PFD Leashes and Roof Rack Boat Lashes

PFD Leashes and Roof Rack Boat Lashes Several weeks ago, at the Twin Rivers Paddle Club rescue and roll clinic in Martin Marietta Park Lake, I met several people who came to observe.  After the class, as I was loading my boat onto the Jeep, they asked me several equipment…


 
 

Pump Filtering Muddy Water

Pump Filtering Muddy Water Some of my readers may remember a couple months ago, I published an article about my backpacking trip to the Copperhead Shelter on the Neusiok Trail in Croatan National Forest.  One of the problems was the allegedly potable water reported to me by a Forest Ranger…


 
 

Garmin Montana Mapping GPS 750i

Occasionally when somebody posts an Internet question or concerns about navigating outdoors, I reply by recommending that they acquire a Garmin Montana Mapping GPS 750i.  The downsides are that this device is about the largest, heaviest, most complicated, most difficult to learn, and the most expensive GPS on the market.  The…


 
 

Outfitting Boats

On the chilly but sunny Saturday afternoon of March 11, 2023, I pulled my canoe out of the storage shed and upgraded some outfitting. It already had yellow floatation bags permanently installed in the bow and stern.  And it already had a purple bag and green river dry bags.  The…