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@Woodpuppy, did I read your post correctly? You have TWO sets of twins?! As a twin dad myself, all I can say is God bless you!

Ok … at the risk of espousing blasphemy here goes … I am a die hard single blade j-stroke, guide stroke canoeist. That said, due to...

It’s that compound grind that makes it work. It’s no comparison to a decent santoku, and I’ve got to go a lot slower than my normal...

It looks like @memaquay bought the wrong model of Mora because that one seems to cut onions just fine. Alan

Tsuga8, Yup, Greenland paddle. That one is Very light and moves the boat well in wind and up river current ( Wisconsin river can be 3...

I was in Boy Scouts but we didn’t do any canoeing to speak of. Summer camp in the Adirondacks, I’d do some with my uncle. But it was...

I first paddled a Grumman on a pond at my grandparents house in Ohio. What I enjoyed most was paddling around with my cousins, without...

I paddled a beat up aluminum canoe once a year at church camp 3 years in a row when I was a kid and didn’t touch one again until I...

He was not wrong. I got interested thru the Boy Scouts and learned a lot during my years as an lifeguard / aquatics instructor. The...

I like Moras very much. They’re quite capable, it’s impressive the abuse they take. Batoning seems to be the way they meet their demise...

Oh that is just gorgeous!!! I almost got my IXP Phoenix in red glass over Kevlar, but decided I’d better go with IXP. I’d have gone with...

Well!..... As owner of one of those gorgeous eggplant Mad Rivers (Malecite), I heartily approve! And with cherry rails.... awesome!

So back in late July, I had decided on purchasing a Northstar Phoenix. I had test paddled a few contenders at Rutabaga and the Phoenix...

Down here in the south, “carry” means to take a passenger in your conveyance, be it auto or canoe. If we have an obstacle to get around...

Not much sun on my week long trip to Disappointment Lake. It was only one longvportage in, and the traffic was non-stop. On the third...