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I was referring to how ballast affects stability in all situations. The more stable I am the more I can lighten the bow and the more I can lean for better carving. Both of which will improve your poling. The last sentence of your above post about getting more power by being further back in the...

Canoe or no canoe it should be an adventure. I've wanted to get up there for spring skiing ever since I saw a magazine article about it 50+ years ago. My pop up camper had a Yakima or Thule rails attached to the roof with regular towers and cross bars. It wouldn't be hard to install if you know...

I was always anti ballast, not wanting to carry any extra weight, but have done a 180 on this. Now I always take some weight. Even at just approximately 25 lbs it changes the way the the boat handles for the better. I'll even take it when tandem and place it in front of the stern thwart to...

Are you taking a boat, and if so, what are you doing for a roof rack on the camper?

I own a Spirit II and have paddled Explorers, both royalex. It's been a while since I paddled the Explorer, but I think I would rather it over the Spirit II. I like the V hull of the Explorer better than the flatish bottom of the Spirit II. I'm also not a fan of the tractor seats or how they are...

This is what I've been using lately. It includes a lighter and fat wood in a waterproof bag, a small tarp and a small piece of a pad and about 20 lbs of split firewood.

I assume we are talking about going upstream so I don't think that is the case Forester. When you're paddling into the wind with a heavy bow there is less hull above the water to get affected by the wind and the more affected stern will want to weathervane downwind keeping you going straight. In...

When I'm going upstream and the current wants to grab my bow I trim my boat more stern heavy. This exposes the bottom of the boat to the current where it has nothing to grab. With a flat trim I guess you could lean into your turn and carve with your bow in the direction you want to go but it...

The beam is 38" and it weighs about 90 lbs.

Gulf of Mexico just north and west of Cape Sable in the Everglades about twenty years ago. The boat was an Old Town XL Tripper

Call it what you want, but when my canvas tent has central heating and indoor plumbing for my wife, it sure feels like glamping.

The foam pad not only provides more cushion, protection and insulation, you can use it to sit on or kneel on out by the fire.

Good luck on your move. I think you're going to a great place for a paddler and skier.

It sounds like it was a great time, especially for what seems to me to be an unlikely get together. Kudos to the both of you for making it happen.

After being petless for 30 years I inherited two cats when my Mother passed away. One of them was very interested in the canoes when they were on shore so one day I threw him in and took him for a ride. This was the end of last season and he hasn't been out since. I'm curious to see if this is...

Yeah it's too bad that quality canoes are hard to come by unless you go to a specialty boat shop or directly to a manufacturer. That certainly affects their popularity. I bought a Malicite and Duluth packs from REI in the nineties. Back then they had lots of nice canoes in stock. The REI in...

This one is a throwback to the days when Old Town Trippers, boxer shorts and Bob Marley were still popular.

Maybe, maybe not. Any time you change a design feature on a boat it changes a handling characteristic. So I guess it depends on what handling characteristics you want. I'm sure there are people who aren't happy with their prospectors but there are also those that wouldn't be happy in a design...

I'm not an historian, but I agree with Benson on this when it comes to all around general purpose canoes. Specialty boats with swede form or asymmetrical rocker might be better at some things but I wouldn't say they are a better design. If they were better designs I don't think there would still...