2026-03-19T19:30:03Z https://yabu.me Bryan Hansel https://yabu.me/npub1cejt7zvc08jgeuwm7t8rvf4pa6hntha6zfkj7aaadwayfe9e3kcqeez4ft https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/193/643/935/824/205/original/cbd717ac1bbed24e.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/193/643/935/824/205/original/cbd717ac1bbed24e.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp8mjflqzvfef04z94nhw3juzat70pn2spmskn798edwpp5z6vggzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqm2zpz0 I laughed out loud when I saw this tent stake bag with a bloody graphic and &#34;Vampire Killing Kit&#34; printed on it. It really struck me in the heart and I couldn&#39;t resist its pull. Here&#39;s my short review. It was worth it!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/halloween-inspired-tent-stake-bag/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/halloween-inspired-tent-stake-bag/</a> 2025-10-14T22:50:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspq8xrfejehekw8t9npa5dup8rp6nu3ahatpzfffnctfrlnh5v24szyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq7qjn6c This simple lightweight pen hack is perfect for journaling when on lightweight backpacking, camping, canoeing or bikepacking trips. The hacked pen is small enough to fit inside a Moleskine.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/lightweight-pen-hack-for-journaling/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/lightweight-pen-hack-for-journaling/</a> 2025-09-14T11:50:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfrk533n24jq06afenaujmxx4dyrff0dq97q4pz6rhranfvd8lvgzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq9287vd I got a chance to do a s24o with the Zpack Pivot Solo tent. It&#39;s really roomy inside. It wasn&#39;t hard to set up, but I had to fussy around to get a perfect pitch that made the bathtub floors work right. I assume I&#39;ll get faster the more I use it. As I expected, it had condensation on the walls (I was camped next to a lake on a moist night), but with the screen on the foot side, my sleeping bag&#39;s foot didn&#39;t get wet like in other shelters like this. <br/><br/>#camping #bikepacking #backpacking<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/160/412/452/699/927/original/f4d4a9491c3b4763.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-07T01:31:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrf2m5dxmr5fd0ycnqdmv039ke0yq306s97uagkesxj8dmzkcnhszyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqhp8lld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuzeuapewmvfz74qtjy9nus0xl9u0d02nkxnmy4atjju4xupdfjsa3qruq'>nevent1q…qruq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks! 2025-09-05T20:00:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzmh38uzhn3rectgartj43mlkuzn89f3w6d30j0ktrhydezftryszyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq8wdkxl I&#39;m looking for a rear rack for my bike to use for bikepacking. It&#39;ll need to use an axle mount. The goal is to carry the majority of my gear in two panniers. I&#39;ve narrowed it down to either a Tailfin Pannier Rack or an Old Man Mountain Divide. The Tailfin is expensive and the Old Man Mountain one is heavy. So there&#39;s a tradeoff to be made. <br/><br/>Are there any racks that mount to axles that I&#39;m missing? Any opinions on either of these racks or others?<br/><br/>#BikeTooter #Bicycle #bikepacking<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/152/955/465/775/737/original/09b9f736bd95a1d0.webp"> <br/> 2025-09-05T17:53:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswyvk5nlg74hjfkujh090cn5zt3cdn2p3slysd3u5pncf904vpkwqzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq5scmyw Nothing ruins a camping trip faster than discovering your down sleeping bag has lost all its insulation. Here are some reasons why and what you can do about it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/how-to-fix-empty-down-sleeping-bag-baffles-and-prevent-down-migration/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/how-to-fix-empty-down-sleeping-bag-baffles-and-prevent-down-migration/</a> 2025-08-20T18:00:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgkkhguq8du56u9mzquw2unhqmdllmywpm92ft6s04gr3ys26hzszyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqu60nvj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sdlp0efx9794f9dqade6zu5q2fvvjtkpppvsjzf4cpmdjlqpfzs8qmmd5'>nevent1q…mmd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hadn&#39;t heard that before. I&#39;ll have to listen when I&#39;m using it to see if I have the same complaint. I don&#39;t notice any issues with my DCF tarp. <br/><br/>Does it have to do with flapping in the wind? Or what is the noise in relation to? 2025-08-14T15:52:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92rj80tp5zn7uarc36ka36ru7q7sr7wdmj8rs43dmtet9yhv7a3qzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq08dd9v I updated my Cumulus X-LITE 200 Sleeping Bag First Look with details about the down migration that I experienced after washing the sleeping bag. <br/><br/>I wonder if I should have kept the first look the same, and then having written a second blog post about the down migration. That might have been a better approach.