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At the time of my last trip, in late September, I had two solo canoes, two rec kayaks, two touring kayaks, and a sea kayak.
I wasn't sure either of my two solo canoes was appropriate for this trip and I've been wanting to do a river trip in one of my touring kayaks, so I went with my Old Town Castine 140. Here are my thoughts, post trip.
On the positive side, not having to worry about rain or splashing getting in the boat was a plus. Not having to worry about strapping everything down was also a plus.
On the negative side were, not being able to keep my full size camera in the cockpit with me, not being able to bring anything that wouldn't fit through a hatch, harder to get in and out, being too close to the water (short torso, long arms) and, lastly, just not being able to carry as much. A larger kayak might have been a better choice.
I ended the trip wanting another solo canoe but ended up deciding I just needed to make the ones I have work. I was concerned my Echo didn't have enough freeboard, but I think it would have been just fine and I was worried about banging up my Blacklite Northwind solo, but there were two other Blacklite boats on the trip.
I wasn't sure either of my two solo canoes was appropriate for this trip and I've been wanting to do a river trip in one of my touring kayaks, so I went with my Old Town Castine 140. Here are my thoughts, post trip.
On the positive side, not having to worry about rain or splashing getting in the boat was a plus. Not having to worry about strapping everything down was also a plus.
On the negative side were, not being able to keep my full size camera in the cockpit with me, not being able to bring anything that wouldn't fit through a hatch, harder to get in and out, being too close to the water (short torso, long arms) and, lastly, just not being able to carry as much. A larger kayak might have been a better choice.
I ended the trip wanting another solo canoe but ended up deciding I just needed to make the ones I have work. I was concerned my Echo didn't have enough freeboard, but I think it would have been just fine and I was worried about banging up my Blacklite Northwind solo, but there were two other Blacklite boats on the trip.
