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Just noticed that the Google Earth picture I thought was from 1994, was actually from Dec. of 2013. The earlier date is of the previous version. Once you find a place Google Earth, you can look at the earlier images to see the changes over time. All things considered, I am frankly amazed that I...

Yes sir, Uncle Jack! She certainly is! Texastom, Funny you should say that (That's a lot of push poling.) I'd been told, but I really didn't believe it until I started seriously using the push pole. When the conditions are right, mostly the water not being too deep for the pole, I can cover a...

It is amazing, isn't it, Chuck? So glad you went thru it and came out OK on the other side! :D Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

It's been a while since I've done much outside, but now that I've collected way too much camping gear, I thought I'd start scouting some camping spots. I've seen some interesting looking places while using Google Earth but the images I was working with were kind of old, from 1994. Hernando...

I'm with the Rat on this one. Not in this Life, not in the next! If I attempted anything at all like this in the last one, it would go a long way to explain some of this time around. . . Mike S. Spring Hill, FL (FL = Flat Lands!)

One lesson I finally learned was not to argue with success. :D She did all that? Fantastic! Even if she didn't do it all, the results are very good. The Uncle John's design is a good one and you are right, many got their first build done using his plans. And I'm betting that no two are...

OBP, you done real goood! :D For certain, a boat to be proud of. And you have to know by now, each build (there will always be another) will be better than the last one. Good for you! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

No prices on web site? Have to call to order? I already know what a bargain the Sawyer filter systems are. Really can't say anything about the one in the link above, just don't like their sales approach. So, I'll most likely be picking up a Sawyer filter for freshwater treatment, and some...

For the most part, I do NOT worry so much about water when camping. Most of my camping is done from a boat. I keep on hand from 3 to 5 heavy plastic one gallon jugs. (Formerly, Arizona Green Tea jugs.(Nice, thick-walled ones.) So I do have plenty of water for several days, not counting melted...

Like I said, the guy's a little bit wacky, but he is out there doing the work, making the effort. I admire that. No one solution really completely addresses the water processing problems found in today's world. As far as I can tell, a combination of mechanical/chemical filtration, boiling and...

Well, you could call it JP4, they might believe you. . . Or just go with, "A little night cap." :D Take a look at this video. Warning: The guy in the vid is sometimes known as the "Mr. Rogers of the Survival Set." I'm pretty sure he is quite mad. But he does come up with some interesting...

Great water filters, no doubt. Still, I'd use one to "clarify" the water, and then boil it. That's as close to 100% safe as you can get, short of distillation. These filters will keep a virus from paying you a visit. Boiling will. If you are traveling on the water, you don't really have to...

About "saturation." I think in general that the term is used rather lightly. The original version of "epoxy saturation" was using very thin sheets of a porous, dry wood and very thin epoxy to make your own "plywood." Most any shaped hull could easily be made into a truly single piece of plywood...

This is really coming along nicely! You're doing a great job with it. Can't wait to see the launch pics! :D Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

I've been using the "Better Than Bullion" for several years. What I found when looking to avoid making my own stocks, which I have done, most products contain far too much salt. Even the "low-Sodium" versions. If mixed "by the label," they aren't bad at all. The problem comes when you use them...

Now THAT was wrong on So many levels!!! I LOVE it! :lol: :lol: :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Yes, oh BeeKeep! I think I've seen these pics before, maybe in the distant past. In fact, looking at them gave me a thought, but I think I've even seen pics of that "thought" before, too! :D I suppose that riser could also hide some folding legs. Yes, I like that! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Like the logic, hate the work. Won't work, like snakes. This one works, done it many times. Sometimes, its the only way I can get out of bed. Tried that one ONCE! Never again. The left side of my face was paralyzed for a week. . . But I appreciate your help! :D Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Guess I'm the odd-man-out, as usual! I still like the original design. For me, very comfortable! Don't need it in the Glade Skiff, as when paddling, I sit on the poling platform. Just the right height. But I took it with me anyway on my Everglades trip, I used it as a camp chair. In the Pit...

Unless, of course, your truck is sporting one of those bumper stickers that reads, "Paddles, They aren't just for the bedroom any more!" Not that I'd be caught dead with one of those on my truck! :shock: 'Cause, Dead is exactly how I'd be caught!. . . :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL