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Hopefully it won’t be so hot, 2025 was a hot summer in the NE, and I would like to try a tandem canoe with my wife. We currently use pack canoes but as we age it might be easier to keep up with the younger paddler’s with us paddling a small tandem. What do you experienced tandem paddler’s think...

Thanks Joe, and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Red sky in the morning, sailors warning!

We used Canoe Country Outfitters in Ely, MN, nice people.

We didn’t get out much at all this year, the high daytime temperatures, two trips abroad and life just didn’t allow us much time to paddle.

Does that Spitfire have a foam core?

What tandems are you looking at?

Wow, that is terrible. Why would a manufacturer release that piece of garbage? They should have destroyed that canoe, never released to the public!

Yakima makes the goal post attachment.

ABT, go to a place that caters to artists and they will have Sharpie markers in colors that aren’t the norm and you will find a permanent marker that is close to or a near exact match, they will hide those scratches.

Joe, are you bringing it up to Fish Creek this weekend?

I am not seeing any state laws regarding roof rack widths but the legal vehicle width is 8.5’ and under.

Not sure what year your 4 Runner is but Yakima says up to 78” wide round bar is available for 4 Runners. Erica, what type/shape of Yakima bar do you presently have? I have a 2023 Subaru Outback that I use Thule 65” long square bars. I just went on Inno racks website and they have a rack for 2010...

Just visited my neighbor who was having work done on their home by a contractor I recommended and they have a mint 17’ Wenonah Jensen designed, kevlar 49 canoe that they want to sell. Her husband has many health issues and hasn’t paddled the canoe for many many years. It just sits in their...

The Emergency Bandage or Israeli bandage is a specially designed, first-aid device that is used to stop bleeding from hemorrhagic wounds caused by traumatic injuries in pre-hospital emergency situations

I was speaking to a long time paramedic and he advised on keeping a couple of Israeli bandages in your kit.

Depending on one’s age having someone with you wouldn’t be a bad idea. I heard that an older gentleman lay in his home for four days before anyone checked on him. He is now in a facility and was severely damaged from his stroke.

I have a Northstar Trillium pack in Blacklite with E6 trim. Nice canoe.

Are you going to get another pack boat, model/brand?

Just got back from spending a few day up in the dak’s and the water levels are down and the mountains are just silhouettes from the haze from the Canadian wildfires.