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Over the decades I have found that my key to Whitewater C1 and OC1 comfort is good support of my shin and ankle with a long wedge of foam starting at the knee pad (or cup) and extending to a raised ankle brace. The support given to the leg really helps to keep the feet from getting the...

Before the time of social media, there were canoes. In the time of social media, there are canoes. After the time of social media, there will be canoes. Some things are transient, some are lasting.

To keep the costs down, consider a used canoe. Some great buys pop up on Craigslist and Facebook marketplace, especially if you don't mind a scratch or two on the bottom. You will get your canoe scratched anyway, unless it is a garage queen, so why not save half the cost and let someone else...

Thanks for the info. I think that I will take the safe route and squeeze the Argosy into the garage even though it is unheated and the same temp as outdoors. I was originally thinking that it was the low temps that would cause the cracking, but it sounds like the rate of change is more...

The Wenonah has riveted gunwales, so I hope that there is no issue. I also usually paddle twelve months of the year (when possible), so loosening and tightening the screws for each trip in winter would be a bear and I'm often not sure which canoe will be used until I'm getting ready to load...

How cold does it have to be to develop “cold cracks” in a Royalex canoe? Reading this forum, I have become aware of the issue of “cold cracks” in Royalex canoes. Being in the South, where it is rare to have extreme or extended cold, it is not a condition that I have seen except in pictures and...

Is Spartanburg we got the season's first dusting of snow for a couple of hours, followed by several hours of sleet and then freezing rain. It was mostly an ice event and deemed a good day to stay by the woodstove in case of ice or limbs taking out the power lines. We are looking forward to a...

Just curious, did you find the Millbrook Coho in Idaho, somewhere else or order it? I wondered what sort of travels it made to end up so far from it's origin; was it in one big jump or through several owners and moves across a big flat part of the country?

Welcome to the Forum. It sounds like you will like it here. Down here in South Carolina we are in the same situation when it comes to composite canoes; there are just not that many around. Keep an eye out on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and you may find that adding a new canoe or two to...

Hi Doug, I've got a quick question on the adjustable seat. Does yours have the cord and cord lock to hold the seat in place? I have not tried it on rough water yet, but mine seems to do OK in both the sitting and kneeling positions, In my Argosy I can get my size 12 feet (in NRS River Boots)...

I'm not sure where you are located, but if you are in the Mid-West you may run up on a Souris River Tranquility. I like mine and have tripped in the BWCA with it. It's 15'5" long with a 28" beam so it is a foot longer and an inch wider than the Argosy, and mine weighs in at 33 lbs. in Kevlar...

No wonder doctors charged so much!

Instead of reindeer hooves, I will be listening for the sound of Kevlar skid plates on my roof tonight.

From the 80's to present I varied my helmet use by craft: Always a helmet in C1s, kayaks and OC-1s in whitewater but bare-headed in open canoes, rafts, duckies and other whitewater craft where I was not enclosed or strapped in. Always with a PFD in any craft though. Among many motorcycle...

Wishing a good winter solstice to all, and as the the days become longer may your pleasures grow. For those up North, remember that your paddling season is getting closer day by day.

Not the OP, but here is my list of Royalex canoes that have moved on: Perception HD-1- Wettest WW boat I ever paddled, but introduced me to OC-1s. Glad it is gone. Old Town Penobscot 17- Wish it had been a 16; big for me and my wife on day trips. Not too sad about selling. Old Town Kennebec-...

I lucked up on finding a Millbrook Outrage this year but haven't put it to the use it needs due to dry rivers and a diminishing number of paddling partners. I'm hoping 2025 will be a year of better water and expanding my circle of paddling partners, maybe teaching some young folk in "The Way...

I have the same issue with a decreasing number of paddling buddies that have given up whitewater due to various age related issues. Maybe we need to start local chapters of the OFPC (Old Farts Paddling Club) for those of us who remain.

Interesting. I tested the cord and lock by picking the canoe up by the seat while in the low position. Everything held in place. I wonder if folks forgot to lock it in place? I could see movement up and down being an issue then.

It seems to be a good idea. I wonder why the adjustable drops were discontinued?