Erik vanDoren‭

Always inspect the seal, the closing ring and the barrel lip when buying used barrels, some are pristine and other have been somewhat abused. In certain cases the seal might look good but, from fac...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

Amine blush is something you will have to deal only on new repair. In old and exposed repairs the blushing would likely be long gone. Basically amine blush is salts of amine carbonate, they will c...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

In order to distinguish hail from a thunderstorm you should know how the temperature is decreasing with altitude. Generally if it decreases really fast you have formation of hail. (Edit: you mentio...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

try to look for a "hunter's hatchet/axe" or a "forest hatchet/axe". Its easier if you can just look at catalogs of manufacturers like Gransfors and get an idea of what you want as often you can fin...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

It kind of depends on which bear, black bears are one thing and brown bears another. And lets say that you have actually taken all the precautions to not attract a bear in your camp in first place,...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

It really depends on locations so if you are traveling make a point to check. Your local club should be able to give you all the info for your area and abroad if they organize group dives in other ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Apparently there are various grades of Mylar pouches (one of the companies I work with switched from bags from some Asian seller to a marginally more expensive North-American company because the fi...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Yes you can. Well... sort of. You can open the bag and use the magnesium powder (its a mixture really) inside as fire starter (think the classic old photography flash kind of effect but much much ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Back when I learned to build my own bows a guy in the club I belonged to used just a ledge and a baggie of lead weights (tire balancing stuff). I suppose you could reproduce it "in the wild" hangin...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

For marine covers there are some cleaning products made on purpose that you could use on the awning too. The DIY route consists in solutions of bleach+water or ammonia+water that tend to be nasty ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

The trail is divided in quarters marked by signs (still more about elevation than actual distance) and the elevation is signed in 40s increments

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

They didnt give you any reason for that suggestion? Sometimes depends on clubs, one club I was member of years ago was extremely fussy about which were allowed and which not. There is a difference...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

There isn't only one method, there are a few. Partially the choice depends on which canoe you have (big and wide, very stable or tippy, or a small solo) and if its calm water or not. What you can d...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

The foam is a quick way to securely glue and fill the gap between block and hull without going to heavier products. All the expanding foams will eventually degrade and in practice you could get ple...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Not everything needs to be located underdeck, often some hardware is semi-sunk in the deck, or grouped at a navigation/manoeuvring location on the boat. This can make it less visible. Even in more ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