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The marketing, or something, is working very well for the Swift P14. I distinctly recall a Swift video (in 2023, I think) in which Bill says the P14 outsells all their other solo canoes combined. I assume that's because it is safe and friendly feeling, is satisfactory on lakes and easy...

What is beyond that ridge in the background? It almost looks like an artificial berm, embankment, levee or dike.

Jamie, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

Cole, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

"In addition to conventional grocery items, we also carry a wide selection of organic, vegan, fair trade, whole food and specialty items." https://www.riversidegrocery.ca/ You could also try sending a DM to member @Canotrouge, who lives in Whitehorse. He hasn't posted here in a couple of...

Another unconsciousness or paralysis scenario could be a solo paddler capsizing far away from shore in very cold water with inadequate insulation for long immersion. As that person goes into hypothermia, he or she might roll over face down in the water in a Type 3/Level 70 life vest and drown...

The primary cons of a Type 1—the horse collar being the most common example—are bulk and the absence of pockets. The primary benefit is to float an unconscious paddler face up to prevent unconscious drowning. Aside from being the safety norm for commercial raft passengers and young children, I...

I'm not sure what "forest bathing" is but maybe @recped can find a picture of it.

I don't know how many readers of this site may be interested in guided, all-inclusive canoe trips in Minnesota, but here's an article that details seven of them that are available: https://paddlingmag.com/trips/destinations/minnesota-canoe-trips/

Paddle, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

It all really started with Mike Galt and Marylou Wilson in a Lotus Egret in the 1980s, and I miss the best open canoe magazine ever published: Here's a recent article by former freestyle national tandem champion Roy Ivey: https://freestylecanoeing.com/lets-talk-tandem/

I'll repeat two safety stories I've told before, but first I'd like to add to the good general principles already advocated. Generally, I will avail myself of a safety measure even when danger is unlikely if that safety measure doesn't really "cost" me anything important. I'm not talking about...

That's D2O (heavy water)! Curious . . . were you in a raft or paddling a canoe or kayak?

I'd like to thank @Athomas (Andrew) for his generous PayPal donation to the site's fund, and also to @Boatman53 (Jim) for his generous offer to site members for the free pants. I forget who originally posted the idea of the seller or buyer contributing some money to the site for good sales or...

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You're right, not exactly like the ones you posted. The water skiing vests that have been around for a long time are basic slab vests with three buckle strap closures, no zipper and no pockets or attachment points. The ones you've found have only two straps plus a zipper and may be a little...

We are discussing Type 3 and 5 life jackets and whitewater life jackets in other current threads. What leaps out at me is HOW BLOODY EXPENSIVE so many of these name brand and hyped life jackets now are! C'mon, they are all basically the same thing: a minimum of 15.5 lbs. of foam flotation...

Surprised I got sucked into watching almost all of this 240p video, but it ended up being quite interesting and informative. Ray Mears was joined by well-known British canoeist Ray Goodwin. Thanks for posting it.

Another thing about PFDs is that they can lose buoyancy as they age. Paddlers have tested this. So, if you have a really old PFD and haven't been swimming in it lately, it may be worth jumping into Lava Falls with it to see if it is still sufficiently buoyant

Whitewater play and creek canoes are not designed for wilderness tripping. And vice versa. That's why so many of us have multiple canoes. Notwithstanding the name of this site, which Willis Brown chose from limited available alternatives in 2011, only a small minority of posts and threads here...