Recent posts from the Paddling Planet
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Tisdagspaddling 30 september
Go runda på Skälderviken i fina kvällsljuset. Riktigt gött. Konstigt att vi inte paddlar oftare! Nåja. Ambitionen att paddla minst en gång per månad kvarstår men det hade ju inte behövt vara en månads mellan gångerna ? Inlägget Tisdagspaddling 30 september dök först upp på .
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surfing wooden and plastic kayaks
surfing wooden and plastic kayaks Vid link is after images. I made the wooden kayak last year and have been enjoying getting to know it. Its wider planing shape helps catch softer waves but it still shows a turn of speed with its fins, on the wave face. The red plastic kayak is a whitewater/hybrid Wavesport Z…
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Panthera – Jeremy Guy
Hi Bjorn, Hope all is good. Well I finally completed my Panthera that I started 5 years ago! (albeit always some tweaks to make). (BTW Your reference will be added to the boat name, some problem with die cutting the font at the printers). I did recess the coaming and also made a cutout lifting…
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Hiking the Via Alpina West
In early September 2025, we booked a self-guided walking holiday with MacsAdventure in which our luggage was transported for us between hotels. We wanted a true mountain journey, rather than daily hikes from one or two locations, and the Via Alpina West looked like a genuine challenge. Twenty-five years ago, we hiked the Pacific…
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Sykkeltur Lafjellet
Området oppå Ånstadblåheia og Lafjellet ble for noen år siden bygget ut til en kraftpark med vindturbiner. Det innebærer jo blant annet en haug med kraftige grusveier i området, sånn at det er kjørbart. Det gjør en hel del av marka uinteressant med tanke på vanlig friluftsliv, men elsykkel er det sånn støy av (hvert…
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Western Mountaineering FlyLite Sleeping Bag First Look
Earlier this year, I had purchased a sleeping bag even though I wasn’t planning on getting a new bag. That purchase didn’t work out, and after a multi-month hassle I got a refunded. With the refund and a bit of extra cash, I picked up a Western Mountaineering FlyLite sleeping bag as a replacement. My…
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EMS Discussion – Urban Hospital Wait Time vs. Wall Time
Emergency Department (ED) delays are nothing new, but for EMS Providers, “wall time” is a unique challenge. Unlike a walk-in patient who simply waits for triage, EMS crews remain fully responsible for their patient until the hospital formally accepts care. This Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) often ties up both crews and ambulances, straining already…
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The Store Behind the World’s Largest Paddlesports Expo to Close
On Sunday, September 21, Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison, Wisconsin, announced the closure of his store effective at the end of 2025, but Canoecopia will continue. The post The Store Behind the World’s Largest Paddlesports Expo to Close appeared first on PaddlingLight.com. You can leave a comment by clicking here: The Store…
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CAMPER Y KAYAK TODA MI EXPERIENCIA
Combinar el mundo camper y el del kayak es muy chulo y te cuento mi experiencia para ayudarte a que triunfes en esta actividad … leer mas
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Ria de Arousa
Aunque ya habíamos paleado por aquí hace tiempo, estaba pendiente navegar bien esta bonita ría, que comparten Coruña y Pontevedra. En realidad el objetivo de este viaje estaba más en el norte, la zona del Cabo Ortegal y la costa Ártabra, pero ya de camino, el parte se puso malo. Conocemos bien como se pone…
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SM i roll 2025
Förra helgen gick SM i roll i Västervik – ett fantastiskt välordnat arrangemang i härligt sensommarväder. Platsen var hamnbassängen vid Fiskartorget i centrala Västervik, vilket tillsammans med det fina vädret innebar en större publik än vid tidigare SM i Stockholm och Göteborg. Jag var för tredje gången domare i elitklassen och hade förmånen att från…
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Ekollon – till matlagning
