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I don't know about that. The MR Explorer is no longer made so there is no new price comparator to the $1400 ask. The MR layup is surely stronger than a modern Swift layup and it has no foam core like a Swift or Wenonah. A new Wenonah Spirit II Flexcore lists at $3,749 USD at Piragis. Plus $300...

Yes, water surrounded by mountains is the best scenic experience. And dry banks for landing and camping.

"If you were to drop a pin in the center of Curry County, Oregon, along the border of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, you would be able to reach five waterways designated as U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers within 40 miles of each other—the Rogue, Illinois, Chetco, Smith, and Elk rivers...

Yes, the condition is a factor, which can only really be ascertained by a knowledgeable inspection. I would also recommend getting the HIN numbers for the two canoes. You can get a manufacture date by plugging in the HIN on the following website: https://hindecoder.com/

Daniel, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

Lu22, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

"Paddlers planning to venture into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this summer need to make alternative plans if they had hoped to pick up their permits at the Kawishiwi ranger station in Ely and the Gunflint station in Grand Marais. "The Forest Service notified permit holders via...

I bought a reproduction Morris wood/canvas canoe in 2022 and found I couldn't lift it on top of my car, much less my full size van, which is has been my usual canoe vehicle for 20+ years. So, I had had to look for a trailer. I like the kind with which canoes can be carried upside-down, and I...

David Lee has scores of excellent videos on YouTube, mostly canoeing but also backpacking, snowshoeing and winter camping. Among his videos is a two-season series of videos called "The Portage Project", which features a team of women tripping in Canada and which I'll start at new thread about HERE.

David Lee has scores of excellent videos on YouTube, mostly about wilderness canoe trips but also backpacking, snowshoeing and winter camping. Among his videos is a two-season series of videos called "The Portage Project", which features a team of women tripping, portaging and dragging open...

My 1997 Dodge van conversion, which has been my canoe vehicle and mobile home since 2002, only has 130,000 miles. However, the resident mice haven't let me inside for about 18 months, and last winter a tree fell on it and crushed my rack tower. I wonder if the old gas guzzler will even start...

Great canoeists here, but Sherlock Holmes' job is safe.

There is a spring 2025 Swift Demo Day at Collinsville Canoe & Kayak in Canton, Connecticut, on Saturday May 10 from 10-4. Website says: "$20 demo bracelet required to 'Try Before You Buy'. Refundable with the purchase or special order of a Swift boat." But the email I received says $30...

Neither. They're both Americans. The one on the left is still alive and working in the canoe industry.

The Canadian stroke, AKA Guide stroke, AKA Northwoods stroke, AKA knifing J stroke, AKA loaded slice return stroke, can also be done with a palm roll at the end of the forward stroke pull, as I discussed in THIS THREAD. If you loosen both hands when you've reached reached the back end of your...

Florida Wildlife had the gator killed six months later with a shot to the head: https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2022/03/10/alligator-menaced-ocala-florida-paddleboarder-silver-springs-killed-river/9442274002/ The paddleboarder, Vicki Baker of Ocala, unfortunately died of cancer in 2023, two...

Better to be in a canoe than on a paddleboard if a gator attacks. TV News Report However, this is Silver Springs, Florida, a beautiful spring run and a big tourist attraction at the spring head. The gators at the spring head are very habituated to humans and boats. It was probably looking to...

The Petawawa is a river I always wanted to paddle since I first read about it from Bill Mason long ago, but never had the opportunity. This is a good video experience of the rapids from the POV of the stern paddler, which was my usual tandem position. Rivers are the most fun to paddle. Moving...

Re Swift screw-in yokes, that's the price one pays for carbon fiber over foam gunwales. Besides, while it's possible, I've never used a clamp-on yoke to flip a wood gunwale canoe onto my shoulders, nor do I recall ever seeing anyone do that. With a heavy canoe, it's much too risky that the...

I bought my Huki OC-1 outrigger without ever having paddled one or even seen one in person. And I drove 10,000 miles round trip to pick it up in Sacramento and then "paddle" it back to Connecticut over seven weeks while living out of my 1997 Dodge van conversion. I indeed bought it because I did...