MrPoling

Im guess every dam is different, but we had an incident here a few years ago where a group of tubers washed over a dam around dusk. The...

This winter i refinished my pole. It is a 10ft, 1 1/2 inch diameter softwood pole. A "HomeDePole" For the last several years I'd used...

A harsh penalty, but her incompetence and negligence was staggering. Also, weir = low head dam. This one is pretty nasty looking, and...

Yes, i have a new phone and the voice recognition and keyboard interaction is not as smooth as I'd like. The new phone has a great...

The Mad River Explorer gets my vote, for all the same reasons already listed. I don’t like the bucket seats of the Winona. I’m not sure...

I own a Spirit II and have paddled Explorers, both royalex. It's been a while since I paddled the Explorer, but I think I would rather...

I've got experience with the Spirit 11. I really wanted to dislike that canoe. I bought one for our club, mostly because of the layup...

Do you prefer to paddle sitting or kneeling? The seating in the Wenonah looks good for sitting and the sliding bow seat may be an...

I have Kevlar Explorer from 1988 which I bought about 8 years ago. It is a very versatile boat and has served me well- both tandem and...

Cabin and canoes at Betsy Penn 4H camp in NC

In West Virginia and the Carolinas, it was normally "carry". Now that I'm listening to myself, I'm confused. Port-taj? Port-aj...

Just getting out for the first time this year. Too much other stuff going on. My youngest found a sunflower eddied out behind a rock.

I own a pair of Old Town Trippers. I purchased them two years apart from one another, from a gentlemen who inherited them from his...