Recent content by bonpawtuck

To clarify, I'm very safety conscious--especially around water--and wouldn't nudge or otherwise enable people to get into a situation that they're ill-equipped for. To my ears, though, some of the comments here risk crossing over to an odd reluctance to allow others to take some responsibility...

I'm looking to purchase a used tandem canoe (<$1500) so we have a tandem to offer friends for group paddles and camping trips. Current tandem is a Penobscot 16 in Royalex. It meets our needs quite well (mostly day trips on lakes and lazy rivers, some lighter multi-day trips), but I wouldn't mind...

Binghamton, NY (confluence of the Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers): Paul & Sons for pizza. Proximity to them played a non-trivial role in my wife and I's decision to buy a house in our current neighborhood. Or if you're in need of a steak, The Beef is right across the street from Paul & Sons...

The Outdoor Industry Association has some data on this. Most of it is behind a paywall, but their 2015 special report on paddle sports (attached) is public. It only covers 2010-2014. According to the report, canoe participation dropped from about 10.6 million people to 10 million people in the...

This is a little off topic, but I'm following up here because it's in the context of recruiting new paddlers. Apologies in advance if the mods think it would be better suited by its own thread: The couple I mentioned in a previous comment on this thread is split on whether to buy a canoe ahead...

I hear ya on the value of seeing a good looking canoe, especially if your main association with canoes is the old Ram-X leaning against grandpa's shed. But once you see a nice layup with wooden gunwhales... It's like how you see a dog and just wanna go pet it.

My wife and I (both early 30s) have a lot of friends with toddlers, and one thing we've noticed when we paddle with kayakers is that they're envious of how much more space we have. They oftentimes try to position a toddler in their lap but get frustrated by how that makes paddling more awkward...

Nice trip report, @Chip. I grew up in Cumberland and visit a few times a year. It's great to hear about people out and about on the Potomac. I'm not positive, but I believe the "unusual hillside" you mentioned is part of an ongoing airport renovation/expansion project. The project includes the...

Thanks! I'm probably going to do another iteration of this trip with my wife in October, so these are great recommendations.

For my first overnight solo canoe trip (well, except for the company of my dog, Monty), I did a slightly modified version of the justly popular Floodwood Pond Loop. I left from Binghamton, NY, around 2:30am on Thursday, September 7--a bit of an alpine start, but I had limited time and wanted to...

Edit: Canoe is sold!

There's been a Savage River listed on paddling.com for a while now. It's listed as 'Savage River Stock Solo Canoe,' and, since the Blackwater is Savage River's Stock Class racing solo, I assume that's what it is. The shape looks right for the Blackwater, but I can't tell for sure from the...

I bought the Nova Craft Fox today. My first impression was that the comments about poor primary stability are overhyped. To me, the primary stability felt comparable to any other canoe with a shallow arch bottom. Sure it's a bit lively, but so is any boat that doesn't have a flat bottom. I do...

Thanks for the advice, both. I can test paddle the Fox, so I'm going to start there (it's too good of a deal to pass up if I like the boat).

Howdy, I've been scouring the used market for a new-to-me solo for a while (located in Southern Tier of NY but willing to travel ~200 miles). I currently paddle an Esquif Adirondack (my first solo), but I feel like I'm outgrowing it. I've learned a lot and had a lot of fun paddling it over the...