Alan Gage

Wife, dog and I experimenting with the canoe the other day.

dang cat scratched our canoe.

I did the opposite...sold my (2nd) Magic in favor of an Advantage because I have other boats and don't need the versatility of the Magic...

My new found Glamping/base camping style of "canoeing" has caused me to reassess my canoe transport method and spend a lot more money...

The good news is that I believe the difference between something like the Magic and an Advantage is relatively small while the jump up...

Normally I would day to completely forget about tandem but you seem to be realistic about the types of water you'll be paddling and what...

Somewhere I have before and after closeup pictures of one of my stems that had bigger gaps than Cletus's smile and you really can't tell...

I found that using the stemless method created some gaps and such as well, I ended up just doing my best and cleaned it up at the end...

I think very few Advantage owners are actually tripping out of them. Not that it can't, and isn't, done but I don't think it's most...

You do what you gotta do to in order to make it make sense in your own head but it seems to me you are going about this about the...

this is the only one I have at the moment from the 3D print. I’ll get more soon. I can try and do some snapshots from my CAD program too.

Just a tarp works fine if the season is right & bugs aren't an issue. Throw a water filter and a small 1st aid kit into your gear list...

I set my seat and foot bar for good conditions and try to have enough knee bend that if the seat needs to be slid back I have some room...

My last 2 trips to the BWCA worked out fantastic, I take the heavy pack and let the 18/19 year old grandson carry it. Cost me plane...

I’ve posted this on another thread but it seems appropriate again. Jim