Glen, I knew a guy from the bwca.com site who has been interested in the boat for some time, and when I posted it there, it was gone. Saddens me deeply to part with it, but it will get used-and that sure beats hanging in my garage! Appreciate the kind words.
Extreme arthritis in my hands is forcing me to hang up my paddles. I have for sale a Swift Keewaydin 15 in carbon fusion laminate with carbon kevlar trim and carbon tech package. Boat weighs 26 pounds and comes with detachable cherry yoke. Located in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota
Saw and small hatchet. Heading in for a short 5 day BW trip next week, and I am leaving the hatchet at home but the saw is in my bin just in case; going to try hard not to bring it!
NSFS recovered the body of a solo canoer near Curtain Falls yesterday. Not many details at this time, but the person was wearing a pdf. Tragic reminder to us all to be careful, especially early in the season. Thoughts and prayers to all.
Side sleeper with broad shoulders here. Most comfy pad to date for me is the Nemo Cosmo XL. it is no longer made, which is quite unfortunate. In addition to being quite comfy, it inflates easily with a built in foot pump and deflates in a flash.
Totally a liability issue. I taught for nearly 30 years, and the litigious growth of US culture over that time span had an incredible impact on what we were allowed to do with students when on field trips. Over the course of my teaching career, I took groups of students on winter BWCA...