Technical Information
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| Subject | Title | Year | Quarter | Page |
| Bailer | Attaching Your Bailer | 1999 | 1 | 17 |
| Bandana | The Many Uses of a Canoe Tripper's Bandana | 1987 | 1 | 9 |
| Bathing | Arctic Journal | 1986 | 2 | 7 |
| Bug Protection | Hat or Turban? | 1999 | 3 | 17 |
| Bug Repellent | Bug Repellent - The Inside Dope | 1990 | 2 | 13 |
| Bug Repellent | If It's Natural, It's Got To Be Good For You - Right? | 2000 | 3 | 14 |
| Camera | Camera for Paddling - A GoPro Hero Video Camera for Paddlers | 2012 | 1 | 26 |
| Camping | The Prudent Packer | 1976 | 4 | 9 |
| Camping | Low-Impact Camping | 1980 | 3 | 8 |
| Camping | Up-North Campfires | 1983 | 2 | 10 |
| Camping | The Hang-Up | 1992 | 3 | 23 |
| Camping | Some Thoughts on Campers | 1992 | 4 | 27 |
| Canoe Pole | Making a Shod Canoe Pole | 2020 | 4 | 21 |
| Canoe Repair | Emergency Boat Repairs | 1999 | 3 | 17 |
| Canoe Repair | Sticky Business: Choosing the Right Adhesives for Canoe and Equipment … | 2001 | 4 | 13 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Birth of the Abitibi Freighter | 1974 | 1 | 1b |
| Canoe, Kayak | Testing the 14 Foot Kinsac | 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Return of the Beast | 1975 | 2 | 15 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Equipment | 1975 | 3 | 13 |
| Canoe, Kayak | To ABS or Not to ABS? | 1977 | 2 | 6 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Canoe Materials | 1977 | 3 | 10 |
| Canoe, Kayak | To ABS or Not to ABS | 1977 | 4 | 6 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Strength in Canoe Hulls | 1979 | 2 | 11 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Minay-Goba-You to the Rescue | 1980 | 2 | 26 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Extra Flotation for ABS Canoes | 1981 | 2 | 16 |
| Canoe, Kayak | What Makes a Good Canoe? | 1981 | 4 | 16 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Designing a Canoe | 1982 | 1 | 18 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Kevlar Canoes | 1982 | 2 | 14 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Scott Canoes - Another Look | 1982 | 3 | 11 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Scott Canoes - A Final Word | 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| Canoe, Kayak | On Buying a Kevlar Canoe | 1983 | 1 | 18 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Through Darkest Hyperbole by Canoe | 1983 | 4 | 22 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Repairing an Aluminum Canoe | 1984 | 1 | 10 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Dreamboat | 1989 | 2 | 16 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Whitewater Canoe Outfitting | 1992 | 1 | 9 |
| Canoe, Kayak | The Coracle - Greenest Boat Afloat? | 1992 | 3 | 11 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Barking Up the Right Tree | 1993 | 3 | 18 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Sweden's Macfie Canoe | 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| Canoe, Kayak | The Canadian Canoe Museum | 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| Canoe, Kayak | The Resistance of Canoes | 1994 | 2 | 20 |
| Canoe, Kayak | SP: The Story of a Canoe | 1995 | 2 | 15 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Floatation | 1998 | 3 | 12 |
| Canoe, Kayak | Buying a Canoe? | 1998 | 4 | 13 |
| Canoe, Kayak | French River Birch Bark Canoes | 2000 | 3 | 16 |
| Canoe, Kayak | The Beothuk Canoe | 2005 | 2 | 14 |
| Chair | Barrel Seat | 1997 | 3 | 13 |
| Check List | Canoe Check List | 1982 | 2 | 23 |
| Clothing | New Ideas for Winter Warmth | 1975 | 4 | 10 |
| Clothing | Wetsuits and Drysuits | 1991 | 4 | 25 |
| Clothing | No More Sweat | 1996 | 4 | 24 |
| Duct Tape | Duct or Duck, That's the Question | 2005 | 3 | 13 |
| Electronics | Have You SPOTted Something New Lately? | 2008 | 1 | 21 |
| Electronics | The Voice Recorder | 2011 | 3 | 24 |
| Fire | Fire Starter | 2000 | 4 | 17 |
| Fishing | Fishing Technique for the Non - Fishing Canoeist | 1984 | 1 | 19 |
| Fishing | Fish On | 2011 | 3 | 25 |
| Freezer Bag | Ziploc | 2000 | 2 | 13 |
| Gadgets | Canoe Bra | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| GPS | GPS and Y2K | 1999 | 2 | 23 |