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/cumulus-x-lite-200-sleeping-bag-first-look/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/cumulus-x-lite-200-sleeping-bag-first-look/</a> 2025-08-14T15:50:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6x0emx32glevsl5w0sh2j78pyacu9vce328yxvkd6rzxxvwrdqgzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqnwhlth After a saga of modern day delivery, I finally have a Cumulus X-LITE 200 Sleeping Bag. This is my first look.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/cumulus-x-lite-200-sleeping-bag-first-look/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/cumulus-x-lite-200-sleeping-bag-first-look/</a> 2025-08-06T20:04:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8wnw3874hn757l2hld586ylge0sgpq0cpdn4ycv2jnkufy8szpczyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqnrclpk Earlier this year, Wild Rye sent over a few pieces from their new &#34;When Wet&#34; Collection for review. The pieces included the Parker Action Dress, Sawyer Sunshirt, and a Camp Towel. While I&#39;m writing this review, it was my wife that tested out the gear. The impressions section will be her thoughts.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/wild-ryes-new-when-wet-collection-review/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/wild-ryes-new-when-wet-collection-review/</a> 2025-06-09T18:07:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5mv9954t7y3qc9xza6q0464lctljeq3nd76mx3fqseq0z708z8gzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqaus3n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswh9egktu9ggrvsynhwg3tjcj2jn8e8ec9xwrzw5svgcu2j7yt5mg0vsleh'>nevent1q…sleh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nice project 2025-03-17T02:53:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqedym9dvuf09n650yzaaqn7333h0ucyd3xlg00r4jycxrsqjecrgzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq54lutz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8z4klrm5l4cpc0dzfsfcwkgzy3ymsvc62apmrue52w8hyagvpzqq7flu0q'>nevent1q…lu0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks. As best as I can figure, these were American Polyconic using a datum that isn&#39;t available in any gis program. Maybe something prior to but based on the New England Datum. This is before NAD. I&#39;ve been using NAD27, but it&#39;s usually off. I just fix it in Photoshop after I get it close in QGIS. <br/><br/>With Blender anything seems possible. I like this view and the overhead views the best so far. Here&#39;s an example 3d view up Devil Track River Canyon.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/170/008/518/612/823/original/747db8efa3168ed5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-16T03:35:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvv3j9sn5js8z6yet88vk300hrsm8ume4p52620yfmaqvc3cp2zsszyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqnt3q8x Lately, I&#39;ve been messing around with adding modern 3D elevation relief to historic maps. This is the original GLO survey from 1859-60 of the Grand Marais, Minnesota area. <br/><br/>Learning how to do this has been challenging. I&#39;ve been using QGIS &gt; Photoshop &gt; Blender &gt; Photoshop as the workflow.<br/><br/>#Minnesota #Cartography<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/169/890/363/279/589/original/3c62f89be9e4b185.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-16T03:08:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspeh50eyv0n57msypfqs2rtfxp3s35yluu8f6zlnxgfndk4hx6kpczyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqyxanyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5ewrws5w5cy9f52t3v9tv8v9lnyp3uxqlqhazr6fma5qax25p3g6sx8wd'>nevent1q…x8wd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like it is also important to write or call your representative. Calling is a better approach. There are also protests happening each weekend in the national park. You just need to find the closest one and look to see when they are meeting. 