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    Too cold to paint, so...

    Not making a paddle per se but I used to teach a lot of spoon carving classes and always encouraged my students to bring a zip-loc baggie to class. After we were finished they'd collect those wonderful shavings and put them away for future use as fire starters. I still do that today when...
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    Too cold to paint, so...

    Can't wait to watch your paddle unfold the rest of the way. Other than one paddle I made in a class years ago, I've only made laminated paddles. I've thought about doing what you are in the past. I just need the guts to go ahead and realize it's only wood. If I screw up, it can always become...
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    Do you roll, fold or stuff your tent?

    @Keeled Over - I picked up one of those Camp Trails Duluth-like canoe packs years ago and have been using it ever since. I used it for years in the Adirondacks while working for an outdoor program and it's been down to the Okefenokee a few times as well. A great pack that looks as good today...
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    Any plans for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse?

    @yknpdlr - Thanks for your suggestions. I had thought about sticking closer to Rt. 12 so that may be a better alternative. Thanks for sharing some places to check out on a map. Appreciate your input. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper
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    Coffee cups, insulated or not.

    At home I use an old ceramic mug from the late 1970's. It's a face with a large moustache and has a stubby pipe sticking out of the mouth. Other than being beardless, it was supposed to resemble me which is why I was given it. The handle has long since broken off but I still use it every...
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    Grayl water filter

    Sorry for the lousy experience you endured. As for a filter to recommend, I still use the basic Sawyer Squeeze; not the Mini version. I can backwash it easily enough when on a trip and it's held up remarkably well for a product that didn't cost much. My current filter is at least 3 years old...
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    Do you roll, fold or stuff your tent?

    I have always stuffed my sleeping bag, and now quilt, but when I was young, I did fold & roll my tent. I stopped doing that back in the early 80's when I spoke with a manager at the old Eureka Camping Store in Binghamton, NY. Kevin said that folding and rolling the tent meant you typically...
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    New cars: are they as impossible as they seem for cartopping?

    Years ago I dedicated my boat carrying duties to our pick-up. Since I have a cap with rain gutter attachments for the back and a suction cup rack with pass-through strap for the front, it doesn't matter the age or fanciness of the truck. It's simple and it works. Honestly, I can't remember...
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    Any plans for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse?

    If all goes well, we're heading north up Rt. 12 out of Utica and heading towards Old Forge on Rt. 28. If the traffic gets crazy there are places to pull off on the way north that will still give you a good view. Our son-in-law and grandsons will be coming to our house from the Boston area to...
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    Hello from Connecticut

    Welcome from central NYS. The Susquehanna River has some nice sections to paddle if you ever get this way. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper
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    10x12 1.9 oz CCS Tarp - SOLD

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    Paddling in the Pool

    Wow...we had snow flying in the air today so you had a great day to paddle compared to what you would have found around here. Nice to see folks out and able to enjoy the weather. Although spring officially begins tomorrow, it will be winter-like for the rest of the week in central NYS. That's...
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    Restoration Advice

    Not sure if this will be helpful or not so here goes... About 10 years ago we took a Mad River "Explorer" and transformed it into a faux birch bark canoe for use in 18th century re-enacting events. We spoke with the paint guy in our local ACE Hardware (who really was an expert in this area)...
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    How to Use a Water Rescue Throw Bag (explanatory video)

    Although it was many years ago, I was a lifeguard and took great pride in being able to toss a ring buoy to a select target. When I got my first throw bag I quickly found out it was pretty much the same motion as I used with the buoy. Not sure how most folks toss their bag but I found an...
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    DLLT in Maine looking for volunteers

    Hope they can get some volunteers for the program. If I lived in Maine I'd definitely sign up. Instead, I do something similar only as a shelter caretaker in the Catskills of NYS. Our state has an "Adopt A Lean-to" program for both the Catskills and Adirondacks. I oversee the Region 4...
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    Florida day tripping with Jake and my Wife …

    Don't let the kidding about staying in a hotel get to you. Being out with your wife (and pooch) can be one of life's greatest pleasures when you're enjoying that time together. Luckily for me, my wife has always been a camper but we're not above enjoying a night (or two) at a hotel. Always a...
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    Luxury items you take canoe (or winter) camping

    Wow...I still think of luxury as my old Therma-Rest chair kit that allows my sleeping pad to be converted into a chair. Of course, I'm still sitting on the ground in it but if I go in "lux" mode (my term), I can extend the lower 2/3 of it and lounge in my sleeping bag while reading & sitting...
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    2/19-21/24 Big Pond Catskills NY (+ hearing aid discussion)

    Looks like a nice outing! Sorry I missed you but my wife enticed me with a xc ski outing in the southern Adirondacks so I headed north instead of down your way. Hope you had enough snow as we've lost ours here outside Cooperstown very quickly. That's all for now. Take care and until next...
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    Hiking trails on canoe lakes / routes

    My grandson's first Adirondack "peak" was Mt. Frederica when I took him on a 3 day trip a couple of years ago. The smile on his face was all I needed to know it was an experience he'll remember forever. While I don't think I'll ever really need them, I'm glad I have some photos for when my...
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    Hiking trails on canoe lakes / routes

    Years ago I was part of a seasonal course staff with SUNY Cortland, operating out of their outdoor center on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks. The culmination of the class was a 6 day canoe trip. Each trip had a mountain included in the route so students could experience paddling, portaging...
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