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Hi Glenn. Norway is a narrow but long country. North to south it's the same distance as New York to Miami. The whole country is mountainous and there are many rivers. These are are usually short and too steep to paddle, or they are big and slow flowing through farmlands, or they are regulated...

They actually do come in red as well. I think that the red is only available in what they call their flat water canoe. I have to admit that I haven't tried it but I suspect that it is not as bad as their down river models. As said, any canoe is better than no canoe. I'm just glad that I had the...

The Ally folding canoes are by far the worst I've ever paddled. They are sluggishly slow and move through the water like you are dragging an anchor. It will literally come to a full stop as soon as you stop paddling. They track poorly yet they do not turn easily and are very wind sensitive. The...

We are having a very active Aurora season this year. I'm at 68* north, above the arctic in Norway and you see the lights every day. As soon as it gets dark (and it gets dark around 2:30pm now at the start of december) you will see a faint but long streak of aurora all over the sky from east to...

Does it matter if you cut the peel ply on the bias or not? I am about to put Dynel strips on the bow and stern of my Kite stripper but have never done this before. The substrate is 3x4oz e-glass in the bow and 2x4oz in the stern.

A little late to reply to this thread but I have found the following to be a great way to dissolve sap, both fresh and dried: Apply any kind of vegetable oil or butter to the sap. If it's in the sun or at least a little warm this helps. You can reapply some more oil/fat after a while. Go over...

Sorry. I meant The Mason! :)

Thanks Glenn. I'll get some more info up on my profile. I should have mentioned that I'm in northern Scandinavia. Thanks.

I always bring a solid foam pad as well as a lightweight Exped air mat. The exped punctures so frequently (or worse yet, the interior walls come apart creating a balloon instead of a pad) so I always bring a closed cell foam pad. I use it doubled up in the canoe as knee kushion when kneeling. It...

I use my Old Town Charles River royalex in much the same way he is doing. It certainly works and considering the available canoes in my country it has to be consider it a great canoe. It won't spin around on a dime unless you use the way the waters flow to help you, so you are forced to learn to...