Recent content by RPATCH

I can't say. I suspect that if one were to take the plastic snap base, rough it up with 80 grit sand paper and anneal it with a torch, that the 3M adhesive pad would stay put. That is not a very practical solution except for the truly obsessed.

The failure is actually taking place between the adhesive pad and the plastic snap base. It leaves the adhesive pad on the canoe. They are the YKK SNAD's. YKK's response to the issue was that the marine snaps were not meant to get wet.

If everybody liked the same thing, it would be a boring world.

They referred to it as the Dragonfly XL initially. I lobbied for SuperFly. It would have a theme song and everything. Seriously though, I think of it as more of a larger, drier and more responsive Phoenix. Robert

Yes, my plan is to take the DF15. We have a tentative group at this point, which is not completely set. Part of the canoe equation will be renting vs. bringing for those flying vs driving. Let me get the okay to spill the beans before I do. I am pretty focused on a 10 day Everglades trip...

Thank you! We did 700 miles on the Yukon last summer and as we were passing the mouth of the Big Salmon, NikonF5user (Russ) commented that he always wanted to do the Big Salmon. So here we go!

At this point, it looks like we may have the new Swift Dragonfly 15, Hemlock SRT and Redfeather Rockstar all on a Big Salmon River trip in Yukon Territory next summer.

I have never paddled the original Dragonfly, but I spent a day paddling the plug for the Dragonfly 15 and I own a Phoenix in IXP. I found the stern of the DF15 to break free in a similar fashion to the Phoenix. Not what I would call sticky. The DF15 feels much more lively and responsive than...

Chapter and verse.

I don't think I'm going to dignify that with a reply.

This yellow bag stays in my vestibule at night.

My sleep stuff.

Glenn, I never carry a gun anywhere and I've never taken one on a canoe trip. I've had this shotgun for a few years and in researching the trip it seemed like a reasonable thing to do. I have a cheap dry bag that it is in. I've field stripped it and coated it with Eezox for rust protection...

Hopefully, nothing! Until then, a Remington 870 Express.

I am on this same trip. I don't have photos on hand for everything, but this is my little grab bag that stays in front of me.