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Had I only found this sooner! Also desirous of a Grey Owl freestyle; thought I'd have to consider a new one... I was at the ADK Symposium that weekend at Paul Smiths, and live not too far from Burlington... what are the paddles doing down here?

Back in the 70's, my brother was camping in, or right outside of Glacier. He woke up during the night, because, as he described it, he "heard his scull cracking". His head was in the jaws of a bear (brown or grizzly, neither he nor his buddy could tell by night). It had grabbed him and was...

Aha! A fine option. Thanks!

I was going to add, in my post, but skipped it... I had a yoke years ago with that "deep dish", or doubly contoured shape; with super cushy closed cell foam 1.5 or 2 inches thick. Most stable and comfortable yoke I can think of. The one I had was aluminum, haven't seen one like it since. Got it...

I'm a skinny little guy with bony (but wider) shoulders, and have the same yoke, and issues, using it with my solo, which weighs around 34lbs. I tried doubling the foam thickness of the pads; didn't help at all. Also removed the middle block to lower the carry, as you did. I'm going back to...

All of the above. Tsuga8's suggestions for habitat are spot on, as my experience goes. Habitat, timing, moving silently... all apply; doing so in a canoe seems much less alarming to critters than when we're walking. As far as paddling at night, I never have. Don't recall ever seeing anyone on...

More options out there than I thought, glad I asked! The Werner Journey or Black Pearl look appealing to me, though the Black Pearl is only 2oz. or so lighter than my Gillis. The Werner's appear to be sold out; I'll get in touch with them to check about availability. Think I'll also talk to...

Thanks Glenn, this is quite helpful. I do recall reading the earlier post, but was hoping for more leads or info. I'll take a look at the ZRE site.

I have searched a good bit, and find only one offering for a straight shaft carbon fiber paddle (5 or 7 degrees not desired); believe it was a Werner, and they are entirely unavailable. I'm quite fond of my Sunburn Gillis, but the lure of a featherweight carbon has been growing. What options am...

I miss two of the three I've sold; a Blackhawk Covenant 115, and a Kevlar Malecite. Both 80's vintage. Have only one boat now, a Blacklite Trillium, which keeps me happy. All have/have wood trim.

My Trillium has had the added benefit of improving my social life; it's blacklite with wood trim and I took off all the (obnoxious to me) decals). I always get compliments on it. One was from a vey nice lady at the put-in, with a blacklite Northwind. A few pleasant dates resulted. Guess that's...

I have a Trillium, and am delighted with it. Contrast: I'm 5'6" and 125lbs, and usually paddle it day tripping, with another 15-20lbs for pack & gear. Have on occasion added another 25-35lbs (water in a dry bag) to see how it felt, particularly on a windy day; have rarely felt a need to though...

Good input Mike, thanks for that. I've been going with a home made wooden rack the last few years (no cap), and while I'm not wild about the forward overhang, my boat's only 14'6", and the bow ends up just a smidge beyond the windshield. I did have a problem with bow clearancewhen I went to a...

Just picked up a nice flat roof fiberglass truck cap for my Tacoma, and will definitely want a rack for it. I've searched the topic a bit and see that some people prefer one rack mounted on the cab, and the other on the cap; but for the moment I'm thinking both crossbars on the cap. Looks like...

What does one do with the Penetrol to help with the oxidation?

For now: I cut a simple rectangle of ensolite to fit between the pads I have installed; lo and behold it's a nice friction fit, and worked fine for me today, and I appreciated the coverage. The removable piece doubled as a luxury sit pad, and carries easily on my daypack. I'd like a cleaner...

All helpfull. I feel good about having options; think I'll save solvents for a last or final step. The Trillium will likely be up on the rack in the shed in a couple/few weeks, and temps are not so favorable for glue set up now, so will see if it's a now or in the spring thing. I'd still cut...

I glued in some pads with Wildwood contact cement, which went well, but... I'm finding I'd really like more coverage than the pads I cut. I can patch in a couple more pieces to do that, but would prefer to take these off and glue in two larger pieces (I like to leave a channel in the middle for...

Another variable on qualification here. Certainly, I began paddling avidly and frequently in the mid 80's, in my mid 30's, living in the Adirondacks; thru to around the turn of the millennium. Then, a period of around 10 years of only occasional outings, due to an assortment of life issues. My...