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Scouter thank you for your enthusiasm. I will certainly get some more pics for you when I get back over there this weekend. Assuming I don't space out and forget.

My father in law passed recently so we're in the process of sorting through his stuff. He was an engineer from way back, and learned how to program computers with punch cards. We found this stashed away, it's in pristine shape. I'm not sure what we're going to do with it, I can't imagine getting...

I’m approaching 46, and I am fortunate in that I have been actively working to improve my diet and exercise over the past decade. My weight/health have always been good, but I had concerns about cardio strength. Regular daily walks around flat suburbia are certainly not as beneficial as the more...

I'm on the east coast so I'm not familiar with Michigan paddling, but from what you've described I would be comfortable taking my Blacklite Trillium on a paddle there. However, it sounds like you're not comfortable with the foam core, so if 5 lbs is worth it to you for the peace of mind then...

The general consensus here seems to be that the regular Blacklite is more durable than its weight would imply. I've bounced my BL Trillium off a few rocks and it's held up fine. However, if I got a dedicated river canoe such as the Phoenix I would probably splurge for the BL HD just for peace of...

Thanks. That looks exactly like the set up I should have gotten on my current car, and thanks to all your posts it will be on the next. My wife also prefers her kayak, and in all fairness it's very fun to paddle. I'm going to try to sell her on canoes this summer, we'll see how that goes.

Sorry to derail the conversation a little, but is your roof rack set up for a canoe and a kayak? It looks like there's a foldable j-style rack on the right?

Looks like winter is still being stubborn up there, good luck. Certainly a beautiful canoe, and sounds like it will be an enjoyable paddle.

I love my Trillium, and since you’ve already said speed isn’t your top priority I would certainly recommend it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a quick little canoe but definitely doesn’t have the same glide at faster speeds as say the Magic. I’m 145 lbs, and I find on windy days I have to add a...

This is what I do as well. But I'm 6ft with a fairly narrow canoe, so I'm not certain that would work for everyone.

Welcome. There's a lot of knowledgeable folk here. I'm not one of them, but if you post about your build I'll certainly read it.

According to the map we got about 9 inches, which sounds about right. Looks like I was just outside of the worst of the accumulation. They got about 14" in the town I work, so driving into that Monday morning was an adventure.

Thanks for taking the time to write all of this, it was an enjoyable read.

I think you’ll get much better advice here than on a sizing chart. I've linked another discussion below from here that you might find helpful. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/kayak-paddle-length-for-wider-canoe.130521/

I'm not sure why, but there's something I find quite awe-inspiring (for lack of a better term) about a body of water the size of Lake Erie being almost completely frozen over. Those of you that live further north probably see frozen lakes more frequently, but it doesn't happen much here. The...

So this only just occurred to me today after writing my response earlier. I got my Trillium converted from a pack seat to a standard canoe seat with 4" seated drops, so I'm not sure my current yoke setup is going to work. I guess I'll have to figure that out.

For short distances I just throw it over a shoulder. The Trillium is 27 lbs so I can manage that. For longer distances it digs into the shoulder and gets uncomfortable. That’s when I use a detachable yoke, I got a wood one from Northstar. I initially got the yoke with foam on it; it was not...

Welcome! I've been on the Conemaugh-Kiski River trail a few times, but not quite up that far. It's a nice paddle when the water levels are decent. Though it looks like the canoe in that picture took take a scrape or two from a rock.

So I actually found the Impression under Canoe>Solo Canoeing. I thought that was a weird place for it, but I was at work so I didn't have much time to read through everything. Now I'm even more amused that they have identical paddle with two different names for the length. Back to the original...

Bending Branches makes a canoe specific double bladed paddle. It comes in 260 and 280. I’ve never used one so I couldn’t say what the difference is. https://www.bendingbranches.com/collections/solo-canoeing/products/impression-solo