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I haven't really been canoeing much in the last few years but I have, for the first time in my life (47), gotten serious about weight...

Welcome! This site has some of the best people in the canoeing community.

For me canoeing has always been a traditional sport. My evolution with canoes has been from aluminum to fiberglass and Royalex to wood...

A paddle/hike day yesrerday -Long Island, Willapa Bay, WA.

On Thursday, March 12th, after a relatively warm rain front passed through, it looked like spring was on its way... ...it started...

Snow squalls and hail off and on all day, but these South Bristol harbor rats refused to believe it wasn’t spring.

Here’s a quick pic from Fish lake in OR, somewhat icy with a bit of shoreline snow. It’s a cool seasonal lake that essentially turns...

Welcome!!! I second Bill's comment on Canoecopia, great info there on tripping, canoe building etc. I have meet some really terrific...

Two and a half weeks ago, I broke or bruised my ribs – typical of my clumsiness. This morning I wanted to check on the healing progress...

My wife’s winter backpacking valentine surprise for me.

Howdy folks, I'm from Central Wi, west of Waupaca. While I've been a canoer most of my life, I honestly have been not doing much of...

Working in SE Alaska with 150 inches of rain, we had to search for the right answer. I tried everything. I ended up with a wool union...

like you, for winter camping and late fall/early spring my go-to is wool- Canadian forces cold weather or winter weight wool socks...

I can remember one winter, I was pushing a surveying crew for a pipeline threw the mountains in snow up to your knees, Staying warm and...

I agree with this as well. I don't doubt that it really does breath but in my experience my ability to produce moisture generally...