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I've seen those fiberglass arborist poles but never got to try them out for canoeing. If you go that route, I'll be interested in how they adapt. I had trouble using stainless steel ferrules for poling because they want to over telescope--they aren't made to be continually jammed together. The...

Don't know if you considered a fiber pole. It looks as though Fibertex makes poles, if you want to explore that. I know you said you didn't want to make a pole. How do you feel about fixing a pole? I still have the remains of Frankenstick, formerly a two piecer made from closet dowel. I used...

Easy, cheap and useful! Thanks for sharing.

Comment: I’ve been using a two-burner Magellan propane stove for the last year. In the past, I always wanted a liquid-gas fuel stove in cold weather, because the little isopro gas bottles just didn’t seem to perform well once temps went below 50. On a trip last October, the stores were all out...

It's been a few years since I poled the canoe. Local paddling spots don't lend themselves well to poling: most are too deep or too muddy. But over the halloween weekend, I joined a group that was paddling the upper Potomac near Greenridge State Forest. I paddled that section before, and remember...

Funny how old threads pop up. Since 2016, I had to replace my Thule bars. The bars rusted because the plastic coating wore off the bars due to sliding canoes onto the rack from behind the vehicle. The culprit was the hardware Old Town used to attach seats and thwarts to vinyl gunwales. Each time...

I have a Sea to Summit dry bag that was missing the female half of the quick-release buckle, which made the bag largely useless. I contacted Sea to Summit about buying another buckle. Their customer service emailed right away that they were mailing me a new buckle. The buckle arrived and is now...

Thank you for posting the TR. Multiple, consecutive days of rain has driven me off a few river trips. Most everything is soggy after the second day. So the third day of rain is demoralizing, and causes one to question how much fun is being had, especially if the temps are low. Call me sissy...

Hope you went. I've always enjoyed Moosehead and while I have never paddled at Umbagog, I have to think Moosehead has more to offer. But it's just so big! And the inability to reserve camp sites makes site planning a gamble. Hope it went well.

I'm so glad I went to Michigan! I know I only scratched the surface, but it is a great place for outdoor lovers and except for one upset drift boater guy the people are friendly and nice. I'm indebted to Foxyotter and a couple folks from West Michigan Kayak and Canoe meetup, who all went out of...

In my hands, the GP is the wettest paddle. Most Euro blades are fitted with drip rings, which keep most drippage out towards the blades. you still Get drips in the boat as the off side of the paddle passes over the gunwale, but most of the dripping first falls into the water. Unless you figure...

Dry suit packed. Hope I can hit a benign weather window.

I started out in canoes where a vertical paddle stroke is good form. Then came kayaks. At first I the GP for change of pace when I got tired using my Werner Euro. It took about two years, but I came to prefer the GP. It just feels better in the water. The GP almost feels as fun as a single...

Do people canoe on the waters at Pictured Rocks? Should I pack my drysuit?

I'm going to Michigan, dang it! Leaving next week. I've joined the West Michigan Kayaking and Canoe meetup. Judging by photos, they are heavily kayak oriented, but probably nice people who have local knowledge of rivers, so I'm going to join them at a Rendezvous next week. Speaking of...

Nice TR on a great trip. You might not be the first, but the list of upstream canoers that made it up there can't be too long!

well done trip and report. I sure like having old TRs to look back on, so I hope you manage to keep this.

when we first got this painting, I spent a lot of time trying to see what’s happening. I think the painting includes canoes, but more than that I’ve never concluded.

260cm double blade. I don’t like the constant drippage off the blades into the boat. It’s useful in a headwind, but frankly, that thing kicks my butt—I’m just not strong enough to hold it up and swing it all day.

Good points! A loaded boat is so much more stable than an empty canoe. And standing in the stern, side to side is tight, so fore/aft more natural and stable. I like the square stance, amidships because you can easily heel the canoe on its side to lift the stems and carve turns, which seems...