Recent content by Gamma1214

Ah, but they are... making a yak paddle longer makes it easier to use in a canoe but it's still just a long yak paddle. Not that I'm judging... using a kayak paddle in a canoe is certainly better than not getting out at all. (lipstick your pig all you like... it's not my pig)

Only 24? That's a quick trip isn't it? I'll agree with the sentiment, however. I'll never be a connoisseur of canoes and I'm quite happy with whatever I can build, borrow or afford to buy. The perfect canoe is the one that you'll use, whether that means it's light enough to portage, it's...

Welcome to the site. Did the ice under the sawhorses recently come from the inside of the hull? It sounds like you may have the canoe already so it should be easy to determine if the white inside is snow or foam (in the pics, it sure looks like snow, complete with cat tracks). Looks like...

Oh, I think anyone who goes very deep into the woods these days without some way to send an SOS is taking unnecessary risks. (I just don't want cell service or interweb connectivity out there but YMMV) A close friend of mine is the founder of the Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation, a non-profit that...

I shared my inReach tracking on this site when I did the Marshall Lake loop in case anyone wanted to follow along but that's far less interactive than live streaming IMO. I filmed the first few trips with GoPros & other digital cameras (complete with all of the hassles of setting up shots...

The site has a limit on how many pictures you can add per post. Not to worry, you haven't come close to that and I know I like looking at pictures so, IMO, the more the merrier.

Looks like it's been about a year since he checked in (hover your cursor over the avatar & it will tell you when they were on last unless they've turned off that feature for some reason). You may want to send a private message (I think they're "direct messages" now). That should send a...

OMG, Take the whole planet along on your trip... That's the stuff of nightmares, right there...

I, too, like the extra durability, and the inReach can operate as a stand-alone without the phone (though I don't think that's the case with the mini models). It's along for emergencies and so my family can track me, not so I can chat but I certainly don't need interweb connectivity when I'm in...

Hey, I represent that! :LOL:

Looks like the 1st powerline south of the Rte 56 trailhead. (my kids loved the tunnels through the Laurel on that section)

Personally, I don't know much about commercial boats but I've always thought that lay-up was more a function of achieving a desired weight than increasing durability (besides, of course, the marketing aspects). Build a canoe out of high carbon steel and it'll (probably) still end poorly if you...

Same. Even though ticks aren't an issue up North (yet), it's not worth the risk IMO. If I ever find one imbedded during a trip, I doubt that I'll wait for symptoms either. I'll start dosing during extraction.

The Rav4 probably has a class 1 receiver. You might consider building a t-post for it to give a lot greater spread than you'll get with only roof-mounted bars.

Even at home, I try to generate as little trash as possible. On trips, about the only plastic that goes are zip-lock bags. I often pick up trash from in fire pits & around campsites and how those pieces get treated varies. If there is nasty residue in a plastic bottle, for example, I may...