Recent content by ozarkpaddler

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Re: Green River Utah, Sept27-Oct7 2011. Keep 'em coming, Kim, enjoying the trip thus far. 8) Sorry, you have more imagination than I, Snoopy didn't reveal himself! ???

Re: Do you wear a PFD? Always. Stuff happens on the river. I've found many "Good swimmers" aren't in a crisis. A PFD lying in your canoe's as good as an unfastened seatbelt. It'll do you no good if you need it! Rescued a kid this summer. Will never forget that voice saying "Don't let me drown...

Re: The best decked canoe? Well, I've paddled a Rob Roy, Kruger, and owned a Mad River Monarch. The Rob Roy is more like an open Kayak to me. Now the Kruger and Monarch...... They both paddle wonderfully and are tough as nails. I'd give the Kruger a slight edge. I'd still own one if not for a...

Re: Canoe colors? Look under solo canoes, go to Shockwave, then to the right it says "See slideshow of camo Shockwave." BTW, Daves is solid green on bottom with camo to sides. Have a good weekend! TW http://superiorcanoes.com/Video/CamoShock.html

Re: Manufacturers Would love to hear a "Review" of your Pal. It's a boat I'm really interested in.

Re: Canoe colors? Kinda depends on the material, too. I have an Esquif Mistral that is the Twintex material. It is charcoal black, but doesn't absorb heat any worse than my lighter colored hulls. But if you buy an olive colored royalex boat, it will be too hot to touch at times here in the...

Re: Hello from Iowa ;) Well, there's my 'ol buddy, Vic! Hope to see you in a few short weeks on the Current!

Thought I'd start this forum with a humorous picture from a friend who competes in the grueling MO 340. That is a race on the MO river from Kansas City to St. Louis. My friend made a companion resembling "Wilson" from the Tom Hanks movie "Castaway." I didn't take this one, but I love it! :lol: TW

Good luck with the site, here! I've been a paddling fanatic since the '70's, and if I'm not working or paddling, I'm probably on a website reading about paddling. ;) Most of my paddling is on Ozark Rivers here in southern MO, but spent a lot of years tripping up in the BWCAW and done a fair...

Re: Hello Northern WI is a nice place to paddle. Several of my paddling friends are from WI. Been on the Manitowish, Turtle-Flambeau, and a few other lakes in the Boulder Junction area. Lived in Wausau (actually Schofield) for a couple years, and love WI. 8-)