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I know many folks on this forum use cold handle frying pans but I'm wondering what sort of care do you give your pan? Do you have a particular way you clean your pan? How about storage between trips? Do you re-season it annually? After each trip? Bottom line, I'm just wondering what kind of...

Long story short, the end of a 2x4 made contact with the foam core on the bottom of my old We-No-Nah "Sundowner" and has left a divot. I have the ability to cut out the broken kevlar and fill in the divot with foam. What I don't have is some fiberglass or kevlar to cover the patch; which is...

Hey All - First off, I have no stake in this and these are not my canoes. That said, all of these boats appeared on the Adirondack Forum this morning. I know some folks here frequent that board as well but for those who don't, I thought you might like to see them. There's a Hornbeck for $400...

Hey All - Am I the only one who had problems trying to access this site over the last two days? Whenever I clicked on my bookmark I was taken to a site for a wizard oriented video game. It happened all of yesterday (Thursday, 9/26) and even the first couple of attempts today; Friday, 9/27...

Sorry there isn't a photo but I am able to send them to anyone who is seriously interested. This was my first solo canoe back in the 90's but I've had my knee replaced so have moved into lighter canoes. The canoe has always been stored in my barn on sawhorses unless on a trip. It's the old...

Hey All - With the heat of summer upon us it might be time to sit back, grab a cold beverage and put aside 20 minutes of your day to enjoy this old film from the National Film Board of Canada. While there are a lot of historical inaccuracies (i.e. clothing, lack of lashings on the "bark" canoe...

My wife and I played hooky from work last week and joined a group sponsored by the Adirondack Mt. Club here in NYS for a 6 day trip in the !0,000 Islands NWR. Located just north of the Everglades NP, our trip started at the Collier-Seminole SP outside Naples, FL. We were led by two staff...

While most folks were paddling in the Adirondacks this past weekend, I had committed to a short paddling trip on the Connecticut River. The premise of this trip was the need to field check a stretch of river for a potential "historic" canoe trip for Fort #4 in Charlestown, NH. Our original...

Hey all - I'm in the process of planning a weekend trip on the Connecticut River and I'm hoping some of you may be able to answer a question for me. I purchased the new river map and looked at the website but that has left me more confused than before. The stretch we're looking to paddle is...

In another post there were some comments regarding folks favorite paddlers which is why I'm posting the query....So, who is your favorite, or best, paddling partner? All due respect to my wife, even she will agree it's got to be my younger daughter. If I was relegated to only one person...

Thanks to Robin, I was able to pick up a nice 13' tandem that he rebuilt. I purchased it specifically for my grandsons and was finally able to get them out in it. Here are a couple of photos of them in action; David, 10, is in the stern and James, almost 8, is holding his own in the bow. David...

http://www.newyorkupstate.com/southe...residents.html Hey all - Magnus alluded to this in another thread but I figured it might be worth one of its own. The link above will take you to a story about an alligator that's been spotted in a river in upstate NY. On the news the other night the DEC...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFSjKRnUzVo Hey all - My guess is that some of you have seen this but for those who haven't yet, I stumbled upon this video today. I've seen a lot of birchbark canoe building videos over the years but this one seems to be one of the best. The photography is...

Hey all - In looking over my recipes I actually have two that use beer in making the bread. Both are pretty simple so here you go... Recipe #1: Ingredients: - 3.5 cups all purpose flour - 3 Tablespoons sugar - 1 Tablespoon baking powder...

Hey all - To say I'm blown away whenever I read posts in this area is an understatement. While I've taken on the occasional repair task, I've never really done anything that requires much experience. Beyond hand sanding gunwales and re-oiling them, I'm pretty much out of my league. That being...

So as not to hijack Alan's thread about who's been sick on a trip, I decided to respond about my injury on this new one. I hope everyone feels free to chime in with their own misbegotten adventure. As for myself; I was the senior staff person on a canoe trip in the Adirondacks for another...

I was lucky enough to get away for a few days with my wife to paddle and camp in the Okefenokee NWR a week or so ago. We met up with our friends, Joy & Chip Campbell who are the owner/operators of "Okefenokee Adventures," which is the official partner of the US Fish & Wildlife Service for the...

I'm one of the most fortunate folks in the world that my office is within 10 minutes of a wonderful stretch of the Susquehanna River about 35 miles downstream of where it leaves Otsego Lake. Working at a college, my summer lunchtime can be extended without too many issues so I take advantage of...

Hey all - I'm hoping someone here can help me out. For years our program received a catalog from a dealer in the Burlington, VT area who sold all sorts of gear (canoes, kayaks, sailboats, PFDs, trailers, packs, etc.) to camps and outdoor programs. I'm having some difficulty remembering their...

http://www.paddling.net/articles/fea...m_medium=email Hey all - I'm pretty sure some of you have seen this short (less than 15 minutes) video with Ray Mears but if not, I truly believe it will be worth your while. Even if you have seen it, with about 3' of snow still on the ground where I live...