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CanoePam, Who is Kevin Carr? I am interested in the backbands you have. I couldn't find any links to him anywhere. Regards, Dave

That looks like a pretty beefy cart you used, Robin. Were you carrying that all the time or did you stash it at the upper dam somewhere? Dave

Hey Joel, Considering that I was interested in buying your Rendezvous last spring, I'm glad to see you are resurrecting it for more adventures. Hope to see you before you head south. Stop by the shop. Regards, Dave in Annapolis

Hi from Annapolis, MD, Norton. You should look through the existing posts here as there is a lot of good info there on the questions you posed. regards, Dave

I also use Epifanes. What I am not sure of is when a manufacturer uses the words Spar and Urethane together. In my mind a spar varnish is oil based tung oil varnish. Urethanes and polyurethanes? I don't know. I still prefer the old fashioned, or as I like to say, the real varnish!

Mihun09, I often varnish over tung oil. Good spar varnish is tung oil based. I had built an 11' skin on frame pack canoe 3 years ago and tung oiled the whole frame. The oil has a tendency to darken the wood after a while which I don't mind. A couple of weeks ago I decided to varnish the...

I just finished two great canoeing books. One was Canoeing With The Cree by Eric Sevareid (1935). Great book about the way it was done 80 years ago. The other was Yukon Wild by Beth Johnson (1982), where four Texas women paddled the length of the Yukon. It was a well written, humorous, honest...

Welcome. Lots of folks here with lots of different experiences as you already know. Thanks for joining in. Dave

Great job modifying those pup tents! That alone could resurrect the use of pup tents again.

Hi Robin, Was your S+N made before they moved the production to China? I bought one a couple of years ago and the grain on the handle is 90 degrees from where it should be. Dave

I carry the same as Robin, cotton balls with Vaseline in film canisters along with some fatwood sticks. An assortment of lighters,, fire steels and matches rounds out the kit. Have we discussed this before? I remember somewhere someone answered the question with "propane torch. Works great...

I have always wondered if other bark besides birch could be used and apparently you can. Not as elegant as a birch bark canoe but interesting just the same. The second video is a paddling the canoe with a friend in a dugout canoe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB0vJXi1JQ...

Most everyone looks young to me these days but she did look "young".

yknpdlr, I bumped into a female ranger the last week of Sep on Lows Lake. I thought maybe Dawn had retired. Then I ran into Dawn who said she was her new boss. I didn't get her name. Dave

Great report. Thanks for sharing a whole new aspect of canoeing. Regards, Dave

Seeker, Glad your wife had a positive experience despite the weather. I stayed at 12 a couple of years ago. What a great site! Here it is in sunshine in case you had NO sun. Regards, Dave

Thanks, Charlie.

Robin, A lot of folks including me appreciate what you do here and hope you keep doing it! Thanks. (Ralph says hi!) Dave

There's nothing like having a new or new to you canoe to play with and modify and get used to. Have fun!!(and Happy Birthday!). Dave