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I have a Northstar North Wind solo. With this design, Northstar sacrificed some speed in favor of seaworthiness. I thought that was a good compromise but, if you really want good glide, maybe not the best choice. I've had my eye on the Magic. A little longer and narrower with less rocker and...

Looks pretty choppy. Cherries don't end up in the water? What are you paddling? Hard to tell what it is. I knew a cyclist that stuck gummies to his top tube so they were easy to access.

You should find some good tips on fueling up here. Fat has a ton of calories, but the body can't convert it to energy quickly. That's why they don't recommend it for shorter efforts. The fat you eat today fuels you a day or two later. My guess is that you are better off with carbs for a trip...

My other main interest is cycling. My understanding is that fats only becomes important on longer events, like the Tour de France and carbs are the way to go for shorter events. I'm not sure where a five day canoe trip would fit in. I add a drink mix, like Accelerade, to my water bottles, so I...

I watch a lot of those survival shows on the Discovery Channel, etc.. They seem to be more concerned with protein intake than carbohydrates. I wouldn't have thought that, but I'm assuming they know something I don't. I wouldn't worry too much about fat intake unless it was a really long trip...

My sniffer isn't that good, but haven't noticed them to be especially smelly. Certainly not the chicken. If you really want to attract bears, cook up a little bacon.

The grocery store, where I shop, just moved to a much larger building, meaning selection has increased. A few things I found, that might work on a canoe trip: Starkist Smart Bowls- meals in a pouch. A little small. One pouch probably won't be enough for a hungry man. But cheap and don't take...

My dad frequently took the family camping for his vacation. With four kids, it was an inexpensive option. For dinner we often had Dinty Moore stew and he'd stretch it with a can of baked beans. I have nostalgic feelings about Dinty Moore Stew. I have Dinty Moore stew at home once in a while...

I've eaten more than my share of freeze dried meals. I don't know if they've gotten worse or my taste has changed, but I can barely stomach them now. But I am a big fan of meal systems that don't dirty a pot. I think washing dishes without a sink is a pain. I'm thinking that, since you are...

Ther Green is one of the rivers I'm talking about. I've done many trips down Labyrinth, Stillwater and Meander (Colorado River) canyons. Everyone I know carries all their water. Tex's Riverways, recommends you carry all your water. Very few springs in side canyons and often dry. Settling...

On many of the rivers of the Colorado Plateau and beyond, it is common practice, in fact necessary, to carry all the water you will need on the trip. This includes water for meal preparation. So, theoretically, eating canned food shouldn't be much of a weight or volume penalty, if you reduce the...

Cliff Jacobson recommends double or triple wrapping your food and hiding it in the woods. Says it works better than hanging. I'm skeptical. Makes me pretty nervous. I keep my food in a Bear Vault, but I'd still hang it. Even if the bear doesn't get to the food, he might drag it off...

As I said, that is what I've done previously. Just thinking this would save looking for just the right rock(s), and ditty bags tend to get caught in the branches, don't travel as far, etc.

I can still see my floor in a couple places, so I recently ordered an arborist throw bag. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weaver+arborist+throw+bag&crid=178OZO4EDBGN3&sprefix=%2Caps%2C1257&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent The idea being that I would use this for hanging the food bag. There might be...

I have mixed feelings about foot braces. Undoubtedly, they benefit paddling efficiency. Even comfort, at times. Until recently, I've always sat cross legged, giving me more room for gear. I'm currently running with kayak style foot braces. Kind of a compromise. I have something to brace my...

I have to say I'm skeptical. If boats were faster healed over then racers would paddle them that way and they don't. A healed over canoe is like a canoe with rocker and rocker is slow. In the case of paddling a tandem solo from the middle position, you might need to heal it over to get a more...

The reason they lean the boat, for more traditional paddling, has to do with reaching the water and easy turning, not speed. At least that's my take. I own a Northstar North Wind, but I've had my eye on a Northstar Magic. It is Northstar's "fastest" solo canoe. Being six inches longer has...

On Sunday, I went paddling, in my crossover kayak, for the first time. I know this is a canoe forum, but bear with me for a minute. I've known for a while now that the boat with the highest top speed isn't necessarily the boat that takes the least amount of effort to maintain an easy cruising...

As I said, it takes some effort to turn. I paddled mine down Stillwater Canyon and didn't have a problem, but I was young and strong then. It's pretty deep, so it would take some pretty rough stuff before water came in. The downside of that is it has a lot of windage. One plus for a long boat...

Have you guys looked at the Wenonah Encounter? Their highest capacity solo. Holds a ton. Very stable. Pretty fast. The only thing I didn't like about it was it took some effort to turn. I would consider buying another one. I liked it a lot.