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I'll take a different path and suggest wind shell pants with full length zippers. No insulation. They don't need to be waterproof but breathable (e.g., Goretex) rain pants work really well. I use them for winter walks, snowshoeing, Nordic ski touring, and even shoveling snow. They're great...

Time in the canoe is a big part of it but perhaps even more so, it takes good instruction. Whether it's informal instruction from fellow canoeists or formal instruction from certified instructors, knowing how to properly/efficiently use a single blade lets us properly practice when we're out on...

To keep the comparison with past Dragonfly canoe builds at par, the Expedition Carbon layup would not have been considered a base model. Nor are carbon/Kevlar gunnels but Swift's wood gunnels option is $800 so let's go with carbon/Kevlar. Based on a common inflation calculator the $4095...

I was wondering that myself. Getting clocked by a big canoe flying down the face of a wave would kind of ruin your surfing day.

Glenn, if you wanted a functional solo river tripping canoe, you can get a Dragonfly 15 in the expedition Kevlar layup for less than half your dream machine. Still a bit of money but in comparison with a Kevlar Curtis Dragonfly built in 1986 for $1279, a Kevlar Swift Dragonfly 15 costs just...

I think it's best to just call them double-blade or single-blade paddles. Which water craft (canoe, kayak, SUP, etc.) they're used with is really a moot point if the craft isn't specified. And even then there are discussions over whether something is a canoe or kayak.

Keewaydin 14 specs: Length: 14' Gunwale Width: 24" Maximum Width: 28" Waterline Width: 25" Centre Depth: 11.5" Bow Height: 18" Stern Height: 15" Bow Rocker: 2" Stern Rocker: 1" We were thinking of buying one but ended up with a shorter, more stable canoe with symmetrical rocker.

They no longer include the Keewaydin 14 in their catalog but you can special order it.

I guess my first response was similar to Tsuga8's but it's worth a try. My hunch, based on similar forums, is that you won't see much additional participation by manufacturers just because there's a sub-forum for them. But maybe this site will be the exception because of it's smaller size and...

I've been using a pair of Muck Arctic Pro boots for many years and like the boot a lot. I used to wear them for winter forestry work and would walk for miles through snow in steep terrain and they did well. Not as stable as the lace up Grizzly leather pac boots I had but the Muck's were much...

I wish Wenonah still sold those adjustable seat brackets. I've been looking for something similar but haven't found anything yet. I may see if I can get a local machine shop to build a set for me.

I love snowshoeing! It can be pretty low key if it's not too cold and I'm out in gentle terrain, but I wear/bring technical clothing if it's really cold, and/or I'm up in the mountains, and/or quite a ways from a road, where an injury might keep me out in the cold for a while, even overnight...

I respect someone that paddles the length of a river system, as I do for someone that hikes the length of a trail system, or bicycles across the continent. But when a journey becomes a race to see how fast you can do it, the journey changes into something else. A great canoeist is a great...

I have the same impression of all FKT endeavors: It's not a race in the normal sense, that is, against real-time competitors. It's a class within a class I suppose so I'll leave it at that.

I use an alcohol stove (Minibull Bongo) and prefer denatured ethanol alcohol. It's easy to find, inexpensive, relatively less toxic, somewhat more efficient, and doesn't seem to smoke as much as Heet (yellow bottle). Added: The red bottle Heet is pretty much worthless as a stove fuel.

Good for him. Not my idea of what canoeing is about, but good for him.

I'm a single-blade canoeist because I like the advantages of an open boat and the control of a single-blade; that's in context of flat water and quick water paddling. I've paddled sea kayaks on lakes and reservoirs and they were a lot of fun but in comparison with a canoe they weren't as...

Hi, Nick, Yup, that's what I was referring to in my post (below). I usually have tie-down patches and lashing straps in my canoes but have gotten lazy about getting them installed. This Prospector 13 will motivate me to get it done. "Now get to work!" :)

Speaking of flotation chambers... :-) We have a Swift Prospector 13 that we had built without flotation chambers, mainly because I don't like having to think about installing/removing the tank plug. (According to Swift's owner's manual you have to make sure the plug is removed during transport...

I guess it did come across that way so I edited my post. Not that drunkenness was the reason for the gathering but evening fires did tend to mimic cocktail hours in the woods.