Recent content by ABT

Well shucks. It was heck of a deal, someone made out pretty good there.

I didn’t include this in the original trip report last Fall, as it was a little embarrassing, but thinking back yesterday I got a chuckle out of it and thought I’d share it after all. Kind of hard to tell in the below photo, but the gravel bar we had stopped at was somewhat steep: One might...

Little bit more comparison between the original and the 2.0 as well as some on-water paddling:

Interesting, your gunwales look different than the standard carbon Kevlar gunwales they have listed on their website. The website ones have diagonal yellow (presumably Kevlar) lines, whereas yours appear to be all black carbon. They change options and layups pretty often so it’s hard for me to...

I just saw the price drop and came right here as well 😂. Wish I knew someone passing through Montana on the way to the Midwest, dang it!

Hmm I know the sales guys answer a lot of questions, and deal with a lot of people any given day, etc, but partial answers are always frustrating. The P14 is available with cherry gunwales, can’t imagine the p15 won’t be as well (they may just not have done it yet). Darren at Rutabaga told...

I have not not paddled the Vertige but have paddled the Impulse and Eric’s comment about it being a bit of a barge is spot on in my opinion. I believe the Vertige has a reputation as a much better boat. I somehow happened upon a ridiculous deal early last year and picked up both an Impulse...

I’ve installed a few of the northstar epoxy (superbond) ones, both aluminum and carbon, and thought it was pretty easy. I just can’t bring myself to drill a hole in the boat, especially near the waterline. I like the fact that if I or someone else wanted to remove them they could do it so it...

I personally wish that several of the Friday and Sunday presentations had been Saturday instead. There was not as much on the schedule Saturday afternoon that I was as interested in, and we headed back to the hotel for a break a little after the 2:15 presentation was over. Friday we were more...

Looks like a beautiful stream and a good time!

Bell Northstar or Northstar Polaris are very very close to those specs. I know you’ve tried one and liked it I think, what’s kept you from pulling the trigger on one of those? Also, if you’re committed to kneeling, why not an SRT? Doesn’t meet the specs but is very efficient, holds plenty of...

My wife and I are getting in Friday evening and will likely go straight to the show. I’m pretty terrible at planning things but I’d be up for breakfast or coffee before going on Saturday morning, or lunch or something Saturday. Or even just meeting up in the early afternoon Saturday at one of...

Not sure if it’s been discussed already and I missed it, or if it hasn’t been mentioned yet, but I was curious if there will be a forum member meetup at Canoecopia this year?

Guide is actually even heavier than that at 58 lbs. Echo is a bit shorter so loses some capacity there, but the big thing is the depth. I love the depth of the Guide. The Echo is still more shallow than I’d like. Helps on windy lakes, but I prefer the security of the added depth on rivers.

I agree, the pricing looks very good. I actually ended up calling them today just to ask a few questions and they were very accommodating. They said the duraflex was significantly tougher than the standard fiberglass for what it’s worth. They said the duraflex is built with many extra layers...