Stick It Where the Sun Don’t Shine
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is a mean- ingless saying for Red Green. The venera- ble plaid-patterned woodsy comedian of CBC fame fixes all manner of things –whether broken or unbroken–with nothing more than a roll of duct tape. With the release of Lee Valley’s new line of heavy- duty duct tape, he’ll have even more reason to reach for the all-powerful silver roll. Red isn’t the only one who will notice a dramatic increase in home-handiness. Practitioners of do-it-yourself canoe repair should find the new tape to be just what floats their boat.
At nearly twice the thickness of normal duct tape, you’ll need scissors–or the teeth of a beaver–to cut the stuff. What’s more, Lee Valley claims their new adhesive is stickier than that on previous rolls, a real boon for quick repairs in damp environments such as, say, the bottom of a canoe mid-way down a river. Canoe trip repair kits across the land will be all the more capable of splinting a broken paddle or patching a suddenly unseaworthy canoe.
If you have any extra you can fashion an extra-durable Red Green signature series duct tape sports jacket for yourself for when you get off the river.
www.leevalley.com
Canoe Museum Rises
From the Depths The Canadian Canoe Museum refuses to bite the dust. Thanks largely to an anony- mous donor who paid off two-thirds of the museum’s debt, the collection of 600 canoes and kayaks is open again.
After closing in 2003, the museum has bol-
stered its membership ranks, solicited dona- tions and secured a bailout from Peterborough city council. The staff is hope- ful this will be enough to float the world’s largest collection of canoes.
www.canoemuse-
um.net. —by Rebecca Meagher
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Stronger, stickier duct tape rolls onto market
by Conor Mihell
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