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Yep. I was a fan.
My go-to paddle is signed by the maker, Dave Kavner, and dated at 5/88. Thirty-seven years. He said it was made tough for wilderness tripping.
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My go-to paddle is signed by the maker, Dave Kavner, and dated at 5/88. Thirty-seven years. He said it was made tough for wilderness tripping.
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For what it's worth, I still have (and use) both a straight and bent shaft paddle made by Al Camp back in the early 1980s. I worked upstream (Oneonta, NY) of Al and visited him and his wife Joan at their home shop down in Otego. Knowing I didn't have a lot of money at the time, he usually steered me towards his seconds. You could always find some quality paddles lined up on that inside porch. Bought my first quasi-racing canoe from him as well. It was one of his own designs and I used it for at least 4 General Clinton 70 miler races.
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Fortunate enough to still have my old Optimus 8 white gas stove and my Dad's very early Coleman single burner stove. Both still work and are wonderful reminders of days gone by.
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Fortunate enough to still have my old Optimus 8 white gas stove and my Dad's very early Coleman single burner stove. Both still work and are wonderful reminders of days gone by.
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Coleman two burner stove, Coleman lantern and Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove (first generation) and a Optimus Primus stove. My go to tent is a REI back packing tent. All this stuff is over fifty years old. And I'm way past that! Oh yea, almost forgot the WWII mess kit and canteen my father carried. Last but not least I have but rarely use a 1966 Grumman 17" canoe.
My wall tent is 45 years old, Duluth packs are from 1980,
Trapper Nelson is from 1940, it was the first pack I ever used in 1960.
Trapper Nelson is from 1940, it was the first pack I ever used in 1960.
those old Coleman's never die, they just get crustier each year!
I have a bunch of old colemans that I still use, but my two favorites (but not for tripping!) are an old 3 burner 426 dated 1954, and a Coleman 500cp Major 236 lantern from 1962, you can't beat having THREE 1500btu burners and what looks like a bare 100 watt bulb (coleman says 60w. but I can look at 60 wats without feeling like my eyeballs are melting)
I've also got one of those 501a one burner stoves- I use it mostly for winter hiking to make a hot lunch.
I still have one of the two first two bent shafts paddles that I bought in 1978? The pair was clearanced from a local shop (Andy’s Sporting Goods) at a sort of indoor yard sale at RPI.
They had Al Camp labels on them, $25 each. I still have the two similar paddles that I built in 1982, although all of these are suffering somewhat. Interestingly, MDB bought a couple replacement paddles that had Mad River stickers on them, but they were clearly Al Camp paddles.
They had Al Camp labels on them, $25 each. I still have the two similar paddles that I built in 1982, although all of these are suffering somewhat. Interestingly, MDB bought a couple replacement paddles that had Mad River stickers on them, but they were clearly Al Camp paddles.
Just gave away a pair of logging boots from 1980.
White's? That was THE boot when I went looking for field boots that met firefighting requirements. I ended up getting a pair of Nick's boots, they were basically the same boot but a bit less expensive. Got the rough-outs and they lasted me through 30 years of field work & fire fighting. They got refurbished once and then I ended up giving them to someone that needed cheap boots and they got used for a number of years after.
Today I wore my North Face Down Jacket that I received as a Christmas present in 1971. My mother bought a size Large when a Medium would have fit loosely. She figured that I would grow into it, and she was right, plus our small-town hiking shop had sold the Medium that I had lusted after. As a working single mom this was a major extravagance but I think she was glad to see it in use over the many decades. It is still the warmest coat that I have.
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