I've seen Innus (first nation in Quebec) going for a salmon fishing trip with almost no gear, dressed in chemise carottée (wool shirt) and regular rubber boots. Their bag was made out of jute... That gave me a lesson, in a way... Indeed. Great to hear! Quite off topic, but I was fortunate to spend ...

I love simplicity, and the different eyelets on the Alaska are a bit bewildering. That said, I'm not sure what others issues are here. I simply tie mine up and go skiing. I don't give it any thought. Four or five seasons on the same pair and no issues. YMMV. I like your wisdom... I've seen Innus (f...

But I am not sure I understand the purpose of this configuration; blocking eyelet, fabric eyelet and then a series of blocking eyelets. I see that the fabric eyelet has the potentiel to make it more tight in the heel area (the pattern is larger). But the first set of eyelets is hard to block, since ...

Thanks Fish, I'll try to figure... Pretty abstract at this point but I'll check out for knots and see what I can do.

De pouquoué cé faille tabagnak?

Yeah (Mom) could you help me lace my Alaskas?

No kidding. Those fabric eyelet give me a hard time to get the propre tension... How about you guys? Tips?

You can't go wrong... But I prefer 3 pins; as Connyro's saying, there is more choice... You can go burly or flimsy...

I don't recognize the graphics either, probably early 90s. The guys at Karhu were really prompt to ditch graphics and even names... Have you heard of the Karhu Serens? That's a XCD GT with new graphics and name... That' not the only one bearing the same characteristics (can't remember the names; th...

Geez... inguinal hernia! Ok. Sorry about that. Thanks Woods...

Note to myself: read more carefully...