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As I said, that is what I've done previously. Just thinking this would save looking for just the right rock(s), and ditty bags tend to get caught in the branches, don't travel as far, etc.

I can still see my floor in a couple places, so I recently ordered an arborist throw bag. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weaver+arborist+throw+bag&crid=178OZO4EDBGN3&sprefix=%2Caps%2C1257&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent The idea being that I would use this for hanging the food bag. There might be...

I have mixed feelings about foot braces. Undoubtedly, they benefit paddling efficiency. Even comfort, at times. Until recently, I've always sat cross legged, giving me more room for gear. I'm currently running with kayak style foot braces. Kind of a compromise. I have something to brace my...

I have to say I'm skeptical. If boats were faster healed over then racers would paddle them that way and they don't. A healed over canoe is like a canoe with rocker and rocker is slow. In the case of paddling a tandem solo from the middle position, you might need to heal it over to get a more...

The reason they lean the boat, for more traditional paddling, has to do with reaching the water and easy turning, not speed. At least that's my take. I own a Northstar North Wind, but I've had my eye on a Northstar Magic. It is Northstar's "fastest" solo canoe. Being six inches longer has...

On Sunday, I went paddling, in my crossover kayak, for the first time. I know this is a canoe forum, but bear with me for a minute. I've known for a while now that the boat with the highest top speed isn't necessarily the boat that takes the least amount of effort to maintain an easy cruising...

As I said, it takes some effort to turn. I paddled mine down Stillwater Canyon and didn't have a problem, but I was young and strong then. It's pretty deep, so it would take some pretty rough stuff before water came in. The downside of that is it has a lot of windage. One plus for a long boat...

Have you guys looked at the Wenonah Encounter? Their highest capacity solo. Holds a ton. Very stable. Pretty fast. The only thing I didn't like about it was it took some effort to turn. I would consider buying another one. I liked it a lot.

Have you considered the North Wind solo in IXP? I have two North Winds, a solo and a 17. The North Wind is no whitewater boat, but I think you'd be surprised by how well it handles what might be called haystacks or wave trains. You can get internal skid plates with the Blacklite, which I'd...

The unfortunate thing about canoe design is what makes a boat fast, also makes it less maneuverable and not so good for whitewater. Right now, my two solos are a North Wind and an Echo. The Echo is a decent boat, but not what you want. When designing the North Wind, Northstar chose to sacrifice...

When I first got my Northstar North Wind solo I took it for a paddle, on a local lake, and tried to do sit-n-switch. I could barely get two strokes a side. I decided I'd need a boat that tracks better, if I wanted to do sit-n-switch. But tracking isn't just about rocker, it's about length too...

I'm not sure who started it, maybe Ted Bell, maybe John Winters, Maybe David Yost. Excluding variations of the Prospector, which seems like it will always be around and popular, most modern composite touring canoes are Swede form with asymmetrical rocker. If they are solo, their widest point is...

I was very impressed with the Buffalo River and the whole area around it. Not a fan of swamps. I know some people think they are beautiful, but I don't get it. Boundary Waters has a subtle beauty. Not a knock your socks off awe inspiring beauty. It's more about the experience. I'd have to put...

Last year I was leading a club trip and I sent out an email about gear safety that included a suggestion not to buy life jackets with buckles rather than zippers. My thinking being that almost all the quality jackets I've seen had zippers, but the cheap kind, like you find a Walmart, have...

I'm assuming the seating in Northstar's Rob Roy is similar to the packcanoe style seating I have in my Northwind, so I should be good there. Their Rob Roy is very light, so that isn't an issue either. I like the hatches on the Wenonah. Packing the Rob Roy looks like it could be a pain. I just...

I've been thinking a little about getting a Rob Roy from Northstar. Might be a good compromise between a canoe and touring kayak. A little concerned about the size. I'm skeptical it could carry a river toilette and five days worth of food, water, and gear. A local dealer has a Loon, but it's...

Graphene is better than ceramic, but tends to be more expensive. I've been using Black Magic intense graphene quick detailer. It's one of the cheaper graphene products out there and is very easy to use. Don't know how much better more expensive products are. Only problem is, it's so slippery...

Funny you should bring this up. Last year I happened upon an article about graphene wax and what a miracle it was. I suggested it to another canoer and he pointed out that Northstar says that waxing your boat makes it slower. I looked into it the best I could but came to no definitive answer...

It's been a while since I've been to the BWCAW, but I'd use what I've been using out west, a Bear Vault. I grind off one of the knobs, to make it easier to open. Two feels like overkill to me. Not sure how the park service would feel about that but I can't imagine they'd look that close. I've...

I got a question from Alan that I'm not seeing here, for some reason. The crack in my NW17 actually looked worse on the inside than the outside. And yes, there was actual torn carbon fiber. An inner later must have been relatively unscathed since no water was coming through. The crack was in a...