Recent content by lowangle al

I guess eagles killing heron is more common than I thought. I witnessed it last fall. Sometime you have a day like that when the wildlife is very active. As far as the loon eating that brook trout, in 35 years tripping in Ak. with loons being very common I had never seen one come to the surface...

My wife feels the same. She has been in Ak. for the past month, which is where our Malecite is. She had mentioned that we will be selling our canoes to a guy doing work on the house. He wanted the Malecite, but she told him "that one's not for sale. When I asked her why she wanted to keep it...

I think it would only be worthwhile on a boat used exclusively on big water. Even then you may only need it in a following sea, which is the only situation where I haven’t found a solution for, but a rudder would certainly help.

Yeah, it’s not a night and day difference and I don’t have another hull similar to the Malecite without the V for comparison. The reason it carves better may have more to do with the shape of the stem then the V but my hunch is that it is both. Same thing for tracking. One thing I do know for...

I recently bought a kevlar Mad River Malecite and have been paddling it the last few days. It reminded me of how much I like a V hull. I think it is a great design feature. When paddled with the boat level I think it tracks better then it would without the V. I also think it carves better when...

I see a rudder being useful in a boat like the Kruger Sea Wind, which has one. You can use that boat where you would use a sea kayak and a rudder would be very helpful in a trailing sea. I don't know if it's a "hybrid" boat or not, but on a BIG open water it would be the way to go.

I made the cover of the Copper River Journal with a canoe on the Gulkana River back in the mid 90s. But you are right, it doesn't happen often.

When consuming a member of your crew it is recommended to cook to an internal temperature of 165f.

I won't be adding a rudder to any of my boats, although I can see their usefulness. Over the last few years I've learned to use my hull as a rudder and it's changed my paddling.

I used to get the best mileage with my 2002 Ford Ranger with a boat on the roof. Then again the only all highway driving I did with that vehicle was with a boat on the roof. I'd say that if it gets you on the water more it's worth the downsides of it.

I like snappers idea. This way you can decide if you want to share with a particular group or not. Probably rare in most places, but a group may come by that are inebriated or undesirable and you may not want to extend an invite. I don't remember ever offering anyone to share a site, but the...

I haven't seen too many fawns this year and was happy when this one showed up in my yard yesterday.

Never be embarrassed by how much gear you bring. It does kinda look like you're on your way to the dump though.;) Nice find, I didn't know the Explorer came in a 17' model.

I've been wanting to check this place out for a couple years now. I'd driven by looking for an access before, but never found one. There was a spot on the creek that drains it that was a potential put in but the State was repairing the bridge and there was no access for a couple years. I had...

I don't know where you can get one, but when you find one you'll know where to take one.