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The ALPS Mountaineering Eclipse Table at REI for $29.73 USD today only. https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/193054/alps-mountaineering-eclipse-table Lance

Next Sunday, June 5th, REI will have the ALPS King Kong chair for only $44.73 USD. It's a really stout camp chair for those base camp days when you would rather not squat around the campfire..... https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/deal-of-the-day Lance

Well, back in October(?) I washed some 18 ounce #8 canvas to preshrink it and then ironed it and cut out most of the parts for a 70 liter(ish) basic envelope pack loosely based on the Duluth #4 Traditional pack. I used a Sew-Go pattern and general instructions set I bought from Outdoor...

For those interested in twig stoves.... I just bought another G2 5" Deluxe Combo with soldered Trangia burner for my oldest son to go with the Solo Stove Campfire deluxe kit he got last year...... https://www.fireboxstove.com/sale Lance

I spotted these pretty much by accident a few months ago. I couldn't resist. And I recently had one sent to another member here as a "Thank you"..... https://awesome-t-shirts-hoodie.creator-spring.com/listing/canoe161022 They ship from the Netherlands so shipping take a week or two. Lance

I'm in the process of cutting out and preparing to sew a pack very similar to Duluth's #4 Original 72 liter pack. Although I have a fair bit of 9-10 oz leather on hand this first one will get nylon or polyester webbing closure straps and buckles for the flap and tumpline end straps and a modern...

I know nothing about it other than the ad but an Old Town Tripper just hit Ebay in the last day or so with an auction starting price of $350 and a "Buy it now" of only $455. The picture seems to be a stock photo and all the usual disclaimers and cautions apply but there may be a deal to be had...

Colleagues, some of us have Solo Stove "twig stoves" and I for one like mine a lot. Right now there's an Amazon.com ad for two Solo Stove Titans (the mid-size stove) with two 2L pots for $89.99 USD. That's a good bit less than the one stove with pot usually sell for. The pot and stove usually...

Because a seal will slap your face with an octopus.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJHc61NuFM&feature=youtu.be You have been warned....... Best regards, Lance

OK, as a retired (reformed?) home builder and contractor I sometimes spot oddball things that catch my eye. A case in point: I stumbled on this while looking for something utterly unrelated on homedepot.com...

https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/produ...ottle-20-fl-oz Happy hunting, Lance

I didn't know where to post this and hope it isn't against any forum rules but as this is a tripping website and this is a good high volume tripping canoe.... This was posted sometime yesterday. If I hadn't just bought that Mad River Northwoods just a week ago I'd be making the 1-1/2 hour...

Friends, I am on the track of a Mad River Northwoods and while I continue to try to reach the owner I'm hoping that somewhere in the vast repository of canoe lore here on CT.com that someone has personal experience with this boat. Our 55 pound hound, Rosie has now been added to the paddling...

https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/175416/camelbak-chute-mag-vaccum-water-bottle-40-fl-oz Happy hunting, Lance

I bought a Royalex Dagger Reflection 15 back in the winter and after cleaning it up, refinishing the woodwork, adding new seat webbing and stainless steel hardware and using a lot of heat and sweat to remove some hogging a young couple we know who were just beginning to paddle together bought...

Well, I had a moment of weakness and brought home another three seat Royalex Dagger Reflection 15 project this week, in Midnight Blue this time. It is badly sun faded and has a number of spots of mostly dried pine sap on the hull exterior I need to remove before attending to the faded surface...

Don't know when it ends. 30% site-wide except tactical gear. Code "SPRING30"" Lance

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later....between general outdoor stuff, canoeing stuff, climbing stuff, camping stuff etc I have been working myself up for some time to learn to sew. So I spent some time learning just enough to get myself in trouble and ordered a few kinds each of canvas...

Hello All I'm contemplating making a small collapsible reflector oven based on the geometry in Gil Gilpatrick's book "Building Outdoor Gear" similar to the one shown starting at post #47 here...

Well, during a thread discussion last month on workmanship that was centered on cast iron cookware I mentioned that I had ordered a Victoria 12" skillet and would report back when it had had some use. Victoria cast iron cookware has been made in Medellin, Columbia since 1939. I stumbled on them...