Doug "The Beerd' Irwin - Yes, we may as well start making a old and disabled section of the He-Man. With the current median age of the participants and their ability of some to hurt themselves by simply stepping out of a canoe, the OD-Man (Old & Disabled Man) Canoe trip could have quite a large roster .
Evin - I have to agree with it, however to correct this problem in the future we should all be cloned beforehand and have the copies on standby in cryosleep to thaw out in case of an inability to compete. They will stand in for them .
Ron - Rules are rules, just because Jessie got a little boo boo are we to give him SPECIAL treatment?? A true He-Man of the year would of grabbed some moss muck and duck tape cleaned it with some spirits and toughed it out .
Dave - Controversial? The He-Man sages of Dave, Ron, and Boyd rule obsolute. I would follow whatever they decided. .
Michael - Yes. Why wasn't there waterproof dressing? .
Kenny Becker yes "the og" - A real He-Man does not need an award, no not even from other he-men, I mean who thinks up these things? Although I could use a spare paddle. LOL
Rob - By finishing out the trip last year despite a gaping wound near his Achilles tendon, Jessie has raised the bar considerably, as if he were channeling the great Achilles himself. What was a simple race has become a sacred ceremony demanding blood sacrifice. New rule: only those men bearing scars gained on previous He-man trips are eligible for the award. From here on, it's "No blood, no He-Man." Just how badly do you want it? .
Eric - Yes, duck tape fixes everything .
George - Everybody knows what happens to He-Man of the year. But what happens if he can't be thrown in the water. I think option two is to throw him in some poison ivy. Jesse should be happy that he didn't get elected .
Zach - I think this demonstrates true He-man mentality. Enduring an injury and continuing the trip - yes technically he cannot be He-man of the year; however in his performance reminds us that we don't paddle for awards, rather we paddle for the trip, and time with friends ...okay and beer. This is simply a reality of life that reflects how true a He-man Jessie is .
Alan - Yes. First it is important to wear protective equipment to prevent the group from having to accommodate your poor choices. Secondly, it is well known that you can not be a He-Man without the swim (unless the group as a whole wimps out due to miserable weather). Lastly, there is always next year! .
Garth - Do what ye must. He is a robust mate and deserves no squible squable brainy type ruling. It is a rotten shame that it took 3 of ye to come to that conclusion. He is a he-man for sure and nay deserves any pity or forethought. I bid him calm waters and safe harbor this year for sure. .
Boyd - Absolutely! There is great wisdom from these really old He-Men. After all, a real He-Man of the year, would have ignored the warnings and got his foot wet. That would have been deserving of He-Man of the year .
Dan - Pappa bear is right. He is always right .
Brady - Butterfly stitches?? He still could have participated in those events, his arms still work. Unless he was doing some crazy contortionist stuff and paddling with his legs. Just have to get a little creative to not get his legs wet like putting him in one of those mermaid tails you see for kids. Still have to give him a thumbs up for continuing though. .
Evin - Hell yes! In fact I will custom build a spiked battering ram and wings in case we hit a rapid so hard it makes us airborne .
Doug "The Beerd' Irwin - Absolutely, a co-captain always goes down with his ship .
Ron - nope .
Dave - The only way Rob's canoe can survive if he acts like Alan. You have seen how Alan treats his partner in order to protect his canoe. I don't want to be treated like that! .
Michael - Sure, but if it takes on water, I'll be sure to remind Rob of poor life choices every chance I get .
Kenny Becker yes "the og" - Wish to paddle with him I would volunteer my own beer. Heck I'll even bring my supply of Crown Royal straight from Canada. I know a few people there
Rob - Only if Garth brings a shipload of that awesome "Toyota-revenge" duct tape, and if we stay ahead of him. That stuff could make a boat out of four pallets and a pile of driftwood. In fact, we should have a new competition: making a canoe with duct tape and found objects.
Eric - Nah man, I heard that Woody the Woodpecker moved to Wisconsin, wouldn't want to risk it .
