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We had two cats who would roam around the house at night, catch a mouse in the basement, and carry it up two flights of stairs to our bedroom. Then they would release it. And get the dog involved. so at 2:00 am we would have pandemonium, with two cats and a 50 lb dog chasing this mouse all over...

Lake Bailey, north of Eagle Harbor, Michigan on Monday. First paddle with my new canoe. Finally!

Oh, I have. We have a t-bar one, but it isn’t really a load assist. Works well for carrying boats on the truck, but will block the car hatch. Plan to try it, though. Suction cup one would often let loose at inopportune moments, so I stopped using that. My bars won’t accept an insert. Hullavator...

I have a Yakima Showboat 66 that I got last year for my kayaks. Overall, it’s poorly designed in many ways, but is better than nothing. We ended up mounting it below the crossbars yesterday, because it actually interfered with the boats (of course, now it’s pulling on the clamps, and...

I installed it a few days ago - I think it will be good. Plenty of knee bend with 2 positions left, and plenty to extend it. Both the instructions and Dan at Northstar said 26.5” from the front of the seat to the edge of the brackets was standard, but I moved it to 25.5“ (or was it 25”? I’ve...

A skiing/biking friend of mine recently referred to this time of year as “Sprinter”. I love it! But I hate it 😒. Give me winter, right up until the leaves come out around Memorial Day. It was 70° for a day or two in April (some local mushers groom a dogsled trail less than a mile down the road...

I‘m not so sure. Not yet. Maybe for part-time smaller-scale farmers. I grew up on a farm (grain only, 440 acres, which was a full-time+ job for one guy) in the late 60s to the mid-80s. Dad would be out of the house before I woke up, and during planting and harvest he would be putting equipment...

This reminds me that the manufacturer of the groomer our trails club uses on the ski trails said that, starting next year, all models will be electric - with about a 4 hour battery life. On a really good day, it takes 4-1/2 - 5 hours to do a full groom. We can neither afford nor house 2 big...

Thanks, guys!

I see your point about a backband. I figure I’ll be toodling around, getting the hang of it (i.e. Trying to go straight) for a while. Down the road I’ll probably add one.

Thank you! M. Clemens: So, it sounds like a slight knee bend, with a couple of holes left for adjustment would be good? I tried moving it back 3-1/2” & 2-1/2“ from the standard position, with the bar centered, and was thinking 3” would be good. So perhaps moving it as little as 1” would work. I...

Hi, I’ve been searching for an answer, but haven‘t located one. Please bear with me, as I am a newbie. I just purchased a new Northstar NW Solo, and ordered the foot brace with carbon brackets to install myself. It all seems straightforward, based on what the Northstar guy told me via email...

Hi! As the title states, I am a solo canoe newbie. I just (last Thursday) purchased a new Northstar Northwind Solo, and haven’t had it on the water yet. It’s snowing. Right after college, 30+ years ago, I did some tandem canoe racing for a year or so, when I moved to a tiny town in Northern...