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Can't help with the website, but I've been reading your trip reports in the Wayback machine and I'm really enjoying them. Thanks for sharing and hope they continue to live online!

I'm hoping to build a shave horse this spring. In addition to the useful examples above, a couple I've been looking at are this one, which is similar to Murat's, and this one. It seems to me like the central column with open sides seems more versatile, but the adjustable angle piece of the...

Back when gas was cheap and food was precious? I'll have some cornstarch pudding with pudding sauce and a Pep Cocktail!

Could that be polers? Whitewater kayakers that stay upside in boats with heads bouncing off rocks? (And yes, those with medical conditions.) How many have here personal experience with someone going unconscious while paddling? There's also the high-consequence/low-probability argument. If...

Since this is now in the general safety section: How come more solo canoeists don't use self-righting Type I pfds? Is there a cost to doing so? I've never actually tried one, not sure if they make paddling style Type I's.

Thanks @ErktheRed for the helmet rec and @Punkinhead for the ratings page. Very helpful to have some testing info - the difference in helmets was striking. I got the absolute cheapest NRS helmet, and surprise, it's uncomfortable. I will get a better one but I'm waiting until I can buy one...

All helpful suggestions, thanks folks!

KISS. Why didn't I think of that.....

Oh I like the inner tube idea! I'd considered using Voile ski straps which have fantastic holding power but thought this application mighr involve some sacrificial wear and tear. The inner tube is much better with regard to it being free (where'd I leave that bit I was saving....?) As far as...

This has been on my list for a while. Finally got around to prototyping with some scrap 2x12. Needs to be oiled then tested. I don't have a pole with a hanger bolt style shoe, but the two velco straps felt solid. For the more experienced woodworkers among us, curious how you'd make the strap...

Srarting a offshoot thread so as not to hijack this thread, which reinvigorated a ponderance of mine. I've wondered about a Type I when I'm standing up and poling by myself. A friend convinced me I should be wearing a helmet when practicing on moving water. But I also pole flatwater on solo...

Yes, very kind to offer them up to the forum!

I had the same thought....guessing vanity sizing wasn't a thing yet 40 yrs ago....shucks!

@ppine and @memaquay , I'm surprised one can do this with kevlar boats without issues. Good to hear, though.... @ABT I appreciate the methodical approach here. I've been toying with doing something similar but wouldn't have thought to so methodically measure the stem heights, rocker, etc...

Grandma Gatewood was a well-known multi-time thru-hiker and advocate of the AT. I read a book about her recently, and she had a terribly abusive husband. Woods are good for healing the soul. Modern medicine sure helps with cancer though. F cancer indeed! Best wishes for those grappling...

I got a Northstar in Nov of 2022, my first boat with wood gunnels. One thing I will say, @ABT is treat them with something before use. I was so excited to start using my boat; the gunnels arrived with some coats of oil, but not enough, and they immediately picked up dirt smudges when sliding...

Another article on yuloh (ro in Japanese) which has suggested ratios for length on either side of the fulcrum point, for those contemplating adding one to their canoe rig. It also introduces the idea of a longitudinal offset to account for mounting the oar closer to one gunnel instead of...

I too am interested in rowing but don't care much for going backwards. This is what intrigues me about Venetian-style rowing. I think standing up makes the biomechanical advantages similar to traditional rowing, with power emanating from the legs and core. I'm still pondering whether a...

As for salt and plowing, here in southern NYS they also salt and plow til the pavement is bare and well pot-holed. Seems like a good way to require more road repair and turn our wells salty at the same time. But it's more convenient than chains, so we keep doing it...

I didn't know a Killick hitch either - it came up when I did an image search for timberhitch. I grabbed that picture as it was watermarked so the source was credited easily within the pic. I suppose now I should look it up and see the difference.