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I'm a big fan of blue barrels, and like Mike a number of other chemical containers. One of the perks of working in labs. They seal well and are nearly indestructable. On rivers I don't have to worry about a strainer ripping the barrel open like I do with a dry bag. The really heavy duty dry bags...

Dang Skwid. This is my favorite post so far. I've had a few run ins with razorbacks (forest pigs). A momentary inconvenience and a story to tell later. Bring it on.

Welcome to the forum. Cool knives. I really like the look of the file scales still on the knives. I'm also a bit of a bug guy, so I like your ant proof mark too. I leave my best knives at home. I take Russell Green River knives canoeing and I'm very happy with them. I started a topic about them...

I can't help you except that I'd think the gunwale to hull should be rounded over as much as possible. That's where I'd think the most problem would come from. I've got some heavy carbon tape (12k?) and some 6 oz glass tape somewhere, both 6" or 8" wide. I can send you some scrap in the mail for...

Aww come on Murat, I expected you to weave your own net. Just kidding. Looks good. Nice little project.

Odyssey, I'll check that one out. I always like visiting pictograph sites. I didn't get to see any when I was up at Lake Superior this year. Most of my sightings have been in the southwest. Some places almost every rock in sight is painted. Not currently reading this and I keep forgetting to...

Trevor, something like this? One of Alan's creations. https://www.flickr.com/photos/7935459@N05/25205628795/

Sailsman's sliders here. Page 3 and 4 has some good ideas. http://www.canoetripping.net/forums/...re-engineering I can't find the picture of the notched rails I was thinking of, but it's just wood rails with a series of evenly spaced notches that the seat bars sit in. The notches keep the seat...

I think it looks heavy. But would look good. There are sliders or notched rail setups made of wood that you could copy that would probably be lighter than the aluminum track. The reason for aluminum tubing is the weight reduction. Typically 1" diameter and .035" wall thickness, a lot less metal...

One of my favorite places to day hike is almost unusable during the summer months due to the ticks. This summer I'm going to dedicate a pair of pants for hiking and spray them with permethrin. It kills on contact, it's actually one of the treatments for dogs. It's long lasting and safe for...

I don't build in flotation. I probably should put in some small tanks for when I can't be bothered with air bags, but then they would get in the way of the bags when I need them. It's a quandry. If I have to self rescue in deep water I want more than the tanks could provide. In shallow water I...

I would have figured you guys in Iowa had lone star ticks like down here. The ones with the yellow spot on their back. I just pull them with my fingers and I think sometimes regardless of how careful you are they leave a little something behind. I got pretty sick a couple times and my immune...

Turtle those creeks also usually require a lot of wading through current with one hand on the canoe. That's when I'm most likely to fall. In those cases padding is much more useful than a PFD.

Uncle_Skwid, glad you chimed in. I know there isn't a big online poling presence so I'm welcome to other experiences. After I started this thread and thinking about helmets, I was wondering about how you lost your helmet in the canyon, I just hadn't got around to asking you in the other thread.

You're selling your house with a boat under construction!? Put that house sale on hold, you've got a more important project to finish.

Mike, us younger guys keep a late night bottle too, even under just my tarp I don't like to stand up out in the rain, even more so in a tent, I'm not messing with zippers. It's cold out there at night. And, those cheap MTI's, the cheapest one if I recall that I bought for my last girlfriend, are...

Like scotch, bourbon, or champagne, it can't be called tequila unless it's made in the region. And Canadian whiskey shouldn't really be called whiskey since it's made partially with nuetral grain spirits. Shots fired!

Oh, and if you do, does your helmet cover your ears? I had to get stiches on my ear once. It was a gusher. I couldn't believe how much it bled. Being a place that I can't see without a mirror or maybe a calm spot of the water, it would be pretty hard to superglue shut if I was out on my own.

I don't, but I'm relatively new to the game. Have you ever been whacked in the head by the pole or fell out and smacked your head? Any stories?

Do you wear a helmet?