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An interlake marsh in Salisbury, Connecticut, last Sunday: A study in green and gray (including a graybeard).

Like most of us, there are probably things in your pack that go unused the entire trip. Look back on previous trips and think hard...

UCanoe 2 has a good point, using a spreadsheet to look over your packed goods can be an eye opening experience. My wife helped me list...

Not sure how they determine max capacity, but I wouldn’t want any more, especially since it’s my first trip with this canoe and given my...

I would like to know more about how "the maximum load" for your canoe was determined. There are a broad variety of ways to calculate...

I really hate to think how much I was overloading my Magic, which undoubtedly contributed (along with my physical ailments) to being...

A tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, the clothes on your back, a jacket for colder weather/rain, 1.5 pounds of dried food per day, and a...

If you are maxed out you might have the wrong boat for the task. Tell us more about the planned trip. What canoe are you using for...

Backpackers use Excel spreadsheets to develop a gear checklist and calculate weights. We can easily adapt the spreadsheets for canoe...

I have a Pak 165. I chose it because it serves as another canoe for fly in trips. I chose 165 because you can switch the rear seat to...

I have a 17' PakCanoe and have used it extensively in northern Canada and Alaska. It is well suited for fly-in expeditions, and does...

I have a 16foot Ally. It's easy to paddle on flat and in waves. It has two tractor seats which I don't like. I usually paddle solo and...

Both packcanoe and ally are making things that lasts. Ally's are stiffer then the packcanoes The ally flatwater 17 is the quickest...

I also have no experience or opinions to offer on folding canoes (nor on RVs), but I do know some pickup truck RVers who tow canoe...

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