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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Help me pick a tandem.Old thread, but I finally bought a tandem. My wife and I were having lunch with some friends on Saturday and they mentioned wanting to...
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PPunkinhead reacted to ScottS's post in the thread Photos of Animals, Fish, Birds & Bugs on a Canoe Trip with
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Shephaug reach of Lake Lillinonah, CT. May 23, 2026 Class time - An adult Bald Eagle perched about 20 yards away had stashed a Great... -
PIn 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...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Why am I the only one in a Canoe?.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...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Why am I the only one in a Canoe?.One of the most popular recreational kayaks is the $1000 Wilderness Systems Pungo 120. I see them on the river pretty frequently...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Why am I the only one in a Canoe?.My friends kayaks always have water in them from getting out to get unstuck due to their refusal to learn to read the river.
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Why am I the only one in a Canoe?.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...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Why am I the only one in a Canoe?.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...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Poll: What is Your Opinion of Tilley Hats.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...
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PThat was certainly my experience. I grew up where there were very few people paddling anything. And anything they did paddle was big...
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PKayaks, SOT, and paddle boards are: - easier to store - easier to transport - available new at a lower price - lighter at entry level...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Does flatwater need classifications similar to whitewater?.I'm don't see who would benefit from such a classification system. The flatwater paddlers who don't check the wind, thunderstorms, or...
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PPunkinhead reacted to SouthernKevlar's post in the thread Does flatwater need classifications similar to whitewater? with Like.
Whitewater rivers have certain aspects that do not change very often. such as gradient, type of rapid (rock jumbles, chutes, waterfalls...
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PPunkinhead replied to the thread Mini Campers.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...
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PPunkinhead posted the thread Fall Shenandoah Valley paddling suggestions in Canoe Destinations and Routes.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...