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Pete, do you know if the vinyl clad metal cable clamps/P-clips are aluminum or steel? I’m thinking about rust. Some years back I used stainless steel webbing style “D’s” from Wenonah to back up spray cover snap rivets. P2170545 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr Those were the crappiest “stainless...

“as for white pines... I am looking at a hundred right now.. The ones that have branches suitable have branches that start some 45 feet up” Same for Loblolly Pine on the mid-Atlantic coast. A stand-alone Loblolly might have a decent branch within throwing distance, but in a loblolly forest the...

“Regarding mini-bear species, mice are bad at ground level, but red squirrels are devils at any level. I once saw a Garcia canister (the black hard plastic kind) that had been rented in the Adirondacks returned with a bottom corner completely chewed through. The renting camper said he watched...

“I’m very surprised that not are there not more people talking about mechanical advantages for hanging gear/food. We’ve all talked about, and read about rescue kits. 3:1. 5:1. But not many people have discussed the benefits of these for hanging barrels or food. I know we’re all strong enough to...

“I think the right angle drill is the best solution for this. I'm sure he'll be happy for the excuse to buy another tool! Thanks” There are times that a drill adapter is the right tool. Sometimes the only tool that will work. “Any recommendations, Mike, for an alternative d-ring or attachment...

They are intended to be pop riveted in place between the inwale and hull with aluminum gunwales. Can’t really do that with the much wider inwale section of vinyl gunwales. He could pop rivet them to the underside of the vinyl inwale, so that some of the D stuck out, but would probably need to...

“I seal the items in waterproof bags then place the bags into a food storage container in the order of intended use” I have never been able to predetermine what or how much I want to eat for any meal when tripping, there are too many unknowns; how hungry I am, how much food prep of cooking I...

“So do people and/or businesses that need these products have to go out of state to buy them?” Folks in LA who need turpentine or mineral spirits, or hardcore users who need acetone or MEKP, probably know a guy who knows a guy who will meet them behind the Super-8 at midnight. Bring cash.

California bans the sale of several high VOC products, including turpentine, mineral spirits/paint thinners and other solvents.

“I cringe at the thought!” Gatorade is a less cringy name than Seminole Fluid

“Word of caution: don't "slug" these salts, especially on an empty stomach. Space it out over a half to full hour. Explosive decompression may result.” One of my early jobs was working as “stool technician” with quarantined cholera patients, essentially weighing their, uh, output and dispensing...

“That’s why we drink Powerade in Tallahassee” That’s better than the name of the oral electrolyte rehydration originally developed at Florida State.

Cashews. On both campers and day trips. Calories and protein aside mostly because they are my favorite nut. On a day trip, not for salt, a banana. Again, because I like them, and they come naturally wrapped. Yeah, there’s the peel to take home, but I’m usually picking up some garbage along the...

Low odor or no-odor mineral spirits would eliminate the quite strong and lingering of Turpentine in the shop...

“Mike, does the turpentine essentially replace the paint thinner or varsol? As in, thinning properties only? Or does it still have some oils?” Pure gum spirits turpentine is, according to the can, “Nature’s Solvent”...

I was going to reply to the paddle maintenance thread, but Glenn’s mention “I recall seeing the material data sheet for Watco years ago and recall it is a mixture of linseed oil, varnish and some dryers. So, there's a bit of varnish there” reminded me that what I use is a similar DIY oil...

“If that is the case. Peel all the new stuff off and sand again? Wait till it peels off?” I wouldn’t wait for it to peel off on its own after some minor paddling bump or bruise. As making backwards progress as it sounds I would peel off anything I could, even if that meant trying lift an edge...

“Got it installed, seems about right. I’m not allowed to remove it from the saw horses yet due to recent shoulder surgery. I put a level across the top in the middle of where the brace range will be so it is equidistant from both seats, an inch longer than my legs” I’m lost, more than just the...

“The glass was bought new with the epoxy 3/11/2022. Installed on 3/26/2022. First time on the water was 4/14/2022. The graphite was made by Fasco Epoxies. I will confess I got the ratio wrong looking at Mike’s reply. But the coats where just used as topping coats. Not used in the first coat to...

“I’d rather take the shovel for a walk” Often so would I. But in some places that is not an ethical option: Where permit required. Nuff said In dry desert environments, where an offering, buried or not, will last for years. On rock or impenetrable soil, where a decent cat hole would require...