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If you watch YouTube videos about the Phoenix, you'll see many paddlers using it with a double-bladed paddle. The WF would be similar. Not something I personally do (mainly because I typically kneel), but I do not see why it wouldn't work. Here is a video of a Phoenix being paddled with a...

One thing about the WildFIRE is that it responds VERY well to corrective strokes. If you are into "hit and switch" paddling, the WildFIRE (or Phoenix for that matter) will likely not be as enjoyable for you. If you enjoy C-strokes and J-strokes and/or maneuvering with "freestyle" techniques...

The WildFIRE is my all-time favorite boat, so I am biased, but here are some thoughts about the two in comparison. First off, I am positive that if you do some searching through the threads on this forum, you will find many comparisons between the two. But here are my $0.02 worth: The WildFIRE...

I think I am wrong about the depth of the Huron - there is a mistake on the Esquif website. It is 12.5" tall (not 14.5 as it says on the Esquif website), so about a half-inch shorter than the Camper and Pathfinder. I personally probably would still use it for backcountry trips, but at that...

Be sure not to mix up the Huron with the Heron - the Huron is the cut-down 15' Prospecteur - a boat I personally have not paddled, but about which I am also very curious. It is a fantastic option to paddle backwards as a solo - MANY do. With two people you will not have a ton of potential for...

I may be making this up, but I believe I have seen (somewhere in my travels) an Esquif Prospecteur 15 set up from the factory as a solo. Not sure if they would draw in the sides a bit for you if so, but that would be a relatively inexpensive solo that cost 2/3 to 1/2 as much as a comparable...

New post to an older thread - just out of curiosity I have been looking at train-in / train-out routes to Wabakimi - can you not take the train with canoe from Toronto or Sudbury Junction (and back)? Guessing Toronto could be an issue dealing with the canoe and parking long-term, but I would...

Oh I very much want to do a train-in / train-out route in Wabakimi - that would be a MAGICAL trip!!!

DCF I am unfamiliar with - I will check them out, thanks! Where do you find their stuff (or do you order direct)?

I like Recreational Barrel Works - the owner seems like he'd be a hoot to paddle with! This summer when I go to Ontario I may try to nab one of these, I think a stop at Canadian Outdoor Equipment may be in the offing...

Where do you get Voile straps?

That is really what I was wondering - can a pack liner be submerged and keep contents dry. Seems like in your case it did! Sadly I had two unexpected water entries this past year, so my mindset has become more of "when" I next swim rather than "if" I swim. Thanks for the info!

They can do either black or black with the gold accents, you just need to ask when ordering, sort of like selecting the color...

Swift can and sometimes will hang from the carbon gunwales (my WildFIRE has a seat hung from the carbon gunwales), but I do think they're leery of doing so. I am only speculating, but I would think that you could pull through the gunwales if you apply enough force. I've only had the WildFIRE...

For this trip I will carry a 60L barrel in addition to the portage pack - I am hoping to be able to fit my cooking gear in the barrel. That which I am usure of is the fuel, but I suppose I can put the fuel bottles in a small drybag and carry it outside of the pack liner in the portage pack...