Punkinhead

For me, at least up till now, whitewater paddling and wilderness tripping have been two different things. I really haven’t been on a...

Nothing like swimming to get over the fear of swimming. I strongly suggest taking a swift water rescue class. You'll spend most of the...

I paddle a solo canoe (Northstar Phoenix) and my wife paddles a kayak. She started kayaking late in life and never became comfortable...

My main solo is a Northstar Phoenix in IXP. It's perfect for the shallow rocky rivers I prefer. The only downside is it's badly out of...

Every butt is different. I can't stand bucket seats. I want to be able to move around and shift position often. I prefer a flat...

It looks like they're finding more...

My kids are in Wisconsin and every time I haul the canoes and kayaks up there the wind is too strong for the Wisconsin River to be...

I'm curious why the entire blade is fiberglassed. In my experience they don't need it for strength and only the tip needs abrasion...

My brother and I ran the Nantahala back in August. We eddied out above the last drop and formulated a plan that had us working left to...

I've never built a canoe. Do you really use green wood for the gunnels? I'm taking down about a dozen white oaks next month to make...

I sort of get it since I used to paddle a few races each year a long, long time ago. But it holds no interest for me now.

Same for me. I only paddled it once but the monkeys were on shore or in the trees. My wife has become comfortable paddling amongst...

I own both canoes and kayaks and a solo canoe is nearly always my preference. The biggies for me are ease of getting in & out and...

My brother was a whitewater river guide on the Zambezi river in Zimbabwe. He said hippos were the scariest followed closely by...

There are a lot of trees in the water that I assume are from Spring floods. I grew up paddling whitewater so I didn't find any of it...