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Anticipation is the greatest joy. ;) As I'm planning a multi-day canoe trip with friends in May, I'm already preparing the right maps. This approach has proved very successful on my last tours and I'm going to introduce it as my "standard". Sure - of course I also have one of these map bags...

in my opinion this is a good explanatory video regards Michael

nice collection of dokumantary https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_OFJ2GzB6Kr8ps5IBIQB2Xbfx24IyH8z regards Michael

As we always have a lot of candles burning during the "dark season", we also have a lot of leftover candle wax. It's a shame to throw it all away! So I collect the leftover wax and recycle it. The same goes for the empty cat food tins and the cardboard boxes sent by Amazon, eBay and so on. All...

thermacell gas refill adapter mod After seeing the video on YouTube, I thought - I'll do that too. It just worked and I no longer have to keep buying new and overpriced gas cartridges for my Thermacell mosquito repellent. . . . . . regards Michael

Hello folks, Now I have one too! - one of those wonderful things called "drysuit" ... (NRS GORE-TEX Pro Navigator drysuit) Now my questions: What is the best thing to wear under a drysuit in winter? Is there anything to be said against wearing merino underwear in two layers under the drysuit...

I just found this. What a wonderful "documentary" ... This short film tells the tale of the men who drove big freighter canoes into the wilderness in the days when the fur trade was Canada's biggest business. The film recreates scenes of the early 19th century with a soundtrack by an all-male...

last ride for this year ... ... may be . . . . Last time they lay out clothes to dry, hang up and the last time this year to wash, dry and lay Wilma. . . when everything is dry, it is well stowed and then put away. This year I have paddled about 350km so far and I...

here is a little report from a canoe trip here in Germany. Unfortunately we don't have this huge space and the sheer endless choice of lakes like you have in the USA or Canada ... nevertheless, we also drive Canadian boats. Our last multi-day tour was a total of 108 km long tripp and spread...

A new seat was needed. After I had finally made my first multi-day paddle tour with a friend, I painfully realized that the seat was not usable for me. So I built a new one. The new seat will be installed more to the middle of the boat so that the boat is also better trimmed at the same time...

I saw the video here on YouTube and thought to myself: I need something like that! So I took some screenshots from the video and then I rebuilt the cart. . . . after welding the frame it look like this - but how to fix the Wheel axle?! mhmmm .... screw-clamps! . . . . ...

here it is ... last year in November I bought an Old Town Discovery in excellent condition. Canoe Oldtown Discovery 146 Build in: 1997 Length: 4,40 m Width: approx. 90 cm Weight: approx. 30 kg (rather more) . . . . and sure - it had to be washed first after the transfer. . ...

that's me - Michael from Germany my name is Michael, I'm a bit older and I'm from Germany. For more than 12 years I am active in the bushcraft scene and now I have discovered paddling in an open canoe ... So I bought an OldTown"canoe last year and am currently in the process of equipping and...