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If converting to "pack style" means sitting on the floor, I don't see any reason to do that. Any regular solo or tandem canoe can be paddled with a double blade paddle from its normal seat(s) if it can be paddled that way with a single blade. Pack canoes have bottom seating not to accommodate...

You don't have to heel (lean) the canoe to do the Northwoods stroke or the related Canadian/Guide/Knifing-J stroke. A tandem canoe wouldn't be heeled to either side, yet both the bow and and stern paddlers can be using the Northwoods stroke. Here's a discussion about Rollin Thurlow's Atkinson...

This is a fair point. I believe @Keeled Over was using some rhyming wordplay in his title of this thread, and assuming folks have read his other related thread, but "ole Miss" does muddy the waters. So, I edited the title to complete the name of the river in parentheses. I hope that's...

This is an amazing night shot of a uniquely tessellated tent. Are those people standing up inside? It must be huge and hugely $$$$$.

A happy ending to this tale, after all! But is it "the end"? Might you go back, you're gear awaiting, and finish the river trip?

What kind of ice hook? I mean, there are implements that go by that name for fishing, for climbing, for carrying blocks of ice, for grabbing floating ice, and maybe some other uses. I got my pack basket included with my Duluth Cruiser pack 40+ years ago and it's still as good as new, probably...

This affects eating everywhere including canoe trips. In my lifetime, I've read so many inconsistent dietary studies, reports and advice, often with clickbait headlines. Things that have been reported to be good and bad, some reversing roles every few years, include: fat protein carbs (which...

Thanks for your continuing story, Keeled Over. Very well written report with a unique and interesting plot twist, although frustrating and expensive for you, I'm sure. Yiddish (not known for canoeing) proverb: "Man plans, God laughs." Equipment retrieval is a challenging project if you're...

Verlen Kruger paddled a canoe over 100,000 miles (160,000 km) in his lifetime, for 11 Guinness world records, and he didn't even start his paddling career until age 41. https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/profile/remembering-the-toughest-canoeist-of-all-time/

Erica, by "they" are you asking about cane, web or solid wood seats? In my experience, cane sags when wet especially as it weakens with age and eventually rips. Poly web stays taut, drains water, and is mildew and highly water resistant (hydrophobic). A solid cherry insert could retain water if...

As I repeatedly point out, I am not a builder or a restorer and have no carpentry skills. Nevertheless, I agree with @Gamma1214 and don't see any reason you couldn't do this if you have the materials, tools and skills. I've seen many canoes that have been fitted with plank seats all the way...

I have an electric bed with which I can raise the head or foot or both. If I raise both to create a concave banana surface, I cannot comfortably side sleep. This is especially so because my lumbar spine arthritis will undoubtedly complain all the next day from such nocturnal pretzling. In my...

I use a 34.5" x 15" kneeling pad in my Kee 15. These comments encourage me to try to use it either as gunwale pad for a one-shoulder carry or to wrap it around my central seat for a more cushioned two-shoulder seat carry. Thanks. I would use my custom Swift yoke if I ever go on actual...

I wouldn't leave it in place while paddling. It seems to be made for quick on-off. Yeah, the shipping is $8. I'm asking about it because I'm reluctant to be a trial failure and out $23.

Never had a hammock, but am intrigued by low their low weight and airiness for summer trips. I'm a side sleeper who rolls over from one side to the other during the night. Can you side sleep that way in a hammock? I visualize being hammocked in the the shape of a banana, which seems only good...

Has anyone ever tried this product from Northstar Canoe or any DIY foam pad for one-shoulder carries? https://www.northstarcanoes.com/product/shoulder-carry-foam-pad/ I'm too lazy to install and remove the Swift screw-in portage yoke for my 29 lb. Keewaydin 15, which has a wide centralized...

Wow, some trip! I hope we can read and see more about it.

You must have ended up with a couple of gunwale holes from the removed bow and stern seats. What did you do with them? I've used the same clamp-on yoke for all my solo canoes (with wood gunwales) for 41 years. I also have one for my tandem canoes. They work fine for short carries on day trips...

Think of the examples of a stern paddler, a bow paddler, and a centralized solo paddler sitting at the pivot point. The stern paddler is behind the canoe's pivot point, so he can correct the canoe toward his on-side even if he does a pry/pushaway in front of his body instead of a J pushaway...

Thanks for beginning this multi-destination report, SK. Did anything in particular strike (or unstrike) your fancy?