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Attaching a line like a bow painter to an object (post/tree?)? Or attaching two objects together like lashing two poles? Both?

Man, you’ve gone and peaked my interest.

About everything I want tight. Works like a trucker’s hitch…but faster, comes out clean. Just a leftover from my muleskinning days.

@Black_Fly what do you use the slick packer's hitch for?

It has also been my impression that as the three-layer polyethylene canoes age, the material becomes softer.

My question is did he not leave pieces of his boat behind because it was tougher material or because he didn't hit the same rocks...

I appreciate all the feedback. My thought on the poly verses T-Formex was that the poly is much softer and would wear through much...

My gut feeling is that polyethylene is probably a bit more abrasion resistant than T-formex. I have never owned a T-formex boat but I...

For the transitions (handle to shaft and back to shaft) I would just sand the "corner" area a bit to create a rounded transition. Then...

@ErktheRed What type of hangers do you have for the sleeping bags? Just regular clothes hangers? Looking for something that will stand...

I use the chaos method for my gear, it gets dumped in a pile in the front hall, sometimes cleaned up before being added to the pile and...

Happy to meet up…most weeks I’ve been at the north end of Lake Lillinonah, but also plan on heading out to Black Creek up in New Paltz...

Here are two Puddicombe paddles I sold recently. I bought four of them a couple of years ago. I still have one that fits me well, though...

Tried the upper stretches of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland (in Tennessee) in loaded trippers. Beautiful river. Mean rocks. In...

You ain't kidding. The price of lumber has gone thru the roof. I need to get back to the sawmill and get some more lumber. It's been a...