Will Derness

You could consider the Wenonah Wilderness a solo canoe whose hull shape is similar to the Vagabond but longer and deeper. I have one in...

Each the canoes you mentioned are considerably narrower at the waterline than your Vagabond which will make them feel less stable than...

I use the inReach Explorer (which is larger) and I keep it turned on & attached to a belt loop at all times that I am out of the tent (I...

You make a pretty seat.

After some members here reported in THIS THREAD that they had learned at the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous (WPASCR) that...

My pfd is also the pull over your head type which is tightened on both sides with 3 buckles. Very comfortable and not hot to wear as...

My answer to the "zipper or buckles" question is "neither". These days I use pullover type PFDs that have adjustable side straps on...

Most of my experience in solo canoeing has been in short tandems (15-16 feet) and only later in my years did I acquire dedicated solos...

I had also chafed my fingers ... but it quickly got better thanks to the tape. . . . . There is a lot of nature and wild...

this little guy here could turn his head so much ... Great! . . and at some campsites the infrastructure was simply great...

regards Michael

Black Creek is in a remote area, it flows many miles through DeSoto National Forest so leaving vehicles unattended could be risky...

Peel ply applied on top of the epoxy will stay put, roll or squeegee until peel ply is completely saturated with epoxy. One time use...

Spectators sit in boats and watch a film projected on a screen set up on a wooden structure during the Muyuna Floating Film Festival in...

This HD-1 has(had?) an electric bilge pump installed in the pedestal, at the opposite end of the pedestal there was a back up manual...