2025-03-05T20:21:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20d3jewpmqusxkvujuexllaehmyt8lv45l3wy0jtg8g95h80s50gzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq7rwst7 Protect Our Public Lands Workforce<br/><br/>I am, along with many outdoor equipment brands, such as Nemo, and the Outdoor Alliance, concerned by the reduction of workforces at the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. On the Superior National Forest, which is where the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is located and where I live, was already short of staff before the future reductions. These reductions put outdoor recreation, our…<br/><br/><a href="https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/protect-our-public-lands-workforce/">https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/protect-our-public-lands-workforce/</a> 2025-03-05T19:23:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvsvtqmdk0hwkdrg0mg2u4vknpz5703vk2pdkstwmftgf23jzrmqzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq6fu8ar Robber barons are a policy failure. 2025-02-14T15:18:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuxsuqvctj0phxura0jcseytkulkprvcp9vpkh7fvlvkl5grqx2szyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqzjcdnh This morning&#39;s sunrise over Lake Superior was amazing. <br/><br/>#Minnesota #Photography #LakeSuperior #sunrise<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/954/486/002/634/747/original/8a4c34d95bc80fce.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-06T02:06:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyln6h3e0uem8dq7ewmxns2sah8vha2qygs78f2jx6pqzkkultj4gzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqeac8fa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25d4kuajl0j9hfxxst0pxlzv654l3k2h9pk5lvfcz6r05w789tec8xvf5p'>nevent1q…vf5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree. I don&#39;t like winter where it&#39;s hot 2025-01-30T00:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfn2vma4g0ufu874phjsp8p4qan4f3vllt2q8nvmh6cekauxc0kvgzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqv8y32d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0wduselhz3eccm4ev6mndws7l7vzd0l2zk7zamy07efx534jdtcuu4qs9'>nevent1q…4qs9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most of Canada is now called Minnesnowta and the rest is called French Minnesota.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/913/197/716/713/620/original/d3e94aab75bfbdab.png"> <br/> 2025-01-29T19:05:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstahke5yxn89udtv24pk9929p4eettk0qahfawx3ugpf7pnyxhxmgzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqtevcfg Sunset over Lake Superior is so good this time of year. I love winter in northern Minnesota.<br/><br/>#Photography #Minnesota #LakeSuperior<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/912/349/622/408/755/original/917ab09391f7b5dc.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-29T15:29:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nuq9x7v8ma24wgthgm3myd2vf4cjxxra43m5kpz5ddxkfffd2xczyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmq50et6k Lake night&#39;s sunset over Lake Superior was sweet.<br/><br/>#Minnesota #LakeSuperior #Photography<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/879/292/255/369/772/original/9207f026d7eb4141.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-23T19:23:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvpy60fj6rc5jkkjx7r7przruy8kj3phw8ppr4wj7ksn9xqmyeyxczyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqdrk7t4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dxtfcj36c32kvq0jggqlj7nwe47yln49a879yqmqdwhlrl8jsug5dzayy'>nevent1q…zayy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was out photographing this morning. I thought it was nice. I like these temps. 2025-01-20T18:54:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9e3uuhj6mqd8sgvtxash4sz06n44fdskehvckmwh7v3224ejurjqzyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqlqkh8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04c7d0hxn24j0c0y8lc26d00veyl20lhk4mj5pt0kn2h3a5d8a6smf5tsa'>nevent1q…5tsa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>actual temp near Isabella Lake as recorded by NOAA. It was -22°F actual at my place near Lake Superior. 2025-01-20T18:52:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xuvhm6etcp69lw8cg4m6u9hd6u5q9hvsjatswdyzp72yur7e93szyrrxf0cfnpu7fr83m0evud3x58h27dwlhgfx6tmhh44m538yhxxmqdm6r6r The coldest temps in the US on January 20, 2025.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/862/159/758/933/187/original/58cf4b993dbe8022.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-20T18:45:45Z