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Criminy, what a video! Hard not to go off on a lining tangent. As you were lining that heavily packed canoe, I was actually wondering if you could hold on to all that weight if the canoe capsized . . . . and THEN . . . ! A simple bailer may have made emptying easier at the end. Two questions...

Wow, a 10 to 11 pound saving with uniwales, if I'm reading this right! I like slotted (scuppered) inwales too, but saving 10+ pounds would overcome that preference.

Recped, a nice packing job but I don't see any place to sit. Just curious, what happened to your right bow gunwale where you have the aluminum brace? It looks kinked.

My preference for solo tripping with overnight gear is a 15'-15.5' solo canoe. Your picture, Tony, reminds me why. Most such overnight trips, whether on lakes or easy rivers, are 98% straight ahead paddling, so the enhanced maneuverability of a 14' canoe is irrelevant to me. I'd rather have...

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...