Chip

Most times, the wind is not much of a factor in the river gorge here. But the put-ins all have snow on them. My Connect van has 5.6"...

Windmill style puts a lot of water in the boat. And a lot in on your hands. For me, windmill style is for summertime. In the winter, I...

I have never slept in a canoe. Under a canoe, yes, but never in the canoe. I've considered it. Mostly, as a bailout option when you...

Steve, we have rocky rivers in the east, too. But I agree, a bare wood pole will quickly wear out. I have copper pipe end caps and...

My first time polling, I used a borrowed pole that had an iron shoe. I've never used a pole with a shoe since that time. I recall that...

I don't think it is unusual, but I've used "wet bags" as ballast. That's a dry bag with the water on the inside. The beauty of the wet...

Question for you wool pants guys--Many of the wool pants described in the above-linked vendors' sites are to be dry cleaned. Do you take...

Thanks for the info on 3-seat canoes. Sounds like they are not that uncommon, I once had, on loan, a 15' Dagger Reflection with three...

Swift calls it a three-person canoe. I’ve seen three-seat canoes before, but always thought them tandem canoes with a middle seat for...

I have a Bending Branches 260 double blade I got to use canoeing. It weights 2 lbs, 9 oz. I only found it useful in headwinds, and...

We are canoeists. What's a rudder? Once I went to the Pa. solo canoe rendezvous at that little Coopers "Lake" pond in PA. There were...

I repaired a well-ripped, carbonlite kayak a few years back. I got it watertight but couldn't get some of the ripples out, more so on...

I have an Appalachian that I use when polling. It's not a solo boat, but I pole it solo.

Way back in Venice history (tenth to thirteenth centuries), they rowed with oars on each side. As the waterways became more crowded...

Maybe it’s just me, but I find it silly of how much dislike there is for kayakers. Most everyone is out there for the same reason, and I...