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I did many trips minimalist solo with a packframe mount for my solo and single tripped. Now being older I can't do that and besides want some comforts like a chair and comfortable hammock with a view and shoes for camp.. So I either use wheels or double trip.I ues 2 main packs, carrying the...

You can solo trip in any boat-just do it and have fun. If you lower the seat,you won't be able to kneel. I moved seats foreward on a pack and the owner liked it. If your tripping,you could put more weight foreward and leave the seat where it is.

OK a serious question. I and a kneeling solo paddler. I us a straight paddle that is 34" top pf grip to start of blade. What length bent should i get? Thanks, Turtle

"It's not a map; it's a to do list"

The one time I was glad I was armed was backpacking in the ADKs. We encountered a group of 4 young men and a woman. I assumed they were together,but the woman came with me and my son when we moved on. She said she was traveling alone and met the guys and they insisted she go with them. When i...

My thinking on firearms is they are good deter-ant for people because they know what they can do--animals are clueless and except for a bang noise your only option is to instantly stop them--not easy. Anybody here have actual experience spraying a bear. I have read of instant results--anybody...

The only actual threat I have had canoeing was other paddlers dogs. I have been bitten twice and had the hell scared out of me several more times. I used the carry a pistol, but I realized i would probably hesitate too long in shooting someone's dog. I now always carry bear spray and have used...

My most embarrassing swim was in a freestyle canoe class with 10 people watching

Drove to the ADKs in october and launched on a beach on a wilderness lake early in the morning. carried my canoe to the shore and went back for my gear . When I got back with my gear my canoe was drifting out into the lake. It was a big lake and know one was around. I calculated how long it...

I read somewhere that canoe decks were made bigger and bigger so that couples could legitimately sit closer together. also, my scout troop used to put their frame packs in frame down to keep them dry.

I use g-flex for this-gellcoat didn't work as well. i did this several times to my merlin and other canoes. darn rocks just jump in front of you or you steer to miss them and actually hit them anyway. As an aside, I once t-boned a rock square and hard enough to throw me out of my canoe with...

I have had the privilege of paddling with him.

I have seen and paddled several modern "prospectors" and owned a novacraft prospector for years.. I an struck by how different the various brands of Prospectors are. Which one is the most authentic?

Might be too big,but my novacraft pal with a center seat is real docile and not to piggish. it's also narrower than most flat bottomed tandems.

what i meant is that the slightly thicker and blunter expresso plus does just as well as knife edged and thinner expensive paddles.

I paddled with a back surgeon once who said the canted seat kneeling position is just like the office chairs he prescribes for his patients

using a narrow paddle like an ottertail really helped me when I was learning the indian stroke, but now i can do it well with a wider blade. I have owned expensive thin edge paddles, but my bending branches expresso plus works just as well.

I'm a hammock camper and the info is correct-it is colder than sleeping on the ground. I use an underquilt and even the smallest air space between the top of the quilt and the bottom of the hammock/cot will cause you to be cold.I use a insulated pad on my cot,but they just don't work well in...

a single blade using the "Indian stroke" with an in-water recovery. Forget any sneaking with a dubble blade-this goes for wildlife too.