Recent content by recped

I say "Ron Popeil, maybe the greatest pitchman of all time". You can get one "new in box" on eBay for about $50. I bought a knock off in the 80's, it was total junk but I did catch a modest pike with it. I still have it in a tote of dead camping stuff....somewhere? I'm skeptical the...

Years ago when my mother was living in an off grid cabin I did a reasonable amount of time doing firewood gathering and processing which was good enough to prep for paddling season. She is no longer around and while I visit the cabin for some overnights it's mostly in the Summer so I have relied...

Have you had a look at climbing webbing or slings? Some come in Polyester but even the Nylon ones are relatively low stretch.

You should have a look at these Sil-Nylon dry bags. They occupy much less space and are very light weight. https://seatosummit.com/en-ca/products/ultra-sil-dry-bag? An alternative would be the much more common and cheaper Sil-Nylon stuff sacks and seal the seams yourself. I wouldn't do that...

I tend to agree although I think a pfd specifically cut for paddling is worth spending a little bit more. Decades ago after I dumped my cheapo piece of junk I bought a Lotus which was quite nice until I lost it on a trip. For many years I used a Patagonia pfd, yeah I know not exactly know for...

You swim and or run after it as far and as fast as you can all the while "dreaming" that you will see it beached around the next corner in the eddy behind the giant boulder. FYI - Capsizing is not the only way to have your canoe get away from you.....

Have a look at Aquapac. I bought one in 2008 and have never wanted to go back to any of other options. https://aquapac.ca/products/large-waterproof-shoulder-case

Here in Southern Ontario groundhogs were as common as dirt when I was growing up in the 50' 60's 70's, I have not seen one in at least 30 years, apparently the coyotes find them very tasty. Interestingly while there have always been squirrels the numbers have gone crazy in the last 10 - 20...

Maybe a silicone lubricant would help. Is the trouble indoor or outside? Those heavy duty zip-locks can be annoying when it's cold.

Do Canoes Distract from Drug Side Effects? In my experience they (drugs) enhance rather than distract........... FYI - In the past couple of years there have been a number of pharmaceutical ad campaigns that feature canoes, sometimes even with SOLO canoes.

For an alternative one should really try this

I have personal experience with the use of Sodium phosphate for this purpose having used it for at least 15 colonoscopies over the past 27 years. To achieve the desired results one would probably need to consume a minimum of a dozen Costco chickens in ONE SITTING. As you know there is no way I...

I have that type of interior cracking in both my Mohawk XL14's, the one where it is the worst has a small bit of hogging. For the cracks I used thickened Gflex and then covered with pieces of s-glass. Some would recommend turning the cracks into a v-shape, all I did was give a twirl of a knife...

I was just doing some window shopping at NRS and came across this page: https://www.nrs.com/learn/how-to-detect-fraudulent-nrs-website-store? It must be a significant problem if they are posting public warning pages.