Recent content by recped

It's the door, the length and the shape of the Mohawk hull made it impossible. A really shallow and flat hull of similar length might squeeze in. I've heard (never seen) that there are a few Single Otters out there (probably turbo conversions?) that use the same/similar door that is standard...

Were you able to get your canoe inside the Otter or did it go on the floats? I was sharing a ride in a single Otter for the Bloodvein, we tried to get my 14'4" Mohawk inside, it was really tight, after 10 minutes of trying we gave up. Fortunately for that trip we were prepared to nest two boats...

I was going to reply but all the previous replies have it covered. If your goal is to share you paddling videos with anyone or everyone that might be interested then YouTube is the way to go. Video files are huge, depending on your internet speed uploading a long video will always be either...

Try this report: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2022/12/who-experiences-scams-story-all-ages Different targets, different scams. One of AI's biggest issues that isn't talked about that much is the environmental damage that will be involved. AI server farms...

While this year was much better than last year I would still rate it as feeble....... 28 days on the water (includes a few layover days) 349km (217 miles) When I turned 60 I decided to aim for a number of days at least equal to my age, for 6 years I either made my goal or came very close. It's...

September 2 - Day 14 Distance: 19.6km (Total 211.5km) Time: 5hr 30m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I was up just after 8:00am, while there were no clouds the haze continues. After an hour of doing nothing, it was time for tea and oatmeal. In the POD it was quite hot even with...

September 1 - Day 13 Distance: 14.1km (Total 191.9km) Time: 4hr 12m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST Just after getting into my sleeping bag last there was an outbreak of avian anger(?), a gaggle of geese were honking. The wet sand where I was camped had many goose prints; I suspect...

Burn!:p

I haven't personally but people do use electric fences in polar bear territory (and sometimes grizzly territory). Not necessarily that effective as seen in this video......

August 31 - Day 12 Distance: 18.9km (Total 177.8km) Time: 5hr 45m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST At 8:00am the motorboat passed by heading south, I went back to sleep until 10:00am. Around 11:00am the boat was back, heading north, this time I can hear fragments of music and...

With driving distance as the only qualifier I can think of hundreds of possible trips in Labrador, Quebec and Ontario! Mostly lakes? Mostly rivers? A mix of both? Portaging - none, some, lots? Rapids - none, some. lots? Scenic values? Cost/difficulty of access/egress?

August 30 - Day 11 Distance: 10.5km (Total 158.9km) Time: 3hr 39m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I was awoken at 8:45, I could hear the faint sound of a motor, was it a boat, a truck on the highway? It took 90 minutes of idle smoking and a mandarin orange before I managed to boil...

August 29 - Day 10 Distance: 14.7km (Total 148.4km) Time: 4hr 15m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I stepped out at 7:30am, 100% cloud cover, back to bed for another 2 hours of sleep. It was still cloudy but there had not been any rain overnight. There is a bit of wind from the...

August 28 - Day 9 Distance: 15.2km (Total 133.7km) Time: 4hr 38m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I woke just after 6:00am, rolled over for another 3 hours of bliss. By this time the sun was hitting the POD, I opened up the screen covers to let the condensation escape. While I was...

August 27 - Day 8 Distance: 29.3km (Total 118.5km) Time: 8hr 37m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I was up and active at 6:45am, there was a few patches of blue sky, even the sun briefly appeared a couple of times but it did not last long. Light grey cloud soon covered 100% of the...