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I was just rereading my copy of "The Functional Side Of Freestyle Canoeing." It is the first time I've read it since I've been working on carving with my stern, and it confirmed that bow pinning and stern carving rely on the same techniques of using your hull to control your boat. There are at...

"In without knocking" I'm pretty sure that was the title of the chapter in one of Steve Herrera's bear attack books about my good friend, Helmuth Port. A grizzly attacked him while he was sleeping in his tent. It broke his arm with a bite and ripped the muscle from the bone. It also punctured...

That was a good article with some good tips. It wasn't mentioned and it probably goes without saying, but if you want to sneak up on wildlife, ditch the double blade. Using a double bade is like waving a flag to get noticed.

I'm not a linguistics expert but from what I know about human anatomy, are you sure it's not "frozen shrunken balls"?

I used to paddle standing almost all the time when solo so I used it a lot. Now I mostly use it seated in an unfavorable wind. When I'm poling it is always within easy access so I can switch back and forth between it and the pole. When poling I'll grab it to get past a deep section. Especially...

Good photo, I like your trim. I never tried it in a 15 foot boat but if the boat is stable with two people then it should work. It may notl work from the stern seat when empty though. As long as you still have both seats in you can try loading it both ways when you are out there to see what...

Nice paddle. I recently mentioned in the thread about the Maine guide Paddle that they are a paddle that will do more than a standard paddle. I not saying that it is a Maine Guide Paddle but it will do more then a standard one.

I've never used them on a trips or tied my packs down on C2 rivers. I do tether the packs together with a rope though so I don't loose anything if I flip. I have tied my packs down on big lakes to displace water in case I swamp. This is what Bill Mason recommended, and it worked great for me the...

Well Gale, I take my cat fishing and mushroom picking. He's not much of a paddler though, after ten minutes I had to take him home to rest his arms. .

Out of curiosity what boat are you going to be using? By switching to the stern seat you may pick up enough cargo space that you can leave the bow seat in. You will pick up cargo area just by switching to the stern seat. When you're in the bow seat backwards position your legs are taking up half...

Good luck with it and be careful you don't knock the antenna off with the boat. Like I did on my wife's Rav 4.

That's an 11 hour drive for me, but it's on my list. After being there, what is your opinion on navigating? Would you go alone?

Good choice on the Tripper. I would think about adding a six foot beavertail paddle to your kit, if you haven't already.

I would encourage you to paddle from the stern seat. With a loaded boat you should be able to get a trim that'll work for you, while enjoying the most efficient paddling position in the boat.

Thanks for confirming that it doesn't matter which way you lean to carve towards your paddle side, for this to work. My gut feeling though is that you can get more carve to offset yaw by leaning towards your paddle side, like Tom Foster and Charlie Wilson describe. I do it while my bow is...

First off, I don't think it matters which way you lean to carve/pivot towards your paddle side. Either way, I think you can track just as straight of a course as hen using correction strokes alone, maybe even straighter. Although the canoe is carving a radius it is offset by the yaw of your...

I'm not familiar with the boat, but it might solo fine from the stern seat.

^^^ I would have needed a 96 inch paddle to do that from the stern seat.^^^

The good news is I've been tripping for almost 35 years with a partially numb left foot. My sciatic pain used to go down the back of my left leg making it painful to sit. Then I had a skiing accident on Tincan Mt. and the symptoms changed to the numb foot. It was an upgrade for me. I hope you...

My Spirit II has bucket seats and I'm not a fan. First thing you can't comfortably paddle backwards from the bow seat. Second thing is I sometimes like to have my body right up against the gunnel to get my weight in the chine of the boat for a better carve. It also limits how much I can affect...