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Hoosier here. The author is poorly informed. Even if the claim is for outfitter trips, she is woefully mistaken. Heck, my local livery does 28 mile trips every day during the season. For a little side cash and a respectful tone, they will even let you keep the canoe out overnight so you can...

I have taken it out a couple of time now. It is still a huge boat for one paddler, even if that paddler is equally huge. The drawn-in gunnels are easier to work around without sliding oneself all the way to the side of the canoe. The oil-canning is reduced significantly, and honestly it paddles...

Low really helps when the canoe starts to broach while lining. Having the pick point close to the waterline lowers the moment arm, resulting in a "skid" rather than a rolling motion.

When I ordered mine, Swift told me that I was the first to request the drops. As such, they didn't have a part number for them. I told them I wanted the truss drops for the Dragonfly, and that cleared things up. Alicia is their parts guru, and she was fantastic to work with. A phone call was...

Grady is good people. I always enjoy watching his videos, along with Destin's. (SmarterEveryDay)

A lot of those add-ons are pretty narrow for big guys like us. I haven't tried the Wenonah, but I cannot stand the GCI. The strap may help quite a bit, but maybe not. I would look into changing the whole seat to something tolerable and working from there. Swift has some great seat options, but...

I've been using the Thermarest XL for two years now. It has been a great addition to my gear, especially in the winter. My friend has the Helinox Cot Max, and I would have to say it is probably the better unit. However, I paid $120 for mine on sale, and his was north of $450...

FWIW.

Like @Mason , I just do what it takes to stay straight and on course. I have never paddled with an experienced canoeist, so I just do what I can to make the trip as great as possible. I almost drove my son out of the sport altogether by trying to follow all the "right" techniques and make him do...

The overall timeline might not be bad, but the constant can-kicking is. *I* would be canceling and going with another dealer or maker, depending on which entity was giving me the run-around. I used to be a project manager. I didn't tolerate that behavior from my suppliers/installers, and I...

Any reason you don't want the NS Phoenix? It's kinda like the river version of the Northwind Solo. The NWS is more of a lake boat. There are many other river options than the Phoenix, i just mention that one because you are already looking at Northstar.

I had a Helinox and it was awesome but small. I bought a Big Agnes Mica Basin XL and can't believe the difference in comfort. It's a couple ounces more, but the bag is close to the same size. The seat is higher and that width... It's a great chair for the over 6'/230# crowd. Heck, I've had a...

In the office, yeti-style mug. In the car, yeti-style tumbler. At camp, either the mug that comes with the Aeropress Go or the cup that comes in the Stanley Two-cup Cookset. Bonus tip on the Stanley: If you take a sharp knife or hacksaw blade and slice around the seam near the lip, you will get...

I have the one seat waiting on some hardware. If I like how it paddles, I may replace the bow seat as well. The flare at the stems didn't change very much, but I can see where chop spray might climb amidships with less trouble.

So I have this Old Town Tripper that developes a bad case of oil can whenever it is taken out on the water unloaded. This got worse and worse as my little son developed into a strapping young man and put more and more weight out in the bow. It is almost to the point of being hog-backed, so I...

Aeropress (Go) user as well. It resides in my office when not in the woods. I usually pre-grind my coffee for trips, but have a little manual burr grinder that I experimented with a few times. Wasn't worth it for me, as the variation in water made a far larger difference in taste than "fresh...

That would be quite the feat.