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I didn’t include this in the original trip report last Fall, as it was a little embarrassing, but thinking back yesterday I got a...

After I retired I started kayaking. I also duck hunted but didn't have a boat so I bought an inexpensive plastic canoe to use and fell...

I load my solo clipper onto my pick-up canopy using a small carpet with a non-slide bottom laid on the rear of canopy. Canoe slides...

I put my cart in the middle of the canoe and then balance it on the cart by moving my bags and other items around. Otherwise you end up...

I use a Kelty Bootlick mat that folds up, padded and came with small stakes to hold it in place. Looked it up and it's no longer available.

Wow! You are doing what I found works. I use my bow and stern lines instead of straps and use a trucker's knot to tension them. I also...

Many years ago I bought a WheelEze carrier and made the mistake of assuming it would work, instead of trying it at home. It would skew...

I had an awful time with the boat shifting on the cart during the Bowron Lake portages until I watched another canoeist set up his cart...