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Welcome, Daisy! I don't have any input for the PNW, other than I want to visit BC and do the Bowron Lakes Circuit. I really wish I would have known (believed) there is no one canoe that is truly great for all paddling. I also wish I would have started building my gear stash from lightweight...

My early learning was mostly YouTube, and mostly Canadian paddlers. Portahj has stuck with me, but only when referring to a canoe carry. Locations and such are Portij. I've recently begun referring to portages as carries, probably because I've been watching a lot of ADK paddling content.

Odd names for fish you are about to eat... 😁

Man, what a great thread. I will likely never do this route, but what a treasure trove of information. You just can't get this from facetubegram.

Can confirm. Find some neutral canned chicken that you like, drain well, shred, season, and dry. We have also had luck pressure cooking (basically canning) chunks of whole breast meat and then drying.

Fantastic trip report!

That looks amazing!

Ehhhhhh.... Article: "according to resort owners and others who have discussed the issue with Canadian border officials." The actual order appears to continue to exempt foodstuffs brought for personal use. The usual limits on alcohol and tobacco still apply...

Thank you!

Does anyone on the board paddle a StarFire? Willing to share your experience? Bill suggested it at Canoecopia when we were discussing the DF15 being just a touch on the small side.

West systems is great. I've used Total Boat (Jamestown Distributors) for all three of my repair orders. I use 4oz or 6oz cloth. There are some great threads on here for walking through repairs. Hemlock would probably also help you out if you give them a ring.

I will be "racing" my 17yo son on every paddling stint, I am sure.. 😄 No real races, though they seem interesting and fun.

Follow the label directions on your product. I've had it go both ways. The one good thing to come out of nearly destroying my composite Supernova is that I have been able to gain a little bit of experience with repairs of varying severity.

If you really, really want to do something with it, you can cut a fillet along each leg and fill with epoxy. Wet sand and polish. It's a pain though, and if you nick the fabric it fuzzes up and looks even worse. Speaking of worse: 😁😁

Hmm, interesting. Still related to a possible 3M change, or is this two separate issues?

I dunno, I really like the innegra weave look. It definitely looks better in person though. Pictures remove a lot of the visual depth. The "primer gray" is carbon weave that is not translating at all through the camera. In the flesh, Swifts were easily the best finished boats at the show...

Just dropping a pic in here. It was a fine looking craft, indeed. Still too small for me, but there was hint about a larger tripping boat coming later this year. Sounded like another upsize of the "Dragonfly" , but might have referred to the prospector 15. In any case, I was bummed that the D15...

As I told the reps, I'm glad Wenonah is bringing some newer tech to their boats. Their colors look nice, and have good saturation/hue. The interior finish on the Innegra is quite smooth, which will help with cleaning and hinder traction. The darker skin really showed the rivet pinch of the...

Yes. Any specific inquiries?

I talked to Cassandra Vore (Red Leaf Designs) about the 3M-backed snaps yesterday at the show. They no longer recommend them as they have experienced a degradation in adhesive effectiveness. Cassandra told me that they believe 3M implemented a formulary change, which has reduced adhesion to...