Posts by Greg Hewgill
There's a product called "Tenacious Tape" which is used for fabric repair. You should be able to find it at your local outdoor store, or search for it online.
If your kayak has a skeg, make sure it is down (in the water). This will help you to steer straighter by reducing the turning effect of paddling more on one side. As mentioned, you will have to a...
I'm not sure what "graniteware" is, but it doesn't sound lightweight! What you want is: light compact durable Something from the REI Cooksets page would probably be appropriate. There are a var...
Tides are generally not surprising - they do not change much in amplitude from one day to the next, and the peaks happen slightly less than an hour later each day. The amplitude of the tides mostl...
The article you linked to seems to indicate that this is not something you need to worry about very much. Rare and tragic events... ...potentially the first fatal attack by a mountain goa...
It looks like Lion Country Safari matches your description. From their front page: Florida’s only drive-through safari and walk-through amusement park invites you to spend the day on safari wit...
Let's do some back-of-the-envelope calculations. The specific heat of water is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a particular amount of water by 1 degree C. This is 4.186 jou...
You don't use ordinary tent pegs, you use something a lot more substantial. For example, pictured below are two ice screws (cheap ones I found a picture of on Ali Express), which would work if the ...
