Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

What's THAT??

Sometimes it's the "little things" that keep us entertained. Here's a very little one. See if you can figure out the application on this one. It's most useful on the Deschute's and the Rogue where boat camping is the "thing".

You can make this out of boat "scraps" if you have any leftover wood. I've dipped into my pile of scraps so many times my projects are now limited to ash trays and toothpicks. Getting warmer??

Got it yet...??? It's an "Oar Stand" (I guess you could call it...) It turns your oars into a tee pee of sorts - perfect for hanging a camp lantern, trash sack, fly rod holder at night, or creating a rain shelter in a pinch....

It's not a very good picture, but you get the idea. We used it as a camp light over on the Deschute's where you can't always make camp around a tree with the perfect limb for a lantern.
The idea came from a good friend and guide Lou Verdago and his band of Deschute's fishermen. I've got a lot of boat camping trips coming up in a few weeks and I plan on wearing it out!!
GH

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Permalink Reply by Jason Knight on September 8, 2009 at 4:14am

Awesome idea Greg,
You could market that - I could totally see that for sale on a rafting website or something! cool!
Let me put in my order early ; )

-jk-

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on September 8, 2009 at 7:52pm

OK - that's one. Actually, I think you'd have fun shaping your boat "scraps" into a custom version for those Michigan camp sites.
GH

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Permalink Reply by Jason Knight on September 9, 2009 at 6:20am

Agreed - looks like a fun project. I like the idea of hanging a lantern in there... very cool. I use a breakdown polecat for my spare oar... although it only takes a second to pop that oar together...

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on September 8, 2009 at 9:47am

good thinkin lincoln.
I like it.

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Permalink Reply by Karl Mueller on September 8, 2009 at 9:52am

Very nice.

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Ronnow on September 9, 2009 at 8:50pm

Greg,

You amaze me with your boat widgets. Kudos once again. As for ordering one, sign me up. I'm in marketing durning my day job and I'm with Jason, get this thing to market. :)

Jesse