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Yes, it is a DEEP boat. I have (not so fond) memories of having to turn around in windy/wavy conditions, unladen, getting beam in 3 foot waves and leaning to turn downwind. I've also fished out a friend in open water with the wind torqueing his boat over, and the same has happened to me in a...

Enjoy! It's a fun boat. I've done everything from racing, to tripping, gunkholing, and significant whitewater in it. I think my daughter is going to set me adrift in mine in my final hours.

Tarps can be nice on the Barrens, especially on wind days. Here's a CCS Tundra Tarp in its element, Dubawnt Lake, Nunavut last summer.

I had always heard that too, but I have a 40 year old tent that I always rolled, and it has never showed any creases, etc. One think I do to help keep the tent rolled is to wrap a "Voile" ski strap around it before putting in the stuff back. Keeps it tight.

Well, it's a race boat, so it's narrow. I love mine, but I've always had fast, tippy boats. It is definitely a sit and switch boat, though with the narrow seat you can kneel around it for challenging conditions. It will take some getting used to, as will all dedicated solo canoes for new users...

Yes, a WWC-1. I've had one since 1983. It's a deep, fast solo. They changed it a bit the next year or so, to 16'6". I love the boat, but I 'm a fast boat guy. I've taken it on weeklong trips and whitewater.

I think it was last year that the Valdez (AK) FD used drones in finding packrafters on the Tsaina River. Unfortunately, one drowned.

Try https://www.mountainproject.com/

I've mostly stayed out of the water up there, but I do bathe occasionally. I'm a wimp with cold water, but it's tolerable for a quick wash, and most spend more time in it than I do. With air temps, it can get pretty hot, especially on calm lakes--t shirt weather. I do wear long sleeves all the...

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Prices seemed high, so I checked another source I've used, about 1/3 less. Lots fewer colors, though. Edit: this is 2", they don't have 1". Glenn, how do you delete posts? Seattle Fabrics polyester webbing

Unless you're performance paddling, I wouldn't worry about it. I've raced in shallow water races, and have paddled my asymmetrical Wenonah WWC1 (which is designed specifically for shallow water) in a lot of "suck water" over the years. Rapid, short strokes and trimming bow heavy (sliding...

Just found this one, that really introduces some of the complexities of non-native species (primarily mammalian megafauna). It's a good read, summarizing a recent article in Science, probably the most pre-eminent science publication out there. It basically says that the effects of native vs...

Or Cooke Custom Sewing. On my last trip (6 people), we had 10 CCS packs (and two CCS spray decks). My group (mostly from the West) had been using them for well over 20 years. For Boundary Waters, they are one of the standard brands (as they're made in Minnesota). PaddlingMag is tending...

Here's an interesting article relating non-native invasive ants to a decline in zebra predation from lions. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/invasive-species-ant-lions-hunting-habits-study/

Some press of a recent canoe trip around the Salton Sea in California. Pretty novel. https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/salton-sea-paddling-canoe-trip-photos-sicco-rood

Inuit arrowhead on the Dubawnt, Nunavut. Not sure on the Thelon, Nunavut. Old Hudson's Bay cabin on the Windy River. This was the cabin written up in P.G. Downes' "Sleeping Island" (1938?) and Farley Mowat's "No Man's River" (1947).

Could be worse--you could live in Northway! (I lived in Gakona and Copper Center.)

Well, not exactly a storm, but.... Messes up my skiing!

Nice area--paddled it while at Duke in 1979. And Doc and Merle Watson at the Eno River Festival!