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Sorry about the implants - hopefully they will dry out. I got out yesterday as well with a group of open boaters on the class II...

Marmot Precip or an equivalent. Much like headlamps, I can't keep track of them and have several, including one that is always in my...

This made me laugh. When I first started working in the Caribbean I couldn't figure out why all the old guys wore hardhats all the...

No first hand experience. Just looking at the boat it appears that it would be happy or maybe even anxious to lean to the rail. I think...

It sounds like you have first hand experiance and there is less primary stability.

Maybe the better canoe to compare to the Andante is a hollowed out telephone pole.

I think M Clemens may have it right. Given CEW's comments and the 12' 6" length, maybe the better canoe to compare with the Andante is...

At 12'6' it might be a fairer comparison to the Mayfly, if a comparison must be made. Some tidbits from CEW:

I agree with every thing you pointed out. I did not mean it was a direct cross to the Ladybug just that it should preform similar...

I often bring a lot of light sources, including headlamps, flashlights, luci lights, etc. And I spread them out among bags. I don't want...

Headlamps are one of those things I can never keep track of. Which is to say I've got a bunch but I have no idea where they are. That...

I carry two, and extra batteries, used one yesterday for painting the hallway. Don’t leave home without!

It will take me a while to save up to get there. There are some good trip reports online if you search hard. Sometimes chatgpt will find...

I'm thinking of a trip to Temagami by myself. I think I will stick to just Lake Temagami, I don't want to portage by myself at my age...

I use a Boy Scout poncho, it keeps me dry, it has good air flow, and allows easy movement. Once I used it as a tarp over my canoe...