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Hello! If anyone has a sailing Old Town Penobscot, Tripper, or Camper - could I trouble you to take pictures of the setup in side and share them? I am redoing a sailing Penobscot and have removed all of the wood for sanding / varnish - before I do any reinstall I would love to see how they have...

Prepping for a 30+ day trip this summer, would love to hear updated ideas everyone has for supermarket alternatives to backpacking meals. I have been scanning through past posts and there is quite a bit information out there already, but of course things change over time so I figured I would...

Did anyone notice that Swift has added the Flashfire https://swiftcanoe.com/boat/flashfire/ and a brand new solo - a Prospector 13 - to their website?!? https://swiftcanoe.com/boat/prospector-13/

Can anyone identify this model Kokatat? I cannot find a model on any of the labels. If you have any experience with this suit and potentially know when they were built, I would be interested in any info you could pass along. Thanks! ~Russ

Has anyone tried wet-footing with the Astral Rassler 2.0? They seem rather ideal, although I can find very few user reports, particularly when it comes to ankle support on a portage. Would love to hear if anybody has experience with these shoes...

Has anyone had any experience with extended tripping in a Merlin 2? Curious if it has enough space for a 2+ week trip carrying paddler plus portage pack and 60L barrel...

Does anyone have experience with the Esquif Avalon? It seems perhaps comparable to an Old Town Penobscot 16, and according to the Esquif website comes with a kneeling thwart, but it seems a bit rare. Mainly just curious, also wondering if anyone has photos of inside...

Curious how everyone feels about Kevlar skid plates, and their impact on the paddling performance of the boat? Is the weight and paddling impact of the plates worth the abrasion benefits?

Looking for a solo boat along the lines of a Northwind Solo / Merlin II / Hemlock Peregrine / Keewaydin 15 or similar. I am in Maryland, but am willing to travel basically anywhere in the eastern US for the right boat. Thanks!