ScottS

Type 5 PFDs are "special use". The addition of a rescue belt to the design can change a Type 3 into a Type 5 without any other mods.

I don't think type V necessarily means more floatation than type III. I think it has something to do with intended usage. I just...

I don't know the mechanics of your shoulder issue, but with an ottertail, the power comes on slow and steady as you progress through the...

I would think an ottertail or modified ottertail would be the natural choice. Robert Perkins ("Into the Great Solitude") used paddles...

No. I don't have a gps, I don't have an inreach. I paddle alone most of the time. I carry my basic flip phone in a waterproof box. I...

I use Watco. My canoe is canoe is 16 years old, and I've owned it for 12 years. I paddle 80-90 days a year and store the canoe inside...

It's a royalex Winona Spirit II. It was the first boat I bought after I acquired my Pa. lake house. I think it's a good hull. I plan to...

The season here in southern CT is 12 months long. So, I do put it away.... but it it is definitely scratchier than most.

That's a lot of paddling days Scott. Do you leave a boat on your vehicle for the season?

I got in 131 days in 2024. All day trips, almost all solo, all out-n-back, but I got into a few new-to-me rivers. I really like what...

Wenonah Solo Plus. 16-6 long, a little wider than most pure solos, reasonably fast and stable. Catches a little wind when empty, but...

They'll get hung on a wall, and the new owners will call it an oar...ha! When I make a paddle for someone, I always take it out and...