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No Title I had the same issue when I travelled with two canoes from southern Ontario to Quetico last summer. One of my Yakima Gunwale Brackets failed. The vertical portion completely bent over (see picture). This caused the whole canoe to shift as I was driving. Luckily it stopped against...

Good idea to go through and ensure your first aid kit is up-to-date and you know what is in it. Something more important, in my opinion, is to ensure you have some form of First Aid training. I did a Wilderness First Aid course three years ago. As my training was expiring, this time I opted for...

I have a 2012 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X. It already has close to 150,000 km on it and I enjoy driving it. The nice thing about Nissan compared to Toyota is that many features on the Nissan are standard including a tough sprayed on bed-liner and bed rails with mounts for tying down loads (this was...

I use Badger Wood Oil (formerly Badger Paddle and Gunnel Oil): http://www.badgerpaddles.com/paddles/BADGER_Wood_Oil.html I have carbon/kevlar gunnels on my canoe, but I use it on all the wood in my canoe (seats, thwarts, yoke) and have been pleased with how well it works.

I really enjoyed Happy People - A Year in the Taiga: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1683876/ The above movie is a shortened and edited version of the original 4 part series that you can find on YouTube: Part 1 - Spring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA Part 2 - Summer...

Hi Robin: I sent a $25 USD PayPal payment to your address: rdlauer_000@yahoo.com for the Canoetripping.net fundraiser. PayPal is showing the payment as unclaimed. I tried sending an email to that address as well and it keeps bouncing back. I just want to make sure my donation gets in on time...

More about how Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) has lost its ways and is no longer really a co-op.

I own a Swift 17' Prospector in kevlar with integrated carbon-kevlar gunnels. It weighs only 44 lbs and that includes a third seat that I had Swift install for my kids. It is a very stable boat that can handle a large load. I primarily trip on lakes, but have had it on meandering creeks. It...