Recent content by tomo

That’s what I was thinking/hoping.

Finally got a Yakima rack, thanks for all the input. I can get my solos up there and I think I’ll be able to get a tandem and solo, but two solos is my priority. Got the gunwale clamp thingies. Question, when hauling one canoe should I am to strap it to the middle or doesn’t it matter?

I just got a new car (Hyundai venue), and am looking to buy a rack that can hold two canoes. Does anyone know of a telescoping rack?

That is very interesting news.

SRT without a scratch.

I split the gelcoat of my srt when I get swung sideways and pushed into shallow rocks while in wabakimi. I really enjoyed the srt but I sure wouldn’t want to punish it in shallow rapids, but that’s the reality of a lot of river trips. I think I’d feel a lot better with an ixp hull. Can’t beat...

I still have a Mohawk odyssey 15, though it doesn’t get much use. I love the bomb proof nature of royalex boats. And with solos the royalex weight is often manageable.

I’m biased toward Duluth. Bwca, quetico, and as others have mentioned, access to wabakimi and other Canadian canoeing gems.

Congrats!

I, too, can't wait to see pics. I looked for about two years without seeing a used one come up anywhere near me, so I ended up ordering one in 2022. Its maiden voyage was a long solo in Wabakimi that summer, and I've loved it ever since. Can't wait to paddle it more in the years to come...

I do find the depth of the SRT and my ability to comfortably kneel and extract my feet to be a huge plus. I bought it for extended river trips, but it will likely be my boundary waters cruiser as well (I also have a swift osprey and a mohawk odyssey 15). Having said that, it is a 'twitchy'...

Dave Curtis has a batch of rare and interesting canoes for sale: https://www.hemlockcanoe.com/used--demo-canoes.html

I've got some unfinished business. I tripped a lot in my late teens and through my twenties. When we had kids the long trips tapered off for the better part of a decade. Now that those buggers are teenages (almost 19 and 16), I want to get back to extended wilderness trips. Managed a 24 day solo...

I think if the goal was one canoe to do it all, a16' prospector would be about as good as it gets.

I have a Royalex Mohawk Odyssey 15 that I use for bony rivers (wish I'd gotten the 14)--though truth be told it doesn't get much use, an old Swift Osprey that I think is a Kevlar/Fiberglass mix (it's proven to be pretty durable) that I greatly enjoy and am not afraid to use and abuse, and a...