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I know this can vary by weather and other factors, but pick the number that is closest to the percentage of time you use a double blade paddle on an average trip when paddling solo.

What type of cushioning/insulating product do you mostly sleep on these days on a canoe camping trip—nothing, a foam pad, a foam/air hybrid like ThermaRest, an air mattress, a cot, a hammock, or something else? I don't believe I ever used a foam/air hybrid. I began with a simple roll of Ensolite foam, and then as I recall I moved to an air mattress. For a while I used a very comfortable Lafuma cot, which however is quite bulky and heavy. For the past decade, as I've aged, I've become much...

The poll question is about the type of vehicle you currently use to cartop or trailer your canoe most of the time. I pick currently because I've used just about all my vehicles over the past 40+ years to tote canoes at one time or another. But the primary vehicle for most of that time and currently has been a full sized van conversion. I sleep in it while traveling and car camping, and store most of my key canoeing and camping gear in it year round. From spring to fall I used to keep 1-3...