickle juice. I have never given any thought to a plastic bottle that was not vinegar resistant.

It is important to stone the rake off the tips of drills used in brass and copper or they will dig in. I set some drills aside for use in brass and copper alloys. It won't hurt to use a zero rake bit in steel. It just won't cut as fast and may overheat. Most custom (homemade) bits have zero rake...

I generally use screw machine drills from McMaster-Carr or MSC Supply. Screw machine drills have shorter flutes than jobber length drills and I seldom break them. I break plenty of corners off the tips of them, but I can resharpen them. I like the DeWalt Pilot Point Drills, but they are...

Stanley makes a product called the Stanley Mountain Vacuum Coffee System, which is coffee pot, french press and vacuum bottle in one kit. It looks interesting, but is pricey. I still use my Jetboil coffee press, but the vacuum bottle would be worthwhile.