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Here’s a close up of a rhino rack stanchion on my F150. It clamps into the space between the roof and the door, as described by @memaquay. The stanchion has a rubber foot and the clamp has a rubberized coating too, so I’ve seen no adverse impact on the paint. I don’t keep mine installed...

Over the weekend I drove another 250 miles with a new-to-me canoe on the roof of my electric truck. The canoe is a slender but long, OC1 outrigger, with gentle curves and a largely closed deck: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/yellowstone-national-park-and-shoshone-lake.38407/post-174392...

Relative to seating position, I borrowed and then bought two of Glenn's Wenonah 10° Black Lite Elbow Carbon paddles, one a 50" and the other a 52". My only bent shaft to date was a 54", which is better suited to my high seated Trippers. After an initial paddle, I think the 50" seems like the...

I bought two poles from Peavy Manufacturing in Eddington, Maine. Both came with a steel band installed about one inch from the end of the pole, which I presumed was to prevent the pole from splitting. I've mostly used mine in salt water with a sandy/mucky bottom, so I can't offer much valuable...

That's me! @Pseudonym (Steve). Glenn is the first CT.netter that I've have had the pleasure to meet in real life and I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon with him. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of canoe and paddle makers from the last forty years. A true enthusiast! Yes @Alan Gage, I'm the...

Snake Brand Prickly Heat is the greatest stuff in the world for nether regions. It’ll make ya feel like a new man. https://a.co/d/7StTyju

Humorous thread! I was always told that deodorant attracts mosquitos and have never used it on a trip, but I very much like the idea of brining isopropyl alcohol in a pump bottle as a deodorant alternative. I'm going to give that a try. As a bonus, it's a sterilizer and fuel. I'll add that...

Dans les Wyoming, c’est “Le Grand” ou “Les Tetons,” mais n’est pas “Les grand Tetons.” J'aime les montagnes de toutes tailles. Please forgive my seventh-grade French and humor.

With acknowledgment that Swift does outline disclaimers and user guidance that recommends a remarkably circumscribed usage of this temporary yoke…. I too would hope that a “tripping” grade yoke could at least weather a car ride. I bet we see improvements to the attachment in subsequent design...

I was thinking about @Alan Gage's solution again, while looking at the useful picture provided by @M Clemens, and will offer a friendly amendment to Alan's idea: How about using melted candle wax to carefully prefill the lower threaded portion of the insert with wax to protect the threads...

If you didn't undercut the skin, then yes, but in the article they detail the procedure as follows: How We Tested We drilled 7/16-inch holes through the top skin and core only. We then inserted a modified roofing nail cutter that removed the core and additional 5/32-inch of core from under the...

Somewhere I have a book detailing how threaded bolts can be drilled and tapped into an epoxy-casting to create an amazingly tenacious connection. I just scanned that particular bookshelf and couldn't put my fingers on it. Instead, here's an article from practical sailor on how to repair...

I guess we're allowed to swear in proper nouns! Who wants to test this theory?

@eckilson As a fellow southern New Englander, I really appreciate all your posts and have learned a lot about white water paddling opportunities that are not quite so far afield.

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That's how I learned to say it as a boy in Maine. In deference to its French derivation, and our friends up north, I placed the "long-a, soft-g" version first in the poll.

Pretty simple question: How do you pronounce portage? I've used Merriam Webster as the source for the phonetic spelling of the two most common pronunciations. I tried to embed the audio of each pronunciation example from m-w.com directly in this post but couldn't figure out how to do so...

Exciting! As a canoeist surrounded by salt water, I've always been intrigued by the Canak as an open water canoe, especially because of what I assume is reduced windage. @adkjoe, I'll be glad to hear your impressions and would welcome a video clip of how it paddles! I'm especially curious if...

@PortageW/Cerberus thank you!

I can understand the compunction. For some, it might be as simple as resale value, but I think there's a corollary amongst automotive enthusiasts: some are willing to modify body panels on a classic car for customization, whereas others think it's sacrilege to "chop" a classic. I fall in the...