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I tolerate winter. At this point I am ready to see it go because I am beyond sick and tired of ice and snow. At least we're gaining daylight now.

I do a decent amount of Amazon shopping and it's always been a good experience. I don't even mind the sales tax since I'd be paying it anyway if I shopped 'big box' locally. That said, I don't think I would be comfortable buying a canoe from Amazon. That's the sort of thing I want to research...

Wish I could go, it's only 10 minutes from home. Unfortunately, we have a long standing previous engagement that day. :/

Welcome Mowgli! I'm in Central Connecticut. :)

Really? I thought asking a forum full of canoe knowledgeable folks who might have personal experience was the perfect place to ask.

Ok. This seems like a silly question but I have to ask. Does anyone have their canoe/s insured? I know if my garage caught fire, the homeowners would come into play, but what about theft or damage away from home? Is there even insurance for that? I would hate to have to replace one or both of my...

Welcome Charlie! Glad to see you here.

What model boat is this? 41" seems like a barge!

As a former kayaker, I bought my solo intending to primarily paddle kayak style. I have since decided that single blade is the way to go for me, although I might think differently if the seat was floor mounted. It really just boils down to whatever feels right.

I don't understand why a bear would even bother with a canoe.

The Swift Packs are really nice. I actually bought one and subsequently returned it without it ever touching the water to get the Keewaydin. The floor mounted seat was a deal breaker for me. My whole reasoning for switching from kayak to canoe is a very bad knee injury that is worsening as I...

This is my paddling partner. She loves the Kee too.

This pic doesn't do the color any justice at all. It's...shimmery. My significant other says it looks like a giant fishing lure. LOL He's got the manly flax fusion.

Having been a kayaker for many years, I had serious reservations about switching to an open boat. That said, I love my new Swift Keewaydin 15. I think I feel more comfortable/confident in this canoe than I ever did in any kayak. The barracuda cloth isn't very photogenic. IRL, she is a knockout...

Ugh. I haven't spent much time on bwca.com, but you're right. It doesn't look good. I also just found The Canoeist's facebook page and it appears someone else is in the same boat I am. How disappointing.

Anyone have any experience with The Canoeist store out of Two Harbors, MN? I placed an online order three weeks ago, my card was charged and I haven't heard anything since the automatic order confirmation. No email response and no one answers the phone. The website says their physical location...

Fantastic! I am so glad this site is back up! I'm a newb and had only discovered this board couple of weeks before the issues. There is such a wealth of knowledge here, I was genuinely sad to see it go down.

I'm the Mama. He picked the Algonquin 16 in flax fusion to paddle with the kids, but I wanted a solo so I can go off on my own. I went with silver, no gel color on the bottom.

Yup! I was there with my SO and our two kids. I ended up deciding on the Kee in barracuda and wanted skid plates installed. Lucky for me they had another Swift sale in September.

Thanks for the welcome Hanz. I'm pretty sure I watched you load your Kee on your truck at CCK in August. It took me another couple of weeks to decide on exactly what I wanted. I expect it to arrive in a week or so.