Recent content by NikonF5user

Hello! If anyone has a sailing Old Town Penobscot, Tripper, or Camper - could I trouble you to take pictures of the setup in side and share them? I am redoing a sailing Penobscot and have removed all of the wood for sanding / varnish - before I do any reinstall I would love to see how they have...

I absolutely LOVED my afternoon in a SRT on a windy lake - both maneuverable and decently tracking - a solid two-way tripper for sure. I was kneeling, and I think that made a huge difference in stability. I suspect if you are out without a load and sitting up in the seat, the SRT is quick to...

Fascinating to see you make bannock for lunch - when tripping do you routinely stop and cook lunch, or did you make it in the morning and eat enroute?

Prepping for a 30+ day trip this summer, would love to hear updated ideas everyone has for supermarket alternatives to backpacking meals. I have been scanning through past posts and there is quite a bit information out there already, but of course things change over time so I figured I would...

Solo tripping I always use two - but bring one each of two different shapes - either a stright and bent shaft, or these days an ottertail and a beefier build for shallow waters like a BB paddle / "Huskytail" shape...

This is why I am a Crosstrek person!!

Seems like it is a great deal! If I didn't have a functional tarp already...

I am being foolish - I was misintpreting what you had posted and was thinking you were talking about padding the thwarts of the canoe; I couldn't visualize why you would do so - this makes much more sense (I didn't realize you were responding about the boat moving around on the crossbars)! I...

Can you post a photo of this? Thanks!

There is a rumor floating around that the newest batch of T-Formex will be a bit thinner and lighter than what has been produced so far. If so, that could make for an Echo in the 40ish (maybe even upper 30s) range. I personally however am curious about the Huron 15 - it's a Prospecteur 15...

I will tell you one thing - the number of times I have said to myself "I wish I could get a ___ built using Swift's construction" is impressive!

Oh Tim is AWESOME - I attended his Functional Freestyle workshop this past year and was very impressed with the every aspect of the weekend! Cannot wait to go back again this year!

Oh - Glenn I see it was you who posted that - you know all of this FAR better than I do, hopefully my reply didn't come across as belittling! I most certainly didn't intend it as such whatsoever!

I cannot figure out how to quote a portion of a message! So I'll do it this way: Somewhere above I read: As further evidence of this, the Wildfire, Flashfire and Starfire have all been staples of Freestyle paddlers for decades, along with their wood/canvas close-clones made made by Tom...

I bet the Prospector 13 would be a fun creekin' boat for a full-sized paddler!