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Yup - the “Three Types of Fun” definitely applies to paddling/tripping. My wife often asks me why I do these trips, and I’ve never...

A writer whose adventurous antics I have followed for years once articulated “the fun scale”. Having spent a significant part of my...

I can put 60" bags in my RX Yellowstone Solo that I occasionally take on easier whitewater - fills up most of the boat. A friend of...

I'm sure I would - especially on the Yellowstone Solo - but that's not the way they were designed to be paddled. I was talking about the...

That was years of paddling in lots of different places - don't know why I didn't replace it sooner. You can always tell the dominate...

Thanks, Dirigo. Even on flat water I could tell it is a WAY different machine from the H2Pro. A lot better at play and quick maneuvers...

Hmmm . . . does this mean I have to reduce my compliment by 50%. Every competent whitewater paddler uses a cross-forward stroke or...

I don't think there's any one canoe design or layup that is the best overall because we all have different perspectives based on...

It is relatively easy to mount a pump in an open boat that has a foam pedestal. I typically mount an Attwood Tsunami T1200 right behind...

This is the video that Glenn referred to - forward and cross forward strokes in my Yellowstone Solo at a little play spot near my house...

Depends where I'm paddling. If it is dead flat and I'm looking to cover ground I'm more likely to do a sit-and-switch, but changing...

I'm glad you guys got it, for a while there I was afraid it was going to go over like a lead balloon, or more accurately a lead bulkhead.

You are right - you'd never find a trolling motor or bilge pump in the canoe of a Native American or French-Canadian voyageur, but I'll...

Wow – that boat is in beautiful shape. I like the white – won’t show scratches. My royalex boat was outfitted by John Kaz, so I have...

That's a good idea - it would be easy to stick it under the float bag in front. That's probably what I will do. But I do like the idea...