A web magazine with the goal to provide up-to-date information about lightweight canoe and kayak travel, while advancing wilderness protection through growing paddlesport participation. http://www.nessmuking.com Copyright 2004 to 2007 Bryan Hansel The Iggy is coming together literally. After a winter of little work on the kayak, it's slowly coming together. Bryan builds the control box, seam tapes the boat, and builds bulkheads. http://www.nessmuking.com/iggy5.htm Richard Hayes returns to the pages of Nessmuking with an article about how to make a simple and comfortable multiuse lightweight seat for your kayak. http://www.nessmuking.com/seat.htm Pictures and comments from some of the builder's of the Siskiwit Bay, a kayak prototyped and designed by Bryan Hansel. http://www.nessmuking.com/siskiwitbaybuilders.htm The simple question is why? Why Nessmuking? Many wilderness travelers who've spent time in the woods using conventional gear and methods, upon seeing someone traveling with just a light bag on their back, a feather light boat, and a smile, often ask why travel so light. Here are some answers. http://www.nessmuking.com/whynessmuking.htm In Northern Minnesota in winter, skiing down the frozen rivers is an exciting activity. A broken ski binding on the Cascade River turns a short ski into an adventure. http://www.nessmuking.com/cascaderiverski.htm The Siskiwit Bay is a kayak that Bryan prototyped for a couple of years. The plans are free and PDF files that can be printed full size for the stem, stations, and cockpit have been added. These come in A1 or as 11x17" sheets that can be joined after they are printed. The cockpit prints at A1 and is a very nice 16"x31" cockpit based on NDK's Romany. http://www.nessmuking.com/siskiwitbayplans.htm Glen Smith often contributor to the Kayak Forum and moderator at the Bear Mountian Canoe Forum has provided a new semi-hard chine kayak plan. http://www.nessmuking.com/kayakplans.htm A cheat-sheet designed for the Icom M72 VHF radio. It'll fit on a 3x5 index card when printed. This cheat-sheet includes cheats for functions not often used and on the back includes a handy cheat-sheet covering the basics of good radio talk and a step by step list on how to call out Maydays, Pan Pan, Securite, Station to Station. It's useful for everyone. http://www.nessmuking.com/m72cheatsheet.htm A list of things that I broke in 2007. http://www.nessmuking.com/thingsibroke2007.htm