George - Of course I would be willing to canoe with Rob. I don't blame Rob at all for hitting that rock. It's the front paddler's responsibility to point out the rocks that can damage his canoe. Rob deserves a good front paddler like me .
Zach - BRING IT ON!!! .
Alan - No. Some He-Man are overly attached to their canoes and could not bear to paddle without them .
Garth - Rob is one tough dude man. He is my idol and that porn star mustache is dynamite. I would be honored to be in the same Cadillac of a canoe. If chosen to be his partner, I promise to bring my bailer and trusty sponge to keep it ship shape like I do my own. Wonder twin powers will activate and we will become an unstoppable force on the water. Together, we will harness the trident of neptune and ply the waters like gods. Rob knows me by my earth name only. I will await his decision. .
Boyd - Sure, if Rob doesn't mind a few more scrapes and holes on his canoe
Dan - Sounds the man likes to travel to places most wouldn't go. Absolutely I would canoe with him... depending on how comfortable the canoe seats are .
Brady - I think to determine the answer, a competition needs to be had, or time to make a new one. Competition of fastest baler gets to ride with Rob and his duck tape canoe. .
3) In 2017 we had a bonus in terms of distance on Sunday. The campsite at Lower Gresham Lake was taken so we had to paddle up Gresham creek to Middle Gresham Lake campsite. The Turtle Flambeau route that we are taking this year has an even a higher probability of one of our regular campsites being taken. What could we do to make sure we get our favorite campsites?Evin - Pack some materials for tribal war paint, in case of the very likely theft of our spot we don it, chisel spears and torches, rip our shirts off and under the cover of night park the canoes at a distance march through the woods and ATTACK! .
Doug "The Beerd' Irwin - Make the OD-Man participants save us the campsite, it will give them the sense of purpose they long for
Ron - For the good off the team I suggest that George go and setup camp at our select site. He can spend the weekend in anticipation of our arrival while getting some rest. If he is feeling good he can collect fire wood and maybe build us a canoe storage for our canoes. This would also give us the ability that we would not have to worry about getting any real food mixed in with his .
Dave - Send the He-Man welcome wagon - Kenny Becker to the campsite. With Kenny's social graces and personality, he will certainly get the people in the campsite fleeing for their lives. .
Michael - Nothing...it's all part of the adventure .
Kenny Becker yes "the og" - My friends in the militia we won't have a problem or any neighbors on the lake .
Rob - sn't this called the "He-Man canoe trip"? We paddle through the night, then we play Norwegian death-metal music at 120 decibels until the poor fools who picked our site realize the error of their ways. It's time we brought going-a-viking into the 21st century. .
Eric - Buy some crime scene tape, white spray paint, and evidence markers. Block off the boat landing with the crime scene tape, Draw some body outlines, and place evidence markers everywhere. And someone has to buy and wear a police officer costume from a party supply store to make it seem legit .
George - #1. View campsite from a distance. #2. If the site is taken, send Kenny in the first canoe. #3. Kenny gets out of the canoe with a Leinies and an axe. #4. Kenny says "Hey, we're gonna camp with you guys". #5. Kenny proceeds to drink the Leinies, throw down the can, and chop wood. #6. We all watch mass exodus from the campground .
Zach - Paddle harder, sing to scare campers in advance, and if we still encounter reserved spots: Pillage! .
Alan - Being some people set up camp very early in the day and our day ends very late, without setting up some kind of camp the night before (not practical), it seems unrealistic to expect to be able to guarantee any favorite campsite. The only thing we could do is to push the trip ahead a week in May so the weather is more miserable and there are less people using the campsites .
Garth - A. approach with caution and give no quarter. B. Bribery with beer. C. catch and release downriver. D. Don't give a damn and join them. E. evening meal sharing parlay. F. you know what I was going to write down here. .
Boyd - We need to arrive early morning and wake up whoever is there with some classic He-Man singing, belching, and farting. Then continue to be annoying until they leave .
