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I have never bought or not bought a boat due to color. However, when looking at pictures, my blue & white cascade looks really good. So, I guess it matters in that respect.
Rand

I have done some wilderness tripping up there, beautiful country.
Rand

The OB dominance is more of a forum thing than an on the river reality. Good boating man.
Rand

I'm from the North and I don't base what I think of people on geography. Just seems dumb.
Rand

You don't want anything with much of a heel. It can hang up if you should need to wet exit.
Rand

I'll sometimes back ferry to boat scout a drop.
Rand

I am really good at popped skirt rolls thanks to the snapdragon bungee skirt I got with my Cascade when I bought it. I have a Mountain Surf now and no more blown skirts.
Rand

steady 2s & 3s for 12 miles, Haystacks is the most interesting thing, geologically and paddling wise

I had a great time paddling the Loyalsock last weekend. The Haystacks is a very interesting, atypical reef drop. I really enjoyed scouting, & running it. The whole run is as advertized in Ed Gertlers book. The AW page however was done by someone who has never run the crick. The min. level given is w...

You looked pretty stable in that conversion, cause it is a little different from OB, bravo. I am a C1 only guy at this point but I know the beauty of open boating.
Rand

Over dress, Dress to swim, you can always take off and stow.
Rand
If you don't paddle cold weather you don't paddle much.

I tend to carry more gear than the K1s I boat with.
Rand

C boaters will tend to carry a spare paddle. Kayakers will tend not to. I don't mean us good them bad, just seems that way. Perhaps they are less likely to need one?
Rand

An OB has more room for spare gear and C1s are culturally linked to them?

I carry a spare in my boats. I have used a spare once myself. I have loaned my spare to kayakers twice. Its an important peice of safety gear.
Rand

Sometimes its go alone or miss the water event on small stuff, and I like to bike shuttle. Worth the additional risk anyway.
Rand