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Thanks for the replies! :D Working this weekend, I've been walking around in something of a daze. But I'm about through my decompression phase. When I get Part Two posted, probably Monday, I'll have a little video ready to go and some more pics. Have to warn you though, I'll be back to my...

I'm not sure if this was just a "trip out there," or a "vision quest." For me, it was kind of both. I wanted to take the Glades Skiff to the very place that gave it the name, the design, and it's very reason for being. I chose Mack's Fish Camp for the jumping off point because I'd read about...

I found the web site of the company that does the zipper mods. They have several versions of it. Mine is their #4 mod, but with the 3 zipper pulls just on one side. Couldn't see needing that kind of access to put 3 pulls on both sides. I hear they do good work. The web site has a lot of pics...

First off, I truly love the Hennessy Hammock bottom entry. I know some really don't care for it, and some of those have actually tried it. But for me, it just makes sense. Easy to get in and out, and you leave the flying pest outside the hammock where they belong, not inside the bug net with YOU...

Thanks for the info, Bob. I heard the same thing from multiple sources, so I had no problem, using the equal parts of boiled linseed oil, varnish, and thinner. Seeing the results, that is now my "usual" finish for such things! :D Pardon the "turned on it's side" editing, but here is the...

I think I threatened to post about this earlier, and now's the time I'm going to make good on it. The Stove Trivet will sound like a silly idea to some, and that's OK. But it does allow me to stick to the "Leave NO Trace" school of thought, as none of my stoves will be leaving any sort of burn...

Thanks for the comments, guys! Bob, what your Dad told you is just what I've heard, elsewhere. The last time I heard it was when I made a wood pallet for oil painting. And of course, it worked just fine. But today, I think I might try something different. I've read that just the boiled linseed...

"Two things that are needed when building a boat or the accessories that go with it..... Planning and Patience. By the way they are the hardest part of the building process that you have to learn. :D" Aaaaaa-Men! :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Pretty Much DONE! I'm going to call this one pretty much done. Kind of made my switch to a daylight schedule a lost faster this time, so I was able to finish making my first paddle. There is only one coat of boiled linseed oil on it right now, and there will be several more, but it'd done...

Jack, I don't think I've ever described any place that I've been paddling as being "shallow, muddy water." All the pics I posted of the Pirogue were taken in either crystal clear water with a sand and lime rock bottom, or nearly as clear salt water with oysters covering the bottom, or turtle...

Here I go again, trying to learn something new! :) Since I did threaten to do this, I thought I'd go ahead and make good on it. What I'm going for is something like the paddles I've seen in pictures on the LA Folk museum web site, a couple of which have been posted in this section of the...

Joey, I built my UJ Pirouge out of ACX plywood. It came out pretty good, it didn't look too bad with a clear finish, but painting it did make it look a lot better. I was able to show it off without apologizing for the materials I used. In fact, I was perfectly comfortable explaining to people...

The legs will get shortened, as soon as I've completed the larger, hex rain fly and know just how much I can trim off the length of the ridge pole. It should be about a foot shorter, or more, as the hex fly has a 12 ft. ridge. Just need to allow for the bottom corners of the fly, so they are...

Thanks for the suggestions, Jack! As it was explained to me, since the ridge pole is hanging from the hinge itself, the weight is pretty much shared by all three legs of the tripod. I can kind of get a sense of that, when the pole has been attached and I'm adjusting the legs for an even...

Got this directly from a very long thread (which I've now made longer,) on the hammockforums.net web site. It is a portable hammock stand that has be evolving over there for quite some time. Originally there was the Turtle Lady Stand that came about because the Turtle Lady wanted a fairly light...

One thing about the Glades Skiff that surprised me is the fact that it does paddle pretty well. I'd become convinced based on the reports by the guy on the other forum that I posted on, who built a Glades Skiff using all plywood, that it might not work very well in any sort of river current. I...

Again, thanks for all the comments. Hearing from all of you when I'm in "mid-obsession mode" does make it easier. seedtick, I can only hope you are right. Before the end of next month, I will be taking a little trip that might generate a little more interest in the Glades Skiff, both as a...

Thank you, sir! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Crews Lake is/was a good-sized lake the unfortunately dried up almost completely some years back. The cause of this was over pumping at the Cypress Creek Well Field, mostly due to a massive population growth in Pasco County, and the next county South. Why this was allowed. . . I don't want to...

I'm not sure that link really works. I could see the video when I clicked on the link while "previewing" the post, but someone on the bladesandbushcraft forum tried it, and said they couldn't see it. I fixed the link over there, they have a YouTube icon that lets you imbed it in the post. So...