Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 Marc Ornstein Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Slow-motion Billiard Shot Battenkiller 2016-02-07 | Looking at a 4-ball combination attempt in slow-motion.
Burning Green Wood Cleanly Battenkiller 2011-11-03 | This is a compilation of three short video clips that shows how cleanly and efficiently my Vermont Castings Vigilant wood stove can burn a load of green wood. Wood was black birch that had been cut a few days before and measured almost 60% in moisture content. Basically smoke-free burning is possible with good heat transfer if care is taken to get the firebox hot enough to combust this green wood.
Steaming Chimney Battenkiller 2011-01-19 | A 5ºF morning with the stove blowing out steam, not smoke. See how white and wispy it is? That's the steam as it hits the cold air and condenses into tiny water droplets. It doesn't appear until it rises a little bit above the chimney, and it evaporates again quickly - within about 10-15 feet from the top of the smoke stack - because the outside air is so dry. Smoke would look brown or blue, and wouldn't evaporate because it is made of solid particulate matter.
Top-Down Fire Starting Method Battenkiller 2010-10-04 | This is a video of me using the "top-down" method of starting a fire. Wood is placed at the bottom, progressively smaller pieces of dry wood are placed on top of that, and the fire is ignited by using newspaper placed on top. It is a very easy, clean-burning, and smoke-free way to make a fire.
Nic Laying It Down Battenkiller 2010-09-30 | Found this clip of my son warming up for a wedding blues gig with a little funk groove. Think he was about 19 at the time. Steve Wargo on bass, Bobby Howard at the keyboard. He rarely gets to play funk, but it's a lot of fun for him when he gets the chance.
Smoking Chimney Battenkiller 2010-08-28 | Smoke-free burning from my old Vermont Castings Vigilant wood stove. This video was taken about 45 minutes into the burn of a half-filled firebox.
Vigilant With Loading Door Open Battenkiller 2010-08-24 | This video of my Vermont Castings Vigilant shows the flames are going straight up the flue with no smoke or sparks coming from the opening. The bypass damper was opened for about ten seconds before I opened the loading door, putting the stove into "updraft mode". The draft is pulling strongly, even with only a partially filled firebox burning. You can see the fire pick up in intensity as fresh air hits the escaping hot wood gases. In "bypass mode" (damper closed), this would occur at the back of the stove in the secondary combustion chamber.
La Lou Freestyle Canoe 2007 Tom Fink Battenkiller 2008-04-29 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
La Lou Freestyle Canoe - Marc Ornstein Battenkiller 2008-04-29 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 - Ron Young Battenkiller 2008-04-29 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 Jonathan Hammond Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 Kim Gass (Canadian Style) Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 Molly Gurien Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 - Elaine Mravetz Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 - Bob and Elaine Mravetz Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 Roy and Peg Ivey Battenkiller 2008-04-28 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
La Lou Freestyle Canoe 2007 Elaine Mravetz Battenkiller 2008-04-26 | American Freestyle canoeing is the art of paddling a canoe on flat water with perfect control of its movements. The canoe is usually leaned over to the side to help the boat turn sharply and efficiently and paddle strokes are taken on either side of the canoe depending on the individual move. Balance, paddle placement and turn initiation are a few keys to this control. Since the movements seem dance-like, some practice this art timed to music, which is the ultimate in control.
