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I’ve been looking hard at Blue Mountain Campers lately. Small, no bells and whistles, but built to last and prices that don’t make me gag (or at least not as much). Only three models to look at. https://bluemountaincamperco.com/

Shame about the drive, another one an hour south of Madison, even cheaper. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Q3w3Ftiov/?mibextid=wwXIfr

How far are you willing to drive? One for sale about 30 min south of Madison, WI. Right at 50 lbs it looks like. https://www.facebook.com/share/1B9M7kXUv1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Another boat I’ll probably want?!? You two might be a bad influence…😂

That’s a pretty boat. Don’t know much about Blackhawks so thanks for the info, I’ll enjoy reading up on them. Peregrine is a boat I feel like I shouldn’t really like. I like deep boats, lots of rocker/maneuverability, wider vs narrower, etc. But something about the design and that laid out...

I like paddling tandems solo and I think you’re probably right, a loaded down tandem wouldn’t get pushed as much, and with more beam for stability it’s probably a safe ride in big water. Probably not very fast, but sure and steady. I almost brought a kayak paddle for that reason but figured my...

Snapping turtle coming out of a flooding creek today heading for a pond up the hill.

I took an ACA class on the MO river on Saturday and had a great time but the last hour or so we had ~17 mph headwinds. I have several boats, but most are solos for smaller rivers where wind is not an issue. I wanted a little larger boat that was stable and that I was very comfortable in for...

Well, sort of. When discussing the build and that it would be set up as a solo, Bill asked if I wanted it pulled in to be better as a solo setup (easier reach over the gunwales). To my knowledge they’ve only made two Starfires, and I think they did that with the first one. I told him no, and...

Thanks! I’ve been very happy with it. And I do think you’d like the design. Unfortunately in the Ozarks they don’t stay pristine very long: I got the epoxy “beefy” Expedition Kevlar to run lower water, or Class II with big rocks. Mostly to save the gel coat on my Bell. The Starfire may be...

I agree, the Starfire is worth a shot for @Tryin' And they are awfully purdy no matter the make. Although perhaps still not deep enough for him. I think the Swift version seems shallower than the Bell version’s 13.5” but haven’t measured them side by side. Seems pretty dry to me in...

Well shucks. It was heck of a deal, someone made out pretty good there.

I didn’t include this in the original trip report last Fall, as it was a little embarrassing, but thinking back yesterday I got a chuckle out of it and thought I’d share it after all. Kind of hard to tell in the below photo, but the gravel bar we had stopped at was somewhat steep: One might...

Little bit more comparison between the original and the 2.0 as well as some on-water paddling:

Interesting, your gunwales look different than the standard carbon Kevlar gunwales they have listed on their website. The website ones have diagonal yellow (presumably Kevlar) lines, whereas yours appear to be all black carbon. They change options and layups pretty often so it’s hard for me to...

I just saw the price drop and came right here as well 😂. Wish I knew someone passing through Montana on the way to the Midwest, dang it!

Hmm I know the sales guys answer a lot of questions, and deal with a lot of people any given day, etc, but partial answers are always frustrating. The P14 is available with cherry gunwales, can’t imagine the p15 won’t be as well (they may just not have done it yet). Darren at Rutabaga told...

I have not not paddled the Vertige but have paddled the Impulse and Eric’s comment about it being a bit of a barge is spot on in my opinion. I believe the Vertige has a reputation as a much better boat. I somehow happened upon a ridiculous deal early last year and picked up both an Impulse...

I’ve installed a few of the northstar epoxy (superbond) ones, both aluminum and carbon, and thought it was pretty easy. I just can’t bring myself to drill a hole in the boat, especially near the waterline. I like the fact that if I or someone else wanted to remove them they could do it so it...

I personally wish that several of the Friday and Sunday presentations had been Saturday instead. There was not as much on the schedule Saturday afternoon that I was as interested in, and we headed back to the hotel for a break a little after the 2:15 presentation was over. Friday we were more...