Boats & Gear
Somewhere along Man's evolutionary association with fire, we learned that a stone magically took some of…
Over 25 years ago I attended my first kayak "symposium". It was held in a gymnasium in Anacortes,…
I like wearing wool. I always have. Some may think it's because I'm too cheap to buy some of the…
I didn't give it much thought at first when my paddling buddy began handing over his sleeping pad, rain…
Want to start a debate around camp? Make a firm statement behind your choice of footwear for canoe…
I bought my first boat, an "experienced" little whitewater kayak, right in the middle of a balmy August.…
It is wintertime and the water is cold in the north (if not frozen) and us northern paddlers envy…
Spring is here and the weather is getting warm. Here in Santa Barbara it is even getting hot. When the…
Proper paddling skills are extremely important, but they won't help you that much if you are not…
Slowly, it begins, first with a gentle rain that lasts an hour. Then the storm intensifies, ultimately…
Polytetrafluoroethylene, "hydrophilic monolithic laminates", oleophobic or perhaps even WVTRs…
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves, and…
If you take wilderness canoeing seriously, you'll want the best gear you can afford. Sure, you can get…
Last month we discussed how to detect and patch (not "repair") a leak on a typical roto-molded kayak…
Any captain, regardless of the tonnage of his vessel, is concerned with taking on water. Kayaking, and…
For some of us, storing our canoe or kayak is as simple as dropping it off alongside the garage or…
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is…
I can still see myself thrusting the tip of my fiberglass paddle into the murky water as I initiated a…
The "Canoeski" device: a simple method of moving an upside-down canoe. Problem The need was for a…
I love the self-reliance needed at times for the outdoors. For me this sometimes means…
It's so easy, after squeezing in that very last paddling trip of the season, to shove your boat in or…
While I don't want to suggest that paddling is over once the leaves start to fall, this is the time of…
I live in Minnesota where winter stops canoeing and kayaking cold. Snow arrives in late October and…
As I look out through the large window in front of my computer desk I see the sun peeking out from…