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Thanks, Kaz!

Is there a particular fabric that could safely be used as a cover for a FG boat (Shacho)? I mean a cover that would sit against the hull. Long story, small apartment, etc, .. my summer storage is outdoors in a shared space; I can't rig a tarp above the boat, so I'm hoping if there is a fabric that w...

The Dragover section of the Ouachita in Arkansas is a fun, easy spot with camping right at the put-in.
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Thanks everyone for the great advice!

I managed to wrangle a bit of indoor storage for my Shacho and am looking for advice on how best to hang it. The storage area is a small, unheated building used very occasionally as a sort of ecology lab on our campus. I can store the boat there over the winter, but I need to get it up and out of th...

Drying gear in a small apt: I installed an extra shower curtain rod along the center of the bathtub for hanging drippy gear. Spray everything down with Mirazyme after trips. A dehumidifier also makes drying way faster. Store everything in a sealed Rubbermaid tub so it doesn't stink up the place. Boa...

I find that wearing wool socks helps keep my booties from getting stanky. Mirazyme or Sink-the-Stink helps, too. I keep it in a spray bottle and spritz them inside and out before I set them to dry.

I've been happy with the NRS 55' waist-worn bag. The bag and storage pouch are a little longer and narrower than the Salamanders, so I never even notice it when I'm wearing it, even when I lean back onto my saddle. I think they're on sale on the NRS web site now.

Ditto what Wendy said: not everyone wants a displacement hull. I love my Ion: among (many) other things, I like having edges to engage. It does make you work to cover distance, though. I saw an Octane 85 the other day, and it seems built for a much smaller paddler than the Ion would accommodate. I d...

I have on several occasions heard canoeists vehemently bash paid instruction as fit only for chumps. It may be that this sort of macho chest-pounding deters boaters who don't want to appear "uncool". If so, it's a shame. I recently took a 5-day, small-group clinic at MKC that was fantastic. I booked...

^Whoa. Flashback. I remember watching an episode of the kids' show "Zoom" in the 1970s in which a narrator showed you how to carve a kayak out of foam. I soooooooooooo wanted to do it, but my parents wouldn't get me the foam.
That was good tv, man. Good tv.

Thanks--I hadn't thought about it in terms of that trade-off.

I think (hope) I attached a pic here of me in an Ion. I'm 5'8" and have a 56" paddle. I'm new-ish to canoes, so I know I have some bad habits, including coming too far back toward the stern on my offside-forward stroke. I also tend to keep my right (power) hand too high up on the shaft in general. W...

Thank you very much, John, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Hi, I'm relatively new to open boating but have been paddling a ton this summer and progressing pretty well. I recently started to experience some shoulder pain after several consecutive long days on the water. I didn't do anything particular to it, it just really started hurting each day right afte...