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Glenn, Looking forward to watching an awesome game tomorrow night! Too bad the two teams didn't meet in the final.

Welcome Brian, from a small town near Cedar Rapids Iowa.

I have had both a Camper and Penobscot 17' to haul the family around in. The camper felt much more stable of the two due to it's flat bottom. It would be great to test ride them for your self. That said, I would definitely recommend the Camper for a first family canoe. Dave

2 solo, 3 tandem. Haven't needed the spare yet. Been carrying a multi tool in my day pack for 13 years and haven't used it yet. By now if I needed it I probably wouldn't remember that I had it. Dave

Machinist 25 years, electric motor technician 25 years. Now retired. My FB profile lists my education as having graduated from the School Of Hard Knocks. Lately I have realised that I haven't graduated yet. Dave

I have to agree with Goonstroke on watching wind direction. winds out of the east usually spell trouble for me. NW is normal where I'm at.

I'm a tent roller and a hammock and fly stuffer.

I don't have much but here goes. Red sky morning, sailors take warning. Looking forward to some more wisdom being shared.

Glenn, you make some very good points in post #7. I can't argue with science and would agree with you 100%. I like to look at the math when analysing situations. However, I could be the best bad example on this site. When it comes to paddling I do it all wrong. My solo is a symmetrical tandem...

I'll muddy the waters a bit more. Back in the 1994 I bought a book on building strip canoes. It came with a paper pattern for forms for a particular model. I had in mind to move the forms around and create a 15' solo from a 16' tandem. I also planned on changing the dimensions of the beam. I...

Thanks for the TR. I somehow missed it last fall.

Good luck with sale Robin.

I have test paddled canoes at Rutabaga and would highly recommend it.

I paddle tandems solo and have both a NC Pal and a Bob's special. I trip (Lakes) in the Pal and take day trips on local rivers in the Bob's. The Bob's special is 1 foot shorter and 1 inch wider than the Pal. My local rivers are shallow and I stand up paddle and pole some sections. Were I to...

One more vote for a Nova Craft Pal. I have paddled one for 13 years now. Have taken solo and tandem trips in it. Good all around canoe.

I thought of Mem's Klik and it's fatty goodness and wondered were this was going.

Well you don't see that every day.

Ya, I thought Memaquay meant butterfly. What's the deal Mem?

While not really qualifying as a "big" weather event, an experience comes to mind. A couple years ago in the Fall I was camped on the edge of the BWCA intending to take day trips. I had had a serious motor cycle accident that spring and had not recovered yet enough to take an actual canoe trip...

Pretty cool Robin. I have watched your trip videos and had no Idea that you made your own tent. I too prefer the shoulder seasons for canoe tripping.