Punkinhead

In the past two years I’ve met 6 people under 50 that paddle solo canoes, not even counting myself. If you extrapolate that to the...

I can't remember the last time I saw someone under 50 in a solo canoe except for whitewater. I'm sure there are younger people who...

One of the most popular recreational kayaks is the $1000 Wilderness Systems Pungo 120. I see them on the river pretty frequently...

My friends kayaks always have water in them from getting out to get unstuck due to their refusal to learn to read the river.

On the flip side, a lot of my older friends have a lot of trouble getting in and out of a sit-in kayak due to aging knees and hips...

I'm the only one in my friend group who paddles a canoe. My friends don't want to learn more skills, they just want a day out in nature...

Years ago I was at REI thinking I was going to buy a cheap boonie hat. Just for grins I tried on a Tilley hat and, by chance, I'd...

That was certainly my experience. I grew up where there were very few people paddling anything. And anything they did paddle was big...

Kayaks, SOT, and paddle boards are: - easier to store - easier to transport - available new at a lower price - lighter at entry level...

I'm don't see who would benefit from such a classification system. The flatwater paddlers who don't check the wind, thunderstorms, or...

Whitewater rivers have certain aspects that do not change very often. such as gradient, type of rapid (rock jumbles, chutes, waterfalls...

Is the roof structure enough that you can load a canoe on it? We had a camper van and loved it but it was built on a 9' tall Transit...

There's a group of us who meet in the Ozarks every Fall for a week of paddling, typically in mid-September. It's always worked out...

I'd love to see some pictures if you end up doing it. I'm about an hour away now but still have it on my bucket list. You're probably...

We are hoping to do that section in the next couple weeks!