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Perfect example of reasonable DB use in my book. Some here will claim they can keep up with any kayak with a single blade. I'm not one...

The Echo did surprisingly well keeping up with the sea kayaks. A bit of big river current in one direction and 5-10mph headwind to...

Need =/= want indeed! When tripping lakes I sometimes wish I had something with stickier stems like a Prism, NW Solo or even Magic...

The NW Solo has asymmetrical rocker, like the Polaris. Don’t know about the Sojourn? Tracking in my Polaris is great, and of course...

@Erica just finished this series. Fantastic trip report, you had me on the edge of my seat. It takes work to put these together...

That was quite a trip Erica. Twenty two days is a long time to be out there. And then have to deal with the cold and rain that far North...

Forum anti-swearing rule be danged: What a crap heel mother effing bullpucky thing for him to do! He guilts you into taking the Zoleo...

Yes, what he said and I'll add that your honesty and your ability to make wise decisions is admirable.

Phenomenal summary, Erica! Also, quite a shocking spoiler.

The Last Exciting Run I remembered it being about a six hour drive. My memory was wrong. It was closer to 10 plus hours. I peeled out...

The seller was nice enough to let me test paddle the Sojourn yesterday. I was in a creek; at the put-in the current was almost...

My grandson asked just the other day, "how many paddles do you have, Papa?" " Not as many as I'd like." :) He hasn't seen all the...

I don't think I can argue this. I guess my only argument/point is that I don't think it matters. That the difference at tripping pace is...

I agree that a bent shaft will probably have more forward propulsion when using the same stroke. But, is the most efficient stroke with...

Nothing wrong with that and I'm not trying to convince anyone to necessarily switch paddling styles. It's just that for a few years I've...