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Listed in the text of the model overviews, not in the “specs” section for some reason. It says 1.5” of rocker for P14 now but I could have sworn it said 1” a few months ago. In any case, it is in fact visibly much more than the Caribou when side by side, and handles like it.

I agree. I think there are several reasons Clippers don’t get more recognition outside of Western Canada, but they boil down to basically Clipper not marketing outside of the West at all (vs a competitor like Esquif for instance), not having any American distributors, and the fact that most...

This is a timely post for me because I made a run yesterday that should have been a 3 hr easy trip and turned into a 7+ hr ordeal with some serious boat abuse. Dad paddled his royalex Mad River Guide, and I paddled my previously new Clipper 14 Prospector. The stream we paddled is remote, gets...

Look folks it’s been nearly 3 days this thread has been up, and we’re missing the bigger picture. If y’all don’t start taking advantage of this opportunity with some more dam puns I’m going to quit checking in on it. Let’s lock in here, and take this to another level.

The Clippers are both their Duraflex layup with an added layer of 6oz S glass on the outside for extra abrasion resistance. The scraping will be the most common concern, but there are rock gardens on certain streams where impacts will also be an issue. The video below is a stream pretty close...

My current list of solos has grown a lot recently, but given I am now at capacity for space, and several have overlapping use cases I will eventually have to whittle this down. They are: Bell Starfire - absolutely love this boat. Swift Starfire - liked the first one so much I had to have a...

Well, the Clipper descriptions of these boats stated above from the phone calls is definitely accurate. The P14 is very, very maneuverable, much more so than the Caribou S. It also visibly has much more rocker, despite being listed as less in the specs. Also of note is the width. The website...

Our family tent is the Big Agnes bunk house 6, and I have used it several times solo base camping. It is extremely spacious, and very comfortable. When solo I have plenty of room for a cot with an oversized Exped mat, room to stand and change, put a chair, organize all my stuff, etc. The...

I had a torn meniscus repaired about 2.5-3 years ago. Kneeling is still uncomfortable with that knee but I am able to do it for 30 minutes or so, sometimes up to an hour. In whitewater I just have to take breaks in eddies and loosen my thigh straps and stretch it out or take the pressure off...

I think it’s a pretty shallow V. From what I’ve read, the main difference between the NC and the original Chestnut is that the NC is slightly narrower and has a shallow V whereas the Chestnut was slightly wider and had a flatter bottom. Been a while since I’ve seen one so maybe Glenn or...

The only one I’m aware of still in production by a major maker is the Nova Craft Bob Special. I like the Mad River shallow V’s I’ve tried just as well as the shallow arches from Bell, Swift, or others. Just a different design, and one that seems to be just as effective. I enjoy it just for...

I picked up a Yeti 15qt cooler on sale at the hardware store last year and it has been great for day trips. Holds plenty for two people, keeps it cold, and doubles as a nice seat for sitting on gravel bars at lunchtime. Downside (other than price) is that it’s 14” tall so it sticks above the...

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BD5v7RP87/?mibextid=wwXIfr This is the one I have seen most recently. I believe he has another one as well unless it sold already. Good luck, Starfire is a great boat 👍

A lot of the modern “tough” composites are a decent compromise. Most can take a decent impact without too much issue, and are still lighter than royalex. A Flashfire made by Swift in their Expedition Kevlar, or a firebird in IXP would still be fairly light and able to take more of an impact...

I wear Astral “Brewers” or “Rasslers”. Soles are siped and a very good compound for wet rocks. I also sometimes wear my chacos and they have a new model out called the “rapid pro” designed for wet slippery rocks. https://astraldesigns.com/products/brewer-3-0?variant=46404947935446...

In the past two years I’ve met 6 people under 50 that paddle solo canoes, not even counting myself. If you extrapolate that to the whole country there has to be at least a dozen of us 😉

The Starfire is basically the same boat a foot longer. Some folks act like it’s too wide to be a good solo but it’s 34” max width vs Wildfire’s 30”, and 30” at the gunwales vs WF’s 26”. So 2 inches further you have to reach per side. And one of mine is actually pulled in to 29” at the gunwale...

😂 that seat was one of the few things that I actually liked about the Next. Super comfortable and definitely was a selling point when I switched from my kayak. Unfortunately the lack of rocker, low free board and overall smaller size were not a winning combination for a river boat, although...

My two whitewater boats came with nylon p clips (like this...

I’ve been looking hard at Blue Mountain Campers lately. Small, no bells and whistles, but built to last and prices that don’t make me gag (or at least not as much). Only three models to look at. https://bluemountaincamperco.com/