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I just lost a Kindle two weeks ago. I was reading it while waiting for shuttle drivers to return and distinctly remember stuffing it in...

There have been a few trips where I shared a tent with a friend, but mostly, I'm solo in a 2- or 3-man tent. At home, I sleep by myself...

The boat floats along on the current, so the drift sock won’t add anything, unless there is big wind pushing the boat upstream. But most...

Kahel, have you thought about joining axe-aholics anonymous? I’ve never carried an ax in a canoe. Saws, pruners, loppers, yes. Of late...

I’m reluctant to post this because I’m no expert in hydrodynamics or canoe strokes…, but, IMO, different shaped boats react differently...

A friend took a trip on Georgian Bay and cut it short because the guy was totally inept. Guy couldn’t paddle and had no camping skills...

I started to make a parallel to the joke Floridians make about Georgia: why does the St. John River flow north? Because Georgia sucks...

During my one and only trip to BWCA, we hung, and sometimes it was tough to find a way to hang 12’ up and 6’ from a trunk. You need a...

I too have paddled that section of the Potomac dozens of times—it’s always been fairly straightforward. So, I’m curious to know what was...

Let me be Chief Brody to your Quint. "You're gonna need a bigger boat." I don't mean need--I'm sure you can make it work with the boat...

I’m not a nutrition expert, but I think the Lewis and Clark crew was on the Atkins diet before there was an Atkins diet. After their...

Hope you reviewed the similar thread Pseudonym linked above. I posted info on the Potomac to that previous thread. I think the Potomac...

As a Google avoider, I can't comment on your Pixel phone. However, I carry my iPhone 11 in my PFD pocket, swim with it, get splashed...

Pretty good article, Mark. Do you ever get that old Yardbirds song in your head?: (Hey!) Over, under, sideways, down (Hey!) Backwards...

I’m a packaged food fan for trips with no portages and no treatable fresh water. That includes canned foods. Many modern cans have...