Avataq blues
My kayak rolling friend Carolina wanted an Avataq as a present to her rolling man Nisse. However, I soon found out I was out of good Neoprene glue and couldn’t finish what I promised and started. So frustrating. So I…
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The Trolling Machine
Well. On Christmas Eve I just had to start a new build and it took until today to try it out. Kind of a new record. You may call me Mr Slowly too. Went and bought another oak plank. Stems,…
Rolling clips from last Saturday
Suddenly I had this idea of not giving a fuck if I am on camera or not. Also on my own site I own the content. If personal opinions or foul language are not your thing, move on! Nothing here…
The bucketlist of 2024?
I asked my “Travel Magic Mentor” GPT thinginabob I’m experimenting with about the coolest bars around the world. Here’s some inspiration drawn from various sources. Wanna come? Been to any of them? Result by ChatGPT. I am in no way…
Neoprene mitts
Gaaah! This is the third consecutive winter where I drop one or both kayaking gloves somewhere. And the winter is just started. One pair I left on my friend Danne’s car roof. Bad roof! You know the drill: You’re loading…
Sewing neoprene
So it begins… after a few more tests it was time to finally start making my first neoprene Tuilik with my own neoprene graphics. For the qajaqally challenged: it’s a jacket with a hood and a spray skirt in one.…
Qajaq tip of the day
Been having these worn patches gone through the PU and down to the fabric of my favourite, everyday East Greenland kayak’s tips. It is probably a combination of frequent use and the awquard angle I have to rest it in…
After work with an AI
Had a virtual AW with my (not AI) buddy. Here’s the transcription from a local LLAMA 8B model running in the background on my computer while we chatted in Swedish and English. ROTFL. This is pure and unadulturated AI poetry.…
The new Elsyaq
So the time had come for Elsa to switch to a lighter and more agile Skin On Frame kayak. The coating on her old one was also becoming an issue, since it is way too soft and rubbery. The polyurethane…
Sewing machine for neoprene
I know you want one, everybody wants one 🙂 Or maybe not. This one is my new pet imported from China. Why? Well, I tried to order a few Tuiliks from Brooks but they wouldn’t answer my emails and have…
Roll your own
I got tired of not being able to paddle as much as I want this spring too, so I decided to help a few paddling friends ordering Tuiliks from Brooks. Well, that didn’t turn out so well. Brookspaddlegear have a…
Next build in planning
At the day of writing this I got a few images of an interesting kayak plan, a small East Greenland model collected by Jørn Riel, Ingsaalik back in 1968. He went on a 300km trip in it and later donated…