Nyfiken på ekollon? Det är jag med! Tänk att det ovanför huvudet växer massvis av mat! Och det är inte många som tar hand om det för att använda till mat. Man kan göra allt möjligt med dom, men de behöver lakas ur då de innehåller tanniner, dessa gör ekollonen beska och i princip oätbara.…
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c. 1916 Page Brand with original shipping label
The American Sporting Auction (Syracuse, NY) taking place on September 20, 2025 features a neat paddle with an interesting history that appears to have never been used. Lot 217 American Sporting Auctions Syracuse, NY, United States September 20, 2005 Page Brand – New York Boat Oar Company New York, NY c.1916 54.5″ long Provenance: Private…
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Puzzling Color
I have long been curious about water. It is such an enigmatic fluid. It falls from the sky, flows in rivers to the seas and oceans where it circulates, its surface blown into waves by the wind. Water evaporates and condenses as clouds. Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA /* Style Definitions…
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Lightweight Pen Hack for Journaling
I recently saw a lightweight gear manufacturer offer an ultralight titanium pen with two refills for $20. It’s actually kind of cool, but I have a lightweight pen hack that weighs about the same and costs about $1. If you’re into fancy pens, you’d probably like the one that I saw, but if you like…
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Augusti 2025
En sommarmånad som drog förbi. Dagliga bad, ganska mycket skörd, mycket folkhögskolehäng osv. När detta skrivs har dessutom årets sista sommardag passeras. Fortfarande varmt i vattnet och betydligt lugnare ute. Bären Skapligt med bär plockat i skogarna hemma. En del bär på tomten för de dagliga frukostbären. Våra amerikanska blåbär ger lite men vi ville…
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Tenemos un paraíso por aquí… Cádiz-Tarifa en Gravel.
Mejor en pantalla grande. Videógrafo Raúl Pator (@rapaspi)
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LIMPIEZA DE BASURALEZA: PLAYA PUNTA DEL BOQUERÓN: DOMINGO 21 SEPTIEMBRE 2025
Nueva limpieza de nuestro entorno en San Fernando, esta vez en forma de caracterización de basuraleza que haya en la orilla de la playa. Foto archivo Paz Bey La actividad es una de las 4 anuales que propone el proyecto libera de caracter gratuito y que esta limitado hasta 20 participantes. Mas información de la…
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Frej – Mark Vande Kamp
Hi Björn – I started working on my Frej (S) in late November of last year and I took it out on the water for the first time last Friday. I’m really enjoying it and I’ve gotten many compliments on the kayak, several of which specifically mentioned the graceful lines of the boat.
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And now we paddle off into the sunset….
The NorCal Yak domain will expire on Oct. 1. It’s been a great way to share paddling yarns, with many fond memories, but it’s time is done. I’ll still be out on the water whenever I can be, and whether it’s a paddleboard or kayak, I hope y’all will be out paddling too. Stay safe!…
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Fem dagar i veckan
Inför höstterminen var planen att jag & pia skulle gå kursen Hantverk fördjupning på Holma folkhögskola. 1,5 vecka innan kursstart fanns det platser kvar på Skogsträdgårdskursen och efter en hel del funderingar bestämde jag mig för att gå den istället och började några dagar senare. Har varit sugen på Skogsträdgårdskursen länge men inför detta års…
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1922 Canadian Canoe Co paddles
There is an early set of Canadian Canoe Company paddles on display at the Rondeau Provincial Park visitor centre. They were given as a retirement gift to George Bartlett, superintendent of Algonquin Provincial Park, as a retirement gift in 1922, so these predate the merger of Canadian with the Chestnut & Peterborough companies and would…
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BioLite Range 400 Headlamp Review
Today, BioLite launched the Range models of headlamps. I was lucky enough to receive a BioLite Range 400 before the launch to review. It’s one of the more exciting headlamps that I’ve been looking forward to reviewing this year, because it offers a new feature that I haven’t seen on a headlamp before: a dimmable…