| GPS | GPS | 2010 | 1 | 21 |
| Hat | Hat or Turban? | 1999 | 3 | 17 |
| Hat | New Tilley Hat | 2000 | 2 | 13 |
| Health | Hypothermia - the Cold Killer | 1976 | 4 | 6 |
| Health | Hypothermia - the Cold Killer | 1977 | 1 | 16 |
| Health | You and Hypothermia | 1978 | 2 | 15 |
| Health | Spring Canoeing Tips | 1983 | 1 | 15 |
| Health | Back Country Water - Boil First | 1984 | 3 | 12 |
| Health | A Wilderness First Aid Kit | 1986 | 4 | 10 |
| Health | An Oral Nahanni tale | 1987 | 1 | 16 |
| Health | Hypothermia | 1989 | 1 | 16 |
| Health | Giardiasis and Water Supplies | 1989 | 3 | 12 |
| Health | Erratum | 1989 | 4 | 19 |
| Health | Keeping it Clean: Brownbagging | 1992 | 3 | 8 |
| Health | Keeping It Clean: Alternative | 1992 | 4 | 21 |
| Health | Protect Your Hands | 1993 | 3 | 27 |
| Health | Pee Bottle | 1993 | 4 | 24 |
| Health | The Pee of Paddling | 1994 | 1 | 20 |
| Health | More Pee of Paddling | 1994 | 2 | 13 |
| Health | Still More on the Pee of Paddling | 1994 | 3 | 15 |
| Health | Strength Training | 1995 | 1 | 26 |
| Health | Safe Water | 1997 | 2 | 11 |
| Health | What is it Like to Get Giardia? | 2005 | 3 | 20 |
| Health | Wilderness First Aid 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 20 |
| Health | Pathogens | 2013 | 3 | 20 |
| Kitchen | Canoeing for the Nineties, the Coleman Kitchen | 1996 | 3 | 14 |
| Knife | The Cutting Edge | 1999 | 2 | 23 |
| Knot | Knotty Problems | 1974 | 1 | 4 |
| Knot | I Can Knot ... Canoe? | 1975 | 1 | 7 |
| Knot | Notes on Knots | 1975 | 2 | 3 |
| Knot | Useful Knots | 1989 | 1 | 9 |
| Lantern | Tent Lantern | 1998 | 4 | 13 |
| Life jacket | (see PFD) | |||
| Map | New Ontario Road Atlas A Boon to Shuttle Bunnies | 1999 | 1 | 17 |
| Map, Compass | Maps and Wilderness Canoeing | 1978 | 1 | 12 |
| Map, Compass | Historic Maps | 1978 | 4 | 6 |
| Map, Compass | Ontario Basic Mapping Program | 1983 | 3 | 14 |
| Map, Compass | Map & Compass | 1983 | 4 | 26 |
| Map, Compass | Military Grid System | 1985 | 4 | 11 |
| Map, Compass | Special Ontario Maps | 1988 | 1 | 11 |
| Map, Compass | Estimating a River's Length | 1996 | 3 | 13 |
| Oven | Paddling News from Europe | 2001 | 2 | 11 |
| Pack Boat | Letter from Cliff Jacobsen | 2011 | 3 | 26 |
| Pack Boat | Miracle Boats in Northern Scandinavia | 2011 | 4 | 26 |
| Pack Boat | Pakcanoe Modifications for Barren Land Travel | 2012 | 2 | 16 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Wannigan Boxes | 1977 | 3 | 7 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Wanigan: Portable Pantry | 1977 | 4 | 6 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Joys of a Tumpline | 1978 | 1 | 6 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | An Easier Way to Portage? | 1979 | 3 | 20 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Straps, Maps, Cameras | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Other Tricks | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Kitchen Box | 1982 | 2 | 16 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Wannigan | 1983 | 3 | 12 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Equipment Junkies Column | 1990 | 1 | 27 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Keeping it Dry | 1991 | 4 | 12 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | Wonderful Wanigans | 1999 | 1 | 18 |
| Pack, Carrying Gear | 4 Tips to Carry Heavy Canoe Loads Lightly | 2022 | 3 | 18 |
| Paddle | Selecting a Paddle | 1975 | 1 | 8 |
| Paddle | Ergonomics and Paddles | 1987 | 2 | 13 |
| Paddle | Paddle Blades | 1988 | 3 | 22 |
| Paddle | Double Blade Paddles | 2000 | 3 | 14 |
| Paddling | Open Water Notes | 1975 | 2 | 16 |
| Paddling | Rivers ... Currents ... & Rapids | 1975 | 3 | 12 |
| Paddling | Rivers, Rapids and Currents...Part II | 1975 | 4 | 9 |
| Paddling | Rivers, Rapids, and Currents Part III | 1976 | 1 | 9 |
| Paddling | Whitewater Training Sessions | 1976 | 3 | 3 |
| Paddling | Salmon River | 1978 | 2 | 10 |
| Paddling | Load Limits and Stability | 1980 | 1 | 21 |
| Paddling | Heart Failure Gorge | 1981 | 3 | 18 |
| Paddling | Portaging and Paddling | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Paddling | Spring Canoeing Tips | 1983 | 1 | 15 |
