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Jim, I suppose an additional take away from your observation is that there might be an advantage to wearing a PFD that does not have a lot of bells and whistles on the front, unlike some of the fishing PFDs. My PFD has a zipper in the front instead of buckles, which I think helped a lot in not...

Canoe self-rescue, what a timely subject. Two weekends ago I practiced a few self-rescue scenarios. My aim was to use two different canoes. One was a Wenonah Spirit II and the other was my daughter's Dagger Tupelo. I figured the smaller Tupelo would more than adequately simulate challenges one...

Mean trick...I was looking forward to the latest and greatest bannock recipe...

I stand corrected! A hog ain't the same as an oil can. That boat is a hog for sure..:-) Hope the line isn't (wasn't ) too much longer...

I don't think I had seen a used canoe in this bad a shape before. I hope no one pays the $450 this seller tries to get for it. Sad to see that canoes of this "quality" are still manufactured and sold at all. Yes, it could have been stored better, but still, this canoe was never a good boat to...

[/B] Couldn't agree more. Some weight savings is certainly great, but for my part, I am done with super light weight, skimpy, half size anything, just to save a few pounds and sacrifice a good night's sleep or...

This topic is a result of an older thread that had to do with canvas tents. I bought an old canvas tent on a whim and unseen (always a great idea...) It turned out the tent had active mildew and smelled like cat urine. Nice! Back then I was debating cleaning or discarding it. I was leaning...

Yup. I am in Fair Oaks. Lake Natoma is my home turf, but I have canoed many norcal lakes. Welcome!

The back (east) end of Loon Lake in Tahoe National Forest.

Alright, so I took the small Kodiak tent out 4 times now, and I must say I really like it a lot. Here are a few pics from our latest trip the weekend before the 4th. Lots of granite around that area, so using tent stakes was largely a no-go. I was able to only use a stake on one corner. I used...

I apologize for the late reply Canube. My notification setup must not be working. I bought the tent from this place. http://www.competitiveedgeproducts.com They advertise the tent for $299. When I read the reviews, I noticed they had it on sale ones for $269, so I e-mailed them and asked if that...

WOW. Compared to Murat, my wannigan attempt looks primitive. I did have a chance to take it out twice and liked it OK. The problem is I still put too much stuff in mine, so it ends up pretty heavy.

Yup the 10x10 is a behemoth. A friend of mine has two of them. Great for car camping, but way to heavy for canoe camping, IMO. I only bought the small Kodiak because I am a sucker for the nostalgia of canvas tents. The jury on how smart I was, buying a 30lbs tent for my canoe trips, is still...

Alright...old thread, but I just wanted to finish the conversation...at least temporarily. I'll get to the temporary part later. Anywho, I just bought the below Kodiak tent. It is the smallest flex-bow version they make. The floor is 8.5' x 6' and the internal height is 48". This tent is built...

I own a Prism and like it for speed and flat water paddling. However, no rocker gives it a turn radius like an aircraft carrier, so I don't use it on rivers. I know I can lean it and get it to turn better, but doing so with a 60# dog will probably end with one or both of us swimming. If I buy...

Life is not all about practical or sain decisions...how dull would that be. Go buy your Benz and enjoy it! :) I am with Canotrouge. If it turns out you don't like it, sell it again. I have had quite a few MBs, but mostly the older 80' diesel or turbo diesel. Back then they came with more of a...

I have several of the aforementioned green Coleman beasts, but I have to admit some interest in the twig stoves, the larger ones. On of the items I struggle with when cooking over a wood fire is the heavy soot under and around pots and pans, and subsequently on hands, clothes, face... etc. other...

Thank Snapper! Your description makes perfect sense. :-)