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Bryan's a good one for sure.

In the photo I have cord going around the tree, however I just upgraded to mini (3/4") cam straps. Adds weight but much faster, much more solid and way less finicky to set up. There is a curve cutout with four metal spikes (screws with the heads ground off) sticking out 1/4" to provide some...

I made this last spring & it has been on one group trip. Left it home on solo/small group trips. My back hates me when I clean fish hunched over. This table can be set up at any height (~elbow is great for processing fish) and is rock solid. Properly set up there is no give, up, down or...

It most certainly is - that would be heresy. You're thinking of Sheep.

I just got the "Young Viking" model of new knee two years ago and it's been great. Planning on being fully bionic before shuffling off the coil.

HMG makes quality stuff and you would not be the first lightweight canoe tripper to use their packs. Your philosophical description was evocative; very well phrased. One can more easily get deeper into wilderness...

I applaud your efforts! If I am reading the site correctly, the medium is the Pioneer @ 4700 cu in, which is 77L. My pack for a 7-14 day solo is about 55L, though it is tight and I wish it were a hair bigger. It all fits, but it would be nice if I did not have to play 3D tetris every time...

Sounds like our uses are different. On the seat, mine also came with a slider but mounted on an aluminum frame rather than the carbon fiber bulkheads. Can move on the fly but it is, as you say, not dynamic. I have found that moving the seat alone sometimes does not change the trim enough. On...

Neat. I may need to sell some of my other boats to fund a new build. How tough are the carbon fiber thwarts? Would love to see more photos. Would also love to hear your thoughts after you've taken it on a few wilderness trips. Wonder if the black interior will be hot (I trip with a dog -...

Cool! What is the 5” square gunwale?? Also, what do you do for a yoke?

Can I ask more about your Blackwater? Their layup pricing/weight spreadsheet shows the Textreme Ultralite as 19 lbs...Textreme Lite at 21. Did you actually get the Ultralite, or did you get the Textreme Lite & make other selections (like the interior layer) to bring the weight down...

Agree with Alan. If you are a flatwater tripper and wetfoot - go light. If you're grinding down bony rivers, go heavy. I know Bill Swift will tell you that the lighter layups can take way more than most folks think...

The correct way.

Not rivers, but I have made a habit of getting into very remote bushwhack lakes in Ontario (collecting a few per year). In the last three years all but one were lakes that I am confident had no human visitors in many decades. It's fun to go fishing where the fish have never seen a lure. I do...

No axes or Hatchets on my trips, solo or group. I call 'em the "trip-ender". Saws? Sure!

Will add that I like the feature, but now canoe trip in Orvis Pro Stretch shirts. They lack that extra collar flap...and I do miss it. But they are just a little lighter and cooler than the MH Canyon. Plus they come in Plaids vs drab solids. I've compensated by wearing a neck buff most of...

Alan, no on the heart rate. My Blackwater is consistently 3.65mph over the long haul. Magic about 3.4. And for further reference, my NS Trillium is 3 flat. Glenn, neat looking rocketship you have there but I think it would suffer on the 1000m bushwhack portages in NW Ontario’s Jack Pine...

Nice - found that video & will watch. I do own a GRB paddle, though use the ZRE more.

Let's see a few pics of your new ride! And would love to hear more about turning it when you've had more time in the boat - although I have been paddling mine for 3 years, I suspect I still have much to learn.