Recent content by tketcham

That's a work of art. Beautiful. I got pretty good at growing quality timber but never did figure out how to make use of the lumber.

Not sure what you mean about pushing the design envelope. If it's shallower depths to decrease wind resistance, I don't think so, because Wenonah's expedition Odyssey has been around for over 35 years and it was advertised as having "High sides (13 1/2") to achieve exceptional volume and...

Thanks. I've placed a fair number of orders with NRS so this new web site caught me by surprise. Glad I caught it though.

I was going to order a pair of NRS Boundary Socks and instead of ending up at NRS.com I ended up at NRSOutdoorSafety.com What's the difference? Or is NRS Outdoor Safety a scam site? If not, why the two sites?

Looks like fun. I remember paddling on the Huzzah River decades ago in a tandem Grumman. Beautiful country and clear water. If I didn't have a bunch of other commitments that time of year I might take a road trip.

Our Swift Prospector 13, with the expoy finish, hasn't been bumped down through a boney stretch of stream yet but in the times we've had it out and hit (or dragged over) a few things, it's been surprisingly tough. Gelcoat, in my opinion, is good for hiding scratches and dings but a tough skin...

It's not just Swift, take a look at what Wenonah's selection looks like these days. And all the models they've put into retirement. Gotta sell what the people wanna buy. Or is it: People gotta buy what's sold to them? I think it's great that canoe builders are offering interesting adaptations of...

Looks like a fast touring tandem for light gear haulers. I'm not a fan of recurved stems on modern canoes but I could enjoy paddling this canoe. But I might be happier with this one... Wenonah Jensen 2 Two inches of rocker, 37.5" max width is at the gunnels with a 32.5" waterline so...

"It's like deja vu all over again." (Thanks, Yoggi.) https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/what-is-a-canoe.128510/ And if it's not the boat, how about the paddle: Double-blade or single-blade? 😂

First thing I thought of when they set out was that Ken needed some extra weight in the canoe to help with tracking. Still, paddling in a heavy wind isn't much fun in a bouyant solo.

When I was looking for a durable expedition tandem I didn't start out considering Clipper's Prospector 17, mainly because I considered any "Prospector" to be more about tradition than function. But taking a second look at Clipper's canoe, it doesn't really look like a Prospector, and it had the...

No worries. :) The main reason I ended up with three Western Canoe/Clipper canoes over the years is that I lived in Washington state for some time and had friends with a Clipper Tripper 17' 6" that they really enjoyed. They let me (us) try it out a couple of times and I was impressed with how...

Here's a post (in the thread link below) by Rubbaboo about the Clipper Prospector 14 being used as a whitewater play boat... I’m comparing three boats: the Clipper Prospector 14, Clipper Caribou S, and the Nova Craft Prospector 15.

I agree. I put the Clipper Prospector 14 up as a candidate for a solo canoe only as a suggestion. And I was careful to say it wasn't a whitewater playboat and would require a splash cover to keep dry. Also, additional floatation or dry bag floatation (or both) would be needed in case of a tip...

I agree. I use stainless steel thermos bottles now (Hydroflask) instead of Nalgene bottles. The drawback to the thermos bottles is they don't hold as much water for the same size bottle, so you have to carry more bottles or use larger bottles. I suppose I could find uninsulated metal bottles but...