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I paddle a 16’ prospector almost exclusively when I’m with my dog. One of them is on my truck right now. They are slow and inefficient in lake country but super stable and dry. I think they shine on moving water. I also use a bell Northstar with the dog when lakes are the rule. while I...

My previous dog wore the RuffWear and it’s the best out there in my opinion. I put a medium Ruffwear on my puppy yesterday and she went swimming for her first time and it only took 6 seconds before she figured it out. We hiked around the reservoir for two full hours and she didn’t even notice...

I have a Rockstar in Black Gold layup and am 6’-1 x 220# before I put on my paddling clothes. I have most recently used it for a 2 week trip without a dog. I think over the long haul at your size and tripping weight a smaller boat would be more efficient, especially if you can only have one...

I agree. Except for my multi day back pack, all my canoe packs and day packs, most of which are canvas, are stripped down. I took off the chest straps, hip belts, and tump lines. I usually leave them unbuckled even on my back pack. If its solid, you could put that bag back in service to haul...

I push/pull my solo composites as well and never felt like the weight at the ends was a problem. When solo in a dedicated solo composite, I’m not with a 80+ dog and in sticking with the composite theme I travel much lighter and with one pack if possible. I don’t have skills for determining...

I'm with the majority here. Drag over. I've never had an issue with wood or composite. I do caution that some of those sticks are substantial and if they are sticking out at the right angle especially in the opposite direction of canoe force, they could puncture a hull. If I see a stick like...

I'm considering selling a Dagger Reflection 17 and/or Reflection 15 in RX. I will debate that to myself this weekend on my next walkabout. They are potentially taking up space for other boats that may see more use. They come in handy sometimes though. But this thread is troubling! I am...

You could try joining Keelhaulers or Bens creek canoe clubs. Both paddle Slippery Creek and the Youghegeney regularly. Also may be able to get some personal classes from Riversport in Confluence PA. (Yough). https://www.keelhauler.org/ https://benscreekcanoeclub.com...

I’m with Bob. I have a cotton anorak that only gets worn in the coldest, windiest of days. I wear it over a Lester River Boreal wool hoodie. If it’s not cold enough for the anorak, I wear the Lester river or wool shirt only. I haven’t even had the chance to wear the cotton anorak this year in...

I’m not familiar with the Bob’s Special, but I routinely switch between a Bell Northstar and W/C 16’ prospector for all my trips with a Chessie. Both are great at handling our combined tripping weight. Prospector is slow and Northstar is light and fast. Just depends on my mood heading into a...

Bill, The best option would be to ship a resupply of clothes and food to Ft. Kent so you can paddle back! After that option I would like to have someone there to pick me up for the trip home. Or, as you mention, arrange a rental to take myself home. I've never been to Ft. Kent so the rental...

I tried to order a trek fat bike to tow my dog trailer on river shuttles and was told it would be backordered until November. I declined and said I could walk there and back by then. :( cheers

Welcome to the forum Bill. I’m the same height and weight as you. I usually paddle a prospector with dog because it leaves plenty of spare capacity and the abundant rocker makes twisty rivers and rapids a piece of cake. My tripping prospector is wood canvas and is under 60#. I had a “shorter”...

Here in Pennsylvania the rivers I paddle rarely freeze. It would take several weeks of single digit weather for them to start freezing. Maybe a little bank ice sometimes. I paddled the Yough on 12/26 and the windchill with 16mph winds was -3F. I had to walk in snow for 9 miles to shuttle back...

I’ve been driving the same Tacoma for 16 years and never had a mishap with it. But once many years ago we had run a local whitewater river in winter. Having run the river we were loading boats and jabbering away. Then we left for home my brother and I. His kayak and my Bell Prodigy canoe were...

A bunch of us from Pennsylvania drove up to Ottawa to do the middle channel of the Ottawa R. The only one who didn’t paddle white water was my brothers future wife who visited the camp spa each day. After a couple days my brother decided to bush wack to the river and tow her across the flat...

Testify! I have 5 of those vests. I wear them all the time for hiking in cold weather and courting the ladies. Just joshing on the courting part. I’ve been married for 30 years...but I very well may have had a wool vest back then. I have multiple items from empire and if I don’t get fat...

Those are a couple of funny pics! Dude freeloading on top of the canoe will be on latrine duty! in the middle picture is that guy wearing a tie? That’s one classy canoeist! I do recall showing up to a big ww river once and as I sat in an eddy in the first rapid, some weird dude comes bombing...

I started with the trailblazer aluminum bucksaw and went to a wooden one with similar length blade as yours. Very comfortable in the hand and efficient. But...I got chaffed at the screws used to secure the blade one too many times. I got two Silky Saws and after clearing hiking trails all...

Seeker, I don’t use my arrangement enough to notice if it would sag. It’s handy to have for day trips where there’s no dog or gear for ballast/trim but I wouldn’t carry it on a multi day trip. In other words, I would take another canoe tripping rather than the WC prospector if that canvas...