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If you have ever taken a white water rescue course, the benefits of a quality throw bag will quickly become apparent.

I've run into the Canada 50' throw line requirement when canoeing in BC. As a solo canoer I don't see myself ever using a line to help...

Im not night paddling anymore, but when I did, I just carried a flashlight. There were usually no boats where I was paddling. When I...

These are a go-to for the MR340, which takes place on a commercially navigable waterway. You can use tape to shield the portions of the...

well, it COULD be hand held if needed, and it IS readily accessible, so there's that...

Amazon sells kits with 3 bike lights and vinyl pouches to keep them dry, Tie a thick stick or chunk of broom handle across your bow cap...

Difficult to paddle with a mat light in your hand

Interesting. Although I don't do it, I've always thought that PA required a white stern light & the red / green navigation lights on the...

It would be very rare but, I would think if I had to be on the water after dark my head lamp would qualify.

Another major advantage of wool is that the bacteria that cause body odor do not fare well in it. Merino wool base layers (& mid layer)...

Working at the Chicagoland Canoe Base in Chicago back in the day (early '70s for me), sitka spruce was used for the birch bark replica...

It seems there's a picture that didn't upload but you wouldn't want to do it my way for sure. I have paddles leaning against walls...

Great first effort. I like that blade shape. Gamma is correct, Sassafras makes a very nice paddle. Mine is the lighter wood in these...

Good luck, I’ll be following along, you have the right plan it sounds like. Jim

No... but I tend to pre-soak for a long time-even a week or ten days- then steam in a plastic bag/tube. Full disclosure, none of the...