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The thing about a double blade is that you have to hold it up all the time. Unless you are using a Mohawk plastic-aluminum single blade...

Roger Corbett was the author of Virginia Whitewater, a paddler’s guide to the flowing creeks and rivers of the Old Dominion. I was a...

Thanks, Canoe Trip. I’ve sent you a DM.

I just got a 50” bent by Bending Branches. Nice, and the rock guard edge should delay the onset of ragged edges, which my ZRE had. But...

Thanks forth replies. Snapper, I sent you a DM. yknpdlr, I can assure you, I won't be paddling 70 or 63 miles. I don't know much about...

I think one foot in the middle is best, but I sometimes use a method that can be summarized as "aim your arse at the seat." I most often...

I'm heading for Cooperstown NY in a week. I have often paddled the last few miles of the Susquehanna where it transforms into the...

For health reasons, I avoid eating saturated fat. Most meats, many fish, and most processed foods have sat fats. I'm worse than a vegan...

Thanks all for the comments. Interesting comments on paddle length. In the last few years, I've lost almost four inches of height. I...

I recently lucked into a Wenonah Advantage, a 16.5’ long, skinny-ish, solo canoe. With 0.5” rocker, it is nearly a flat-bottomed boat...

Alan, that's aood looking van. I have a '21, but the cargo version. Mine is really noisy. Wind noise is probably about the same, but I'm...

I just got an Advantage. The distance between the gunwales is narrower than on the similarly-tractor-seated Rendezvous and the clamp-in...

The bike ride was after the river trip. I often wish for a bike I could fit into the canoe. That would streamline the shuttling process.

Potomac River Day Trip: Hancock to McCoy’s Ferry June 2, 2025 Paddled the Rendezvous I stopped on the way from the Western Pennsylvania...

You should dig into this thread, which wonders into, at length, soloizing a Penobscot. "Guest" was a user named Mike McCrea and many...