2012-01-21

Over the past month I have added about 500 photos to the site. And another good story:

2012-01-11

2012-01-09

Color photos from the book Siku Kayak

2012-01-07

2012-01-06

Another blast from the past: a photo essay of our building a shop.

2011-12-30

There is more to things in nature than meet the eye

2011-12-29

Blast from the past - a photo essay of climbing Nevado Huascarán Peru's highest mountain at 22,205'

2011-12-27

Our 3rd thru-hike of the PCT. This page was among the first to appear on my website, (circa 1997) and back then everyone had slow telephone modems so the photos had to be small and with low resolution. This is about what it looked like back then.

2011-12-24

Hiking the Chilkoot Trail (while carrying our kayak).

2011-12-21

I have revamped page 3 of our Backpack Kit description and added several new photos.

2011-12-14

I've put over 120 adventure photos on our home page, so far. To see some of them, hit your browser's refresh button to see different ones.

2011-11-22

Ray & Jenny's info: How to achieve a balanced stitch with your sewing machine.

2011-11-20

To everyone who purchased a stowbag kit ver2, we sent an email to your address this morning, advising you of some minor changes to our instructions.

2011-11-01

2011-10-29

Christmas is fast approaching, so I have revamped our Knife Kit page in anticipation of people who want to buy Knife, Sheath and Stropping kits and sharpening Video. They make great gifts!.

2011-10-20

New on our Order Form: Net-Tent zipper add-on: $9.95 Designed to convert an existing Ray-Way Net-Tent with a Flap-style closure (doorway) to a Zippered closure. Kit includes the zippers and full instructions for sewing the zippers into the Net-Tent door. Does not include the Net-Tent itself. This add-on is not needed if you are ordering a Net-Tent with the zipper option.

2011-10-18

I have revamped our Tarp-Kit page. Lots of photos.

2011-09-30

Jenny's first road trip, 750 miles, 4 days to Colorado and back.

2011-09-24

2011-09-22

Congratulations Jenny!! - for taking the Motorcycle Rider Training Course and getting her Motorcycle Endorsement. Here she is riding "my" F650 for the first time.

"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages." -James Madison

2011-08-27

ModoPrudhoe

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2011-06-02

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2011-05-14

For running the Whiskey Row Marathon.

"one of the toughest Marathons in the United States."

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2011-04-13

We are now selling the new Tarp Book Essential.

Read the book's Introduction on the second page of this write-up

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The new Tarp Book is 312 pages; it has a few hundred B/W photos, and it is profusely illustrated throughout.

This is the first book I have written that contains advanced skill concepts, descriptions, and instruction. However, the book is not just for the advanced hiker and tarp-camper. I also detail a wide range of beginning tarp skills - and everything in-between.

My intention with this new Tarp Book was to make it easily readable - with the concepts wholly understandable. In fact, I have written the book in such a way that pretty much anyone can read it, start to finish, regardless of the person’s tarp camping experience or skill level.

There is plenty of information that will give you the knowledge; but my hope is that you will put the book down, now and then, and practice what you have learned. Head knowledge is one thing; practice and experience takes that knowledge to the next level. And the new Ray-Way Tarp Book will serve as a ready reference for improving your skills.

The book includes some history of the ray-way tarp design. I explain why I enjoy tarp camping so much. I describe pitching methods and tarp campsite selection. I have several photo sequences of knot tying and tarp pitching. There are chapters on bugs and critters and rain and wind - all the questions and reservations that a person may have in regards to tarp camping. Hopefully I have addressed those questions thoroughly enough to inspire the reader, or at least to have sparked an interest.

Obviously, I think the ray-way tarp is a fantastic, lightweight, easy to use, portable shelter. And I hope that my enthusiasm for it is passed along through this new book. One of my goals in writing the book was to raise the reader’s tarp pitching skill level, and to pass along some of my advanced-level concepts specifically for thru-hikers of the long trails.

I have included it all - from the beginning basics of the tarp and tarp camping, to the many fine details for the aficionados.

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2011-01-26

The new Tarp Book includes a chapter on how to minimize one's exposure to ticks and the diseases they can transmit. This topic is a concern for many hikers and campers, whether or not they are sleeping under a tarp and using a Spitfire or Net-Tent. As such, I think this is an extremely important chapter for Appalachian Trail hikers, or other people who frequent the beautiful woods of the eastern states. Even if you have no interest in tarp camping, I consider the Ticks chapter essential reading for a safe and worry free trip.

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2011-01-15