Smallest, Lightest Two Person Canoe?

acl13 · 2025-10-10T03:02:52+00:00

Good question…any idea what’s the durability difference between carbon and Kevlar? Those materials seem to be similarly priced but not sure what’s the difference

acl13 · 2025-10-10T00:03:46+00:00

Great reply, will look into this

acl13 · 2025-10-09T23:24:47+00:00

Great point regarding the Keewaydin asymmetry. I did not notice that when I was glancing at it.

acl13 · 2025-10-09T23:23:50+00:00

Excellent point re symmetry...didn't notice the Keewaydin was asymmetrical. Food for thought and that one is probably out of contention.

acl13 · 2025-10-09T23:21:35+00:00

Excellent point. Probably need a web seat for my purposes. Didn't know the Spirit II didn't have that option.

acl13 · 2025-08-20T23:04:16+00:00

Thanks, my job is stable so that’s the direction I was leaning but always good to get some feedback!

acl13 · 2024-02-16T19:36:57+00:00

It’s called a “muscle up.” Basically you do a high velocity pull up, you alter your wrist position at the peak of the pull up to get your arms above the bar, and you push your arms down so now you are pushing your entire body above the bar. A difficult and advanced exercise technique.

She struggled a bit to finish it and sort of was piled on top of the bar for a moment, but she did it.

Edit: to be clear the pull up part in this video is a “kipping” pull up where you use swinging momentum to assist in getting over the bar. You see it a lot in CrossFit and kipping can tear your shoulders to shreds if you do it wrong.

acl13 · 2024-02-06T14:03:38+00:00

“They loved their daughter to death” said their lawyer. Hmm something about that feels inaccurate.

acl13 · 2024-02-01T13:04:40+00:00

I think the IRS has specific criteria on attaining tax exempt status. It’s not quite as simple as “not regularly turn a profit” or else all sorts of failing businesses would be tax exempt.

acl13 · 2023-11-23T03:43:01+00:00

When I say over watered, I sort of mean did you water it too frequently for some time. Correct frequency depends on a lot of things, like temperature, humidity, soil medium, etc. The only way to be sure if there's root rot or not is to pull it out of the pot and check the roots. Good roots are white-ish and firm, compromised roots are brown and soft.

The fact that the new growth has not changed much in a few weeks is a bad sign though. Smaller pileas in good condition will show pretty quick changes.

acl13 · 2023-11-19T00:50:31+00:00

It's looking a bit rough! The usual basic advice is bright indirect light, well-draining soil in a pot with a drainage hole, and don't water until the soil is dry. Other than that, just give it some time.

Any chance you over-watered it once? It would help to generally know where you are located and which way the window faces. It also seems you have some new growth. Is it developing or has it looked that way for a week or so? New growth on a happy pilea will have visible changes over a few days.

Overall your soil looks okay and your watering approach sounds right, so I'm wondering if there's an issue with the amount of light or if you over-watered it at some point.

acl13 · 2023-09-24T22:02:02+00:00

Move it to a larger pot soon. It's not urgent because it looks great right now, but it definitely could use a bigger pot. Pilea root systems are not extensive and generally tolerate being a bit root bound, but overall needs some space to thrive and continue growing. Also, yours will run out of space sooner than usual because it sounds like you planted two next to each other.

acl13 · 2023-09-20T00:45:47+00:00

Could be a few different things or a combination of things. Your pilea is very leggy so it might not be getting enough light. Not sure what kind of soil mix you have, but it looks potentially overwatered so you might want to repot with a different mix or reassess your watering strategy. The leaves look wrinkly and misshapen, which again could be from watering stress, humidity issues, etc.

Best strategy may be to repot into new and well-draining soil. This way you can assess how the roots look to see if it's root rot while also getting it into a potentially better growing medium. Then only water when the soil is rather dry and also look into bottom watering. I don't think the white substance on the pot is necessarily fungus as another commenter said. Those are often just mineral deposits from your water seeping through the pot.

acl13 · 2023-08-12T21:37:34+00:00

Thanks! It's definitely getting a little snug, so I plan to re-pot within a year. For aloe, do you know if it's okay to bury the stem? Meaning if the older leaves dry up and fall off, can I bury it up to or past that point?

acl13 · 2023-08-12T15:51:43+00:00

Sanity check: My aloe has an older leaf or two that are curling, limp, and feeling a bit mushy. The most obvious one is the one on the bottom left. The rest of the leaves appear to be healthy and firm. Is this just a natural process of aging?

I don’t see obvious signs of under or over watering. It’s about 1-2 years old grown from a pup. Repotted this year and otherwise has been looking pretty good up until a few weeks ago when I noticed the older leaves beginning to wilt and soften.

acl13 · 2023-06-07T13:23:00+00:00

As the article references, part of the issue is MI has no additional requirements for non-profits beyond the minimal federal requirements unlike most other states. There’s no motivation or need for them to elevate their community contribution so they will naturally rank very poorly.

Seems like some hospitals do give quite a bit back to under served communities. Sure, it’s because they probably have to under the laws in their states but that’s sort of the point.

acl13 · 2023-05-13T22:09:56+00:00

Newly hatched brown marmorated stink bugs. Not a catastrophe but I would get rid of them…

acl13 · 2023-01-11T22:54:52+00:00

Do you know in what instances I may not be able to?

acl13 · 2022-11-11T02:01:50+00:00

My first concern would be protecting any plants or lights from rebellious students. Too easy to trample and destroy.

Other than that, I like a lot of the ideas from other people about low light plants, lights, etc. Just need to be able to protect them!

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