soloskip

I will never again portage a sealine pack with 75 cans of beer in it 2 kilometres.

10 years ago, my pup Jake was 6 months old. His first trip was with a buddy of mine … an old poster on this site named Hogan. We...

Your experience paddling a solo canoe is similar to what most of us experienced when starting out. You can read and read until you're...

That sounds like my sister's advice. As an RN, she thinks I should be tripping with someone who can recognize signs of a stroke. I'm...

We have experienced increased support at both the local and provincial levels. In Ontario, OPHEA is the organization that sets standards...

I didn't take that shot and should have mentioned it in my post. I thought it was a great photo (and have a Grasse River canoe) so I...

If you’re not in an absolute hurry for a canoe, I’d suggest attending the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous (WPaSCR)...

I’ve got two questions to ask: 1) how do you get a cat into (and stay) in a canoe? 2) how do you get a cat into (and stay) a pfd Great...

Cats in canoes...

In the late 60's and 70's, I lived on a military airforce base in Nova Scotia. My Dad was a radar technician for the submarine hunting...

been there, done, that- stopped when I found out aluminium end caps are harder than the male anatomy is...

ppine, I totally agree. My paddling history was much like yours - a few BW trips of a week or so and many years of spring/fall long...

What's gotten better? Having money and time. I bought my first solo canoe in 1983--even as a dealer getting it wholesale, I couldn't...

Aslowhand, I am really enjoying this trip report. Your way of telling the story, along with the descriptions of the difficulties and...

Friday, June 10, 2022, Day 16 The night was relatively warm and dry. With beautiful weather and after a hearty breakfast, I left the...