Recent content by SouthernKevlar

Whitewater rivers have certain aspects that do not change very often. such as gradient, type of rapid (rock jumbles, chutes, waterfalls, drop and pool), undercuts, and other stationary hazards. Although water levels change and present a slightly different run, the main features and hazards...

Thank you. I had not run into this option and will do further research into Haughton.

From experience I have to say that air conditioners will keep a camper cool, but they are all noisy in such a small space. I have not seen one that will not require earplugs while sleeping in a compact camper. Down here in the South they are pretty much necessary in the summer. I was not...

One canoe that would fit your stated needs would be a Mad River Monarch or one of the other Kruger designs, if you can find one. They can be fairly scarce. I had one a few years back but realized that I didn't paddle enough Big Water to justify it. Wonderful canoe though... You may have to...

We have had a Scamp 16 foot model since 2022 and have towed it for 11,034 miles in both the US and Canada. It is holding up well, considering the milage and some of the rough washboard roads that I have been detoured on. We have had one cabinet door break a hinge, the refrigerator hold-down...

Let's see... With open boats in the USA: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Minnessota. With a decked C1 (yes, I do consider it a canoe) add Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. In Canada: Ontario and Nova Scotia. It's a funny thing, but in all those places the...

I Lucked Out on this one.:) Right now I am waiting for repair materials to come in; seat caning supplies, slow hardener (might be working in 90 degree temps) and pigments for the resin. I'll be posting photos as the Northern Light progresses.

I did not know about the hull number and the HIN being different on Old Town canoes due to the digit allocation. If I had thought about how many canoes Old Town has produced in it's long history I might have figured that out. Now I know. The knowledge and the willingness to share it is one...

Thanks Tfrasier, I lucked up on this one! I will be posting the restoration and paddle report as I progress with the project.

Thanks Benson, I was curious about the 390212 SN so I just checked the hull stamp. Between the XTC and the 90212 there in no "3" in evidence. I am not greatly familiar with the Old Town numbering system: would the "3" be an unstamped factory number or and error in stamping? Thank you again...

I finally found my camera, so here are some photos before I muck with it.

Thanks Alan, I missed that one. It looks a good bit rougher than mine. And a thanks to you Benson. I had wondered when the Northern Light was introduced. From postings I gather that it was last produced in 1994; not a very long run. This one has the HIN of XTC902121192. I have not...

I picked up a new project this weekend. I was perusing the ads on FB Marketplace and ran into this one: Canoe - Old Town single seat w/Paddle $200 Approximately 15’ long single seat fiberglass canoe. It has some light scratches from use, storage and transport. Light enough for 1person to...

But where was "Almost Old Enough to Know Better?"

There are many good PFDs out there and designs vary from lightweight non-restrictive PFDs to high-flotation models designed for swift water rescue. I own three different models and will vary my choice based on the type of water that I am paddling, be it a lake, moving water or whitewater...