DIY: Padding a Bucket Style Canoe Seat

On April 29, 2022 By Brian DayIn Skills, ToolsLeave a comment

A quick and easy way to improve the comfort and fit of your canoe seat.

Bent Shafts and Bucket Seats

On November 2, 2021August 10, 2022 By Brian DayIn Outdoors, Tools13 Comments

The other day I was checking the Wenonah Facebook account and came across a post asking why Wenonah puts bucket seats in our canoes.

Good question…

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Retro-Grouch Winter Layering

On February 13, 2021November 8, 2022 By Brian DayIn Outdoors, Tools5 Comments

A lighthearted dive into the wooly world of traditional winter layering.

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DIY: Mountainsmith Day Pack as Canoe Portage Chest Pack

On January 3, 2021October 13, 2021 By Brian DayIn Tools4 Comments

A few weeks ago I was digging through the dusty archives of the BWCA.com message board and came across a thread on chest packs.

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T-Formex Canoes

On December 27, 2020October 13, 2021 By Brian DayIn Outdoors, Tools38 Comments

Royalex is back.

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Hiatus

On August 16, 2020October 31, 2020 By Brian DayIn Life1 Comment

I’ve had a great run of weekly posts for the past few months. It’s time to take a break. Cristi and I are settling into new jobs and new places. Pedro is enjoying his retirement in the country. I’ll try to pick things up again once we’re situated.

See you in a few weeks.

Brian

Riding the Wave

On August 9, 2020August 8, 2020 By Brian DayIn Life1 Comment

The other day Cristi and I were talking about how long we’d been in Savannah and what our next plans might be. I told her I was worried about running out of things to write about if we stayed too long.