Dan - Arm the men to the teeth and a pet bear. Yeah a pet bear would do the trick .
Brady - Let our little friend Bigfoot make an appearance. He's due for a sighting. don't forget the jack links jerky though .
4) Some unsportsman like conduct occurred during the Lake Race. Dave as usual started well behind everyone else with his partner Matt. They worked extremely hard to pass 4 of the 6 other canoes on the Boulder Lake. Upon entering the river they were going to pass Boyd and Alan, but they purposely rammed and stopped Dave and Matt's canoe so that Jessie and Zach could win the race. What response do you have to what Boyd and Alan did?Evin - Listen we all want some bumper canoe derbies, but the beavers like their lumps of logs nice and clean and if a canoe was sunk by product of that they would be up in arms and we would have a full fledged he-man vs beaver war, the stuff of legends .
Doug "The Beerd' Irwin - I didn't see anything. I was too tired from winning the Crazy Beaver Island Race and the Tug-of-War .
Ron - All stories have two sides, and as one of the canoes behind them I saw everything. Dave was working EXTREMELY hard and was sweating and breathing like a rapid wolf. As there canoe was getting close to Boyd's and Al's he tried a racing maneuver of drafting their wake, which was working until unbeknown to him a pair of beavers had popped up and was trying to grab Boyd and Al's paddles. This caused there canoe to veer off course and unfortunately hit Dave's canoe. If Dave wants to pout about this he can borrow a handkerchief and some cheese to go with that whine .
Dave - I think we should let Dave go first so he does not have to pass anyone, congradulate him on being first to complete the race, and then award whoever is second as the real lake race winner .
Michael - Penalties would be in order...meal clean-up for the rest of the trip? .
Kenny Becker yes "the og" - I remember somebody saying something to David one year after his canoe got bumped rather soundly and he lost another Lake Race, somebody said something to him about rubbing is racing? .
Rob - Why join the navy when you can be a pirate? Will there be bonus points for actually sinking other vessels? Can we pillage? Seriously, when was the last time you had a chance to perform some serious pillaging? Who doesn't want to drink from the skulls of their vanquished enemies? .
Eric - draw a target on the side of their canoe and make them free game for the entire trip .
George - Throwing a race is serious business. I suppose that you made some "business men" from Chicago a lot of money by doing that. Boyd and Al should be forever banned from the He-Man hall of fame .
Zach - Approved - it was about time for someone else to win, and it adds to the He-man folklore. .
Alan - Well it could not have been motivated by Alan as he would never put his canoe in jeopardy. Therefore I must assume it was Boyd's evil doing which leads to motive. I'm sure Boyd was probably consumed with trying to protect and help the experience of his only He-Man son. Call it nepotism, overprotective parent or whatever you like. Boyd simply could not control himself at that moment in time. It must be a disability. However it does seem only responsible for Boyd to throw himself at the mercy of Dave and ask for forgiveness after such a low-down maneuver .
Garth - Why don't we all just grow a pair and switch over to roller derby to see how the women do it. Boyd and Alan did what is expected of real he-men. They took the initiative and leveled the playing field a bit. I only wished I had the joy of doing it myself. If there is one disqualifying act on the he man trip it is definitely discouraging an act of heroism and self sacrifice. Oh, I forgot to really answer the question. My response is - Hats off to you Boyd and Alan! .
Boyd - First off, what is a really experienced canoer, who knows Boyd very well and has been bumped by him numerous times in the past on the lake race complaining about. I think Dave should have realized the situation and avoided Boyd and Alan. Everyone knows Boyd hates seeing a really fast canoe pass the slower, less experienced underdogs in the lake race. I think everyone should make every effort to get in Dave's way for the lake race!! .
Dan - All is fair in love and canoe races. I've heard reports of some teams doping (Doug) and even using steroids (Todd) for shame you two .
Brady - I hear bribery in this. What did they get in return? Possible Consequences: lake race backwards, sing a song while only doing 1 paddle stroke every 3 seconds .