| Paddling | Wild Water Skills | 1984 | 1 | 12 |
| Paddling | Catching the Wave | 1987 | 4 | 26 |
| Paddling | Sea Kayaking | 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| Paddling | December Canoeing | 1991 | 1 | 13 |
| Paddling | Sailing on Canoe Expeditions | 1995 | 1 | 20 |
| Paddling | Lee | 1996 | 1 | 11 |
| Paddling | Paddling a Canoe in Windy and Cold-Water Conditions | 1997 | 1 | 18 |
| Paddling | A Call for Responsible Whitewater Canoeing | 1998 | 1 | 7 |
| Paddling | Getting ORCA Level II | 1998 | 3 | 24 |
| Paddling | My Top Five Lessons For Whitewater Paddlers | 1999 | 4 | 19 |
| Paddling | Comments on Waves | 1999 | 4 | 20 |
| Paddling | Estimating Water Speed | 2000 | 4 | 24 |
| Paddling | The J Stroke | 2002 | 4 | 16 |
| Paddling | A Stroke is a Stroke is a Stroke | 2003 | 1 | 22 |
| Paddling | Backferry, not Blackberries! | 2006 | 2 | 28 |
| Paddling | Our Intermediate Canoe Clinic | 2007 | 2 | 18 |
| Paddling | Communication and Back-Ferring | 2013 | 1 | 26 |
| PFD, Life Jacket | Life Jackets and Standards | 1976 | 1 | 10 |
| Photography | Some Do's and Dont's for Canoeing Photographers | 1983 | 2 | 10 |
| Photography | The Joys of Wilderness Canoeing Photography | 1988 | 3 | 8 |
| Photography | Looking at Light | 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| Portaging | Portaging and Paddling | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Regulations | Float Plane Regulations | 1997 | 1 | 21 |
| Regulations | Float Plane Regulations | 1997 | 4 | 7 |
| Regulations | Coast Guard Asccepts Recommendations | 1998 | 3 | 16 |
| Regulations | New Canadian Coast Guard Regulations and Paddlers | 1999 | 4 | 14 |
| Safety | Canoe Safety | 1977 | 3 | 4 |
| Safety | Rope | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Safety | Too Close for Comfort | 1986 | 1 | 6 |
| Safety | Too Close for Comfort | 1986 | 2 | 6 |
| Safety | Improved River Rating for Safety | 1988 | 3 | 9 |
| Safety | Wild Water Technojunkies, Beware | 1994 | 1 | 12 |
| Safety | Throwbags | 1995 | 2 | 16 |
| Safety | Throwbag | 1996 | 2 | 11 |
| Safety | Whitewater Safety Tips | 1999 | 1 | 17 |
| Sail Canoe | How to Paddle Great Slave Lake or Rivers in a Jar | 2021 | 2 | 15 |
| Satellite Phone | Beam me up, Scotty | 2000 | 4 | 17 |
| Signage System | Aki-a-gun | 1985 | 3 | 10 |
| Skiing | Water Skiing | 1982 | 4 | 11 |
| Skiing | Telemark Evolution | 1992 | 4 | 29 |
| Sleeping Bag | Cleaning Sleeping Bags | 1976 | 1 | 10 |
| Sleigh, Sled | Revival of the O-Daw-Ban | 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| Sleigh, Sled | Building an Odawban | 1981 | 3 | 14 |
| Sleigh, Sled | Man's Best Friend | 1984 | 1 | 17 |
| Sleigh, Sled | A Rationale for Canoe Sledding & Tips for Canoe Sledders | 1984 | 3 | 3 |
| Spray Cover | Spray Covers | 1981 | 4 | 18 |
| Sprit Sailing | Sprit Sailing | 2013 | 3 | 14 |
| Stove | Stoves for the Wilderness Paddler | 1975 | 1 | 3 |
| Stove | Lightweight Wood Stoves | 1981 | 3 | 17 |
| Stove | Keejab Trail Stove Update | 1982 | 3 | 11 |
| Stove | On Stoves | 2006 | 1 | 24 |
| Stove | Camp Stove Reminder - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| Survival | Winter Survival Notes | 1976 | 1 | 11 |
| Tarp, Fly | The Kitchen Fly | 1985 | 1 | 20 |
| Tarp, Fly | The Dryfly | 1991 | 4 | 14 |
| Tarp, Fly | Paddling News from Europe | 2001 | 2 | 13 |
| Tent | Products | 1975 | 2 | 11 |
| Toilet Paper | How to Wipe in the Woods | 2015 | 2 | 12 |
| Transportation | Shipping Canoes by Rail | 1978 | 3 | 9 |
| Transportation | Canoe Transportation | 1985 | 2 | 20 |
| Transportation | Austin Does It Again | 1986 | 4 | 17 |
| Transportation | Albany River (cont'd) | 1987 | 1 | 18 |
| Water Level | How High is the River? | 1982 | 1 | 16 |
| Water Level | A New Service Offered by Canoe Ontario | 1987 | 4 | 13 |
| Water Level | River Water Level Information | 1988 | 1 | 10 |
| Waterproofing | Waterproofing your Equipment | 1977 | 1 | 9 |
| Whistle | Attaching a Whistle | 1998 | 4 | 13 |
| Winter Camping | Something to Think About | 1983 | 4 | 31 |
| Winter Camping | Cold Camping: What to Call It | 2003 | 4 | 16 |
| Winter Camping | Vapour Barrier Liners | 2003 | 4 | 17 |
| Winter Camping | Winter Camping Equipment | 2011 | 3 | 25 |
