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Interesting thread. I tried my WW kayak paddle with my little 12' Old Town Pack and hated it. Ok if you like to stay wet and constantly bail I guess. But I now have a new Esquif Echo 14' solo. I really want to try a low angle DB. Dont really plan to use it 100% of the time but the benefits...

Not familiar with many composite mnf boats so I had to look it up. Only such boats Ive had experience with were a couple of local custom made wood strip/glass WW solo canoes used for slalom racing. 99% of my paddling has been in an old alum Grumman Ive owned since 1973, and rotomolded and...

.....Just having the thigh straps makes a big difference in extended rapids - especially after you learn to edge the boat by lifting a knee, rather than weighting a knee. Just make sure you have a system for easily releasing the straps...... .....Another thing to keep in mind is that there are...

"I would make truss style hangers if it doesn't already have them." Yes they are truss style with the seat ever so slightly angled forward, but the angle isn't that important to me. I did think about making my own trusses about the same thickness as the seat timbers. The seat also dips down a...

Good to know. Trying a cushion first is a great idea!

Loving how the boat handles and paddles but... It sits very low, about 6" off the floor. Not that big a deal long as Im sitting, but Id like to be able to kneel from time to time and maybe install some thigh straps for when I want to run some more technical water, which this boat would do very...

Thanks all. Im in North Alabama. I paddle a combo of large open water impoundments, flat creeks/swamps, moving streams & rivers with current, shallow shoals, and mild WW. One to three day trips and some fishing, in all four seasons. Never any significant portaging. I suspected the Adirondack...

Still paddling my 33# Royalex Old Town Pack I got back in the early 90s. Looking for a new lightweight T Formax solo boat w a bit more speed and tracking in open water. Is the Esquif Adirondack basically the same thing as the Pack performance wise? If so I'll prob get the Esq Echo in T Formax...

Hello all. Im an old guy retired from ww kayaking, but I still do a good bit of fishing and canoe camping on flat water & up to class II/easy/familiar class III. Ive owned an Old Town Pack since the 90s and it's been my go to for light tripping, fishing, and just fooling around. But on flat...