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I personally would not want a skeg in a tripping canoe because it would take up so much storage room. I used to have a kayak with a skeg and it was ok but I later got kayaks with rudders and found them to be much more effective and easier to use. I often used those ruddered kayaks with short...

You just made me feel like a terrible boat owner. My approach to washing canoes (you get washed when you're in the lake) is similar to my approach to washing cars (you get washed when it rains). Alan

Yes, that would be a worst case scenario. Best case scenario is that you end up wanting six of them. Alan

I've never done it on little twisty streams but intentionally paddling through small gaps and openings on my local river often helped keep the routine paddle more interesting. I was usually paddling hard upstream in a straight keeled boat so the game was to spot the opening well in advance and...

As a super moderator it's my duty to remind you.... Just kidding! Alan

Yes, I learned those same lessons and when I look back at the ridiculous things I did with the axe and hatchet I'm extremely grateful I got through the main learning phase un-maimed. Alan

That did look like fun. Thanks for sharing! Alan

As I recall the hull is the same as the Prism but it just has a deck added. It's a neat idea and really blurs the line between canoe and kayak. I'll be interested to hear how it works out for you. I've thought of building something similar for local day paddles on days when the wind is up (most...

That really is a great observation. I think I'll use that differentiation going forward because some of them are more like a walk in the park. Alan

I completely missed that this was a poll. I've now cast my vote. Alan

Rhymes with outage. Alan

Nice looking boat. Is that stem color factory or did they do some repairs to it? Alan

You could look at flyfishing and wading boots as well. https://www.simmsfishing.com/collections/mens-wading-boots/products/ms-flyweight-boot-vibram Alan

I wish the drains were a little lower but these have served me well: https://www.rockyboots.com/s2v/rocky-s2v-enhanced-jungle-puncture-resistant-boot/RKC071.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqIQH9f0O12QJZpjI_ahgvZEOm82DERDT1LX6lin0hKlB-lhz4s Alan

That's definitely a nice speed increase over the Magic when paddling over distance rather than max sprint. What speeds were you paddling? Did you happen to monitor heart rate as well? Distance always seems to even out speed differences in many boats. Back when I used to train and race regularly...

Yeah, if I was doing a trip with real portaging I wouldn't be a fan of sandal type shoes either. Rob Kesselring, on the other hand, does a lot of tripping and portaging and sandals like that are his go-to. No one else seems to be rushing to emulate him but he likes it. Alan

I just looked at some of their water shoes and from my past experience I think the more open designs look better. The problem I see with the Arroyo is that the cutouts don't go all the way to the foot bed. I can guarantee you rocks and sand will get in the shoe and with those high cutouts you...

I haven't had those specific shoes but I've had shoes of similar design. I'm not a huge fan as rocks always seem to fall through the holes and then it's very difficult or impossible to get them back out. Whenever I wear them in water the inside of the shoe gets packed with sand, rocks, and mud...

No bears here but surprisingly, for the first time in 7 years, the racoons have discovered my bird feeders. They can comfortably sit on the porch railing and pull out handfuls of seed to stuff their face at leisure so I've started bring the feeder in at night. The other evening I forgot and was...

I'm happy to hear Shadow is adjusting well. He certainly seems to be enjoying himself. It's good that he gets along well with other dogs, I've know a few Huskies that didn't. I had assumed he spent most of his time off leash in SK but I hadn't thought about him running off on a whim. Good...