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    The effect of tariffs on the paddling industry

    From RAKA's website: And this for domestic (US) sales tax: So a cross border shipment would have the recipient responsible for paying any tariffs. Local customs office will probably hold it until payment. State sales tax would be paid by the customer to RAKA, who would then forward the money...
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    Good Morning . Idle chat about your morning, your weather, your plans for the day.

    How is the water level in the Peace River? Thinking about paddling it in a month or two.
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    Weather: Was it colder when you were a kid?

    I'm sure many of you are aware of the Nenana Ice classic in Alaska where people place bets on when the ice will melt in the spring. One interesting side effect of this event is that we have accurate data back to 1917. It makes for an interesting chart: As you can see, the ice-out is occurring...
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    What do you think about the idea of having vendor forums?

    IMHO, I think a separate forum is unnecessary. Vendors are already welcome to comment on existing threads about their products, and can start new threads whenever they want. I suspect a "vendor" section will become a "dead zone" with very little activity.
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    Holiday Equipment Deals

    AquaQuest has 20% off tarps
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    1938 Forest Service lookout cookbook

    Seems a bit extreme: :oops:
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    Outdoor confidence

    One of the many charts that show this effect:
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    Northern WI wolf attack

    I assume you mean cockroaches. :)
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    New gear for 2024 and 2025?

    I just made the switch to a quilt. I also bought it from Enlightened Equipment and can't wait to use it next month on my next trip.
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    Hurricanes

    Please don't jinx it. 🤞 Today is the climatological peak of hurricane season. The good news is that hurricanes are less likely every day from here on out. The bad news is that we're only halfway through the season. There is still plenty of time for damaging hurricanes to hit. Also, there's...
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    King Arthur's Canoe

    I can’t help but be reminded of this gem:
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    Marshall Lake loop- NW Ontario (July 2024)

    Did you drive all the way home with the broken shock mount? Thanks for the great write up. I enjoyed following along "live" and then reading "the rest of the story" as someone famous once said.
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    Hookaroon

    My first thought is some kind of threaded connector on each end of the pole and then you could have an assortment of "tools" that could be attached to each end, including maybe a paddle that could be used in an emergency.
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    Show us pictures of your canoe dogs

    My dog Lucy from last month. We’ll get back out there once the heat and bugs subside here in Florida.
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    Seat height for tripping canoes.

    I, too, like a raised seat. I paddled my new-to-me NW Solo with the factory 4 inch drops, but found it too low and uncomfortable to me. I am in the process of installing the kneeling drops instead, which is a 2 inch drop in the front and 1 inch drop in the back. If that still doesn't work I'll...
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    Mapping, tracking and tripping vicariously the Marshall Loop, Ontario

    If you are referring to this symbol: Then that is a preprogrammed message he sent out last night. Clicking on it (or any other point) will give you some more details: If you click on one of his more recent points, you'll see he's going about 3 mph right now.
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    Water Flow Data Interpretation

    One thing I have been doing is looking at nearby outfitter websites. A lot of time they link to the website of the relative gauges and also tell you what the minimum should be. Sometimes, though, you are on your own figuring out what is "good enough".
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    Which Subaru?

    This just got posted today from Kevin Callan:
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    Finally got my NW Solo in the water

    One would think so just looking at the map: Which is what I actually thought when I planned on going back there on Sunday. My plan was that if things were going well and I got bored with the lake I would paddle out that way and see what the conditions were like in the intracoastal waterway...
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