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Tell us more about the paddling location. It is unknown to us.

HOW you should swim aggressively to shore after a period of being in the passive, on-your-back position is literally a time for "different strokes for different folks." I have never been a strong swimmer, especially with the Australian crawl or freestyle stroke. I learned breast stroke as a kid...

I agree. Since you are undoubtedly one of the most experienced Canadian wilderness trippers on this site, I was mainly interested in whether you hide your food barrel/pack far away from your tent or hang it in trees. I take it you don't do either, other than sometimes putting it in a separate...

I missed the end of this thread. Congrats to you and your family, Jake! If you've got a solid job, that's a great area to live for canoeists and outdoors folks. I was there several times this summer. Make sure to visit the WCHA Assembly at Paul Smith's College next July, right up the road from...

What is it? So many cars look so much alike since 1980. Interesting rack system for a sedan: one roof bar and a hitch T-mount. Edit: Never mind. There was finally a fusion between my eyes and your existing thread on the vehicle and rack.

You embedded a looping Imgur video? That's a first! What river is that?

The popular Blue Hole OCA and Sunburst canoes had aluminum gunwales, thwarts and decks, and usually solid plastic seats. A Mad River with vinyl gunwales usually had wooden thwarts and plastic decks with cane seats. This hull looks like a Blue Hole as does the logo sticker on its bow: Maybe...

Erica, those look like two different canoes in the two pictures. The first one appears to be a green Mad River with black vinyl gunwales. The second appears to be a blue or green canoe with aluminum gunwales, perhaps a Blue Hole from the logo sticker. In fact in your OP, the first two pictures...

I meant the same thing. Last ditch: go into a forward crawl swimming posture, swim aggressively at the sweeper for momentum, and then try to launch your torso up onto the sweeper/strainer high enough so that the current doesn't pendulum-drag your legs under it. This theoretically should give...

Swimming in whitewater with a PFD is only marginally related to regular swimming in flatwater with no PFD. There are different scenarios that involve different techniques and hence muscle groups. 1. You have lost your boat and paddles and are swimming alone. The technique is to get on your back...

@recped, looking at the picture of your barrel and pack next to your tent, I wondered what procedures (if any) you employed for bear protection of your food on this trip, or in general on your many long wilderness trips. Maybe you've stated before in threads, but I don't recall.

Mad River is out of business, so I'm not sure where you might get comparable vinyl gunwales. Maybe someone sells them. However, I don't think I'd replace them if the only damage is that one small missing chunk of outwale. I'd probably try to fill the void with thickened epoxy, building a "dam"...

Here is the description of the two canoe accidents.

In the 12 months since my OP, I have had a Google Pixel 9 Pro with an IP68 rating, which means it can withstand immersion at 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. I use it tethered to my PFD without any case, unlike all my previous phones, for which I always used a case. It's never really gotten wet other...

Collinsville Canoe in Connecticut is having a Bill Swift day on Sunday, September 21, 2025, and all in-stock Swift boats will be on sale. https://www.collinsvillecanoe.com/swift-canoe--kayak-demo-days---collinsville-canoe--kayak.htm Here's the in-stock page...

Part of canoe tripping are interesting places and sights on the drive to the water. I suspect not many here have paddled the Cacapon River in West Virginia . . . . . . especially from Largent, WV, where the only business is the Stoney Creek Country Store . . . . . . and where, one day a...

Lovely water and (no) wind conditions, Paul. Is that a Swift Keewaydin 15 in Kevlar Fusion?

Rusty, thank you for those incredibly detailed and pictured instructions for your DIY projects. You may never know who or how many folks these kinds of threads help educate. Or you may get questions or DMs on the projects, soon or in the far future. Myself, I've never used a hammock and...

According to Alvin Einstein, if you paddle counterclockwise you will travel into the past. I'm pretty sure you did that, but am too chicken to edit your direction.

Alan, thanks for your proactive work on this matter, for kissing off the "Czech" sunshine kisser, and for all your help here in general. I've been in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and other remote places much of the past week, and missed most of this episode until now. What I do every day with my...