Old Town Guide 119 Has Some Problems!
Last August in 2018 I broke down and bought an Old Town Guide 119. I had been looking pretty hard at a few different solo canoes from various manufactures, but on a gut hunch I went with the Guide 119. To be honest I am glad I did. It’s a great little canoe and was […]
Read MoreMay BWCA Canoe Trip 2019
What can I say, I had a really good time on my May Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness trip. The weather was all over the place with cold, wind, sun, clouds, sleet, and rain. As such the fishing was not so great but my buddy and I managed to fend for ourselves and catch some […]
Read MoreMay Boundary Waters Canoe Area Trip
It’s no secret if you follow this blog that I have a Boundary Waters Canoe Area trip coming up in in less than two weeks. I am really starting to get excited for the trip. It will be epic! Ice is about 90 percent gone from the lakes I plan on paddling, and should be […]
Read MoreEagerly Waiting Canoe Season 2019
February 2019 certainly has been snowy. Winter started out rather mild with rain in December and January, which is not unheard of but certainly not the norm for northwest Wisconsin. Then February came along with snow storm after snow storm. I heard someplace it has been the third most snowy February on record.
Read MoreShipping A Canoe To Your House – Worked Well For Me
I had my new canoe shipped directly to my house. When I mention that to some people they seem surprised . More than a few ask me how it arrived and if I had any issues regarding delivery. The simple and short answer is no. The long and drawn out answer is also no. Thinking […]
Read MoreOld Town Guide 119 In The BWCA?
Wow, some people think I’m nuts for buying the Old Town Guide 119 and using it on a Boundary Waters Canoe Trip. I don’t see what the big deal is? Not sure if it’s just that they don’t like Old Town canoes, or maybe they think an eleven foot nine inch long canoe is just […]
Read MoreI Went To The BWCA And It Rained The Entire Time!
Okay, maybe it didn’t rain the entire time… but it did rain 98.99% of the time. And not just rain, heavy rain. And there was some wind too, major gusts. Thunder once in while as well, and of course flashes of lightning. It was chilly with day time temps in the mid 50s and night […]
Read MoreI Purchased A New Canoe – Old Town Guide 119
A few weeks ago I had the chance to test paddle an Old Town Guide 119 on Bone Lake in Polk County Wisconsin. To be completely honest I was not expecting to enjoy paddling the Guide 119. So you can imagine my surprise when I found myself having a good time. A very good time. […]
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