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Glenn, not that I'm a good searcher but I did find the full length version at: http://www.tamakwaarchive.ca/playvideo.php?passfile=video10/PaddlePeril.mp4&linknum=1957 It's interesting that I use the same canoe over canoe technique that he used. I found that many people have trouble getting...

I am starting to doubt myself. Did I really see a video of someone being "sucked" upwind in a canoe or was I just imagining that it could happen? I've become somewhat obsessed with finding the video that I think I saw. It was relatively easy to find the clips of Omer Stringer videos but...

I am a long way from being any kind of physicist so it's very interesting to me that those people are stumped. I've been looking for the Omer Stringer video but can't find it. There are a couple of short clips of his videos but nothing about what I think I saw.

I hope a physicist or two chime in. It would also be interesting to have a paddler try Omer's technique and report back.

A number of years ago I recall seeing a video of Omer Stringer using the wind to help him paddle upwind. If I recall, he tilted the canoe slightly away from the wind and the wind created an eddy in the canoe and that eddy "sucked" the canoe upwind. Perhaps that's what was happening in your...

Just got back home and found this. What a wonderfully written trip report. I'm looking forward to the rest of it.

Astral V-8 here. I tend to run warm so I got this because of advertised cooling vents. It's been OK. Fairly cool and comfortable to wear and paddle in. Pockets are small and it's also fading quite badly although I've probably had it longer than I think I've had it. I will look for a PFD...

Happy to help. Hope it goes well.

It looks like your base map is off the screen. I played around a bit and I could get the same screen if I moved the base map off of the screen. I think you have inadvertently moved the base map off the screen. To get it back, try this: Zoom out as much as possible. Move the screen...

Really interesting trip report. I would not have expected mosquitoes in the desert. Good to know. We've been thinking about this trip for a long time so it's good to have your information. Thanks!

I agree with your initial assessment that the Wenonah Escape is primarily a big lake and big river boat. I have a Clipper Tripper with similar dimensions (although a little wider and with 1.5" of rocker) and I don't consider it a good boat for smaller, twisty rivers. It's very sea-worthy and a...

Don't be shy about asking for help if you have trouble deciphering my "instructions".

Getting to the place where you can select portions of a map to download is a bit tricky. You should be able to see the base map when you open the App. If you can't see the base map then you are likely zoomed in too much and you have to zoom out until you can see the base map. You have to be...

I live in Canada and I'm not particularly techie. On my iPhone I use the free app: Topo Maps Canada 4+ David Crawshay https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/topo-maps-canada/id392857820 It uses Canadian topographic maps. I'm not sure which version I have but you have to download the map sections you...

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Thanks for the responses. I didn't know that there were things like the rubber caps for vacuum tubes on cars or that there were thread protectors - I've heard of them but never seen them until I looked them up just now. Thanks for two other possible solutions. I think I'm going to give my...

I have managed to lose several of the plastic wire shelf ends that covered the ends of some exposed bolts in my canoes. I don't currently have any of the plastic shelf ends around but, as I was searching for those and considering what else might work, I noticed that I have a selection of twist...

yellowcanoe thanks for your concern. We are on high ground. The closest small creek is a few hundred meters away and, although that creek is flooding, we are safe. There is flooding of low lying areas and people who live along waterways are evacuating. We'll see what happens next. Our local...

This is becoming hard to believe. We are under a rainfall warning and the Town has declared a State of Emergency due to local flooding. I hardly believe that this is happening so I don't blame you if you are doubting. https://srd.web.alberta.ca/edson-area-update/2023-05-05-0230-0 and...

We had over 2" of rain yesterday and about the same amount is forecast for today. This slow, steady rain will really help with the wildfires and it will bring up our rivers which have been significantly below average flows this spring. I guess that this rain will end our evacuation alert and...