My wife and I are getting into tripping. We were lucky to find and purchase a 16' Esquif Prospecteur. However, the supplier does also have a 17' that I can trade up to if we change my mind before we go pick up the canoe.
I can't see regretting the decision to get the 16' but I've seen a lot of folks swear by 17' footers for tripping.
We'd like to be able to do up to 2 week trips in the future, but it's probably not going to happen this year, we'll probably only go out for a week max.
Having done a lot of backpacking in the past I've become quite the minimalist camper. However I'm 6'4" and I weigh around 240lbs.
So hence the quandary.
Also no passengers/children/dogs.
It would also be nice to be able to solo the canoe as well.
I'm pretty sure we can get all the things we need out of the 16 and I'd much prefer the 65lbs of the 16' to the 75lbs of the 17'.
So that's my thinking.
Should I get the 17 instead?
I can't see regretting the decision to get the 16' but I've seen a lot of folks swear by 17' footers for tripping.
We'd like to be able to do up to 2 week trips in the future, but it's probably not going to happen this year, we'll probably only go out for a week max.
Having done a lot of backpacking in the past I've become quite the minimalist camper. However I'm 6'4" and I weigh around 240lbs.
So hence the quandary.
Also no passengers/children/dogs.
It would also be nice to be able to solo the canoe as well.
I'm pretty sure we can get all the things we need out of the 16 and I'd much prefer the 65lbs of the 16' to the 75lbs of the 17'.
So that's my thinking.
Should I get the 17 instead?