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How to get into a Canoe

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on June 15, 2008
in Bell Canoes, Canoe How To, Canoeing Tips, Fletcher Canoes, Novacraft, Sawyer Canoes, Souris River, Wenonah and kevlar canoes
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How to get into a Canoe
by Red Rock Wilderness StoreWith a Souris River Canoe, you really don’t have
to get your feet wet - EVER!

Please Note: This loading technique will work well for all canoes. However, while Souris River Canoes, along with royalex, polyethylene, and aluminum canoes, can handle this sort of entry repeatedly, we do not recommend it for Wenonahs, Bells, Mad River, Sawyer, Novacraft and other brands of cloth-layup, vinylester or polyester resin canoes. Canoes with made this resin tend to require more delicate handling than epoxy resin canoes especially when they get older because vinylester resin gets brittle with age. Repeatedly sitting on these canoes may adversely affect their bows and sterns. Due to their more fragile nature, you may want to check with the manufacturer to see if the canoe is strong enough to accept this means of entry instead of the usual “wet-foot” technique currently used on vinylester resin hulls. We wouldn’t want you break something. For the rest of you epoxy/kevlar canoe owners, get in and go!

Addendum:  I’ve run into a bunch of people (”experts” and “expert” outfitters both)  who’ve commented on the photos below, saying that the Boundary Waters rarely has such a nice smooth beach on which to land a canoe.  No kidding - I could have paddled over to Moose Lake to find a rockier portage but I kinda figured that most readers could “pretend” there are rocks alongside the canoe in the pictures.  The maneuver remains the same whether there is a rough portage or not.  What has happened to the abstract thinkers of the world today and how do some of these “experts” rate the self-proclaimed title?  Sheesh!

Visit Red Rock Store for a great series of pictures:

How to get into a Canoe without getting your feet wet!

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Ted - The Virtual Canoe Trade Show Reporter

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on January 16, 2008
in Boat Show, Canoecopia, Duluth Packs, Fletcher Canoes, Novacraft, Old Town, Paddlesport Expo, Souris River and Sport Show
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Howdy! 

I’m Ted.  A freelance Virtual Sport Show Journalist, reporting live on location, on behalf of CanoeTradeShow.com.

I’d like to thank everyone for paddling over and Rafting up here today and I invite you all to open the plastic bags I’ve handed around. Good. As you can see, I’ve put together a nice list of Boat Shows, Trade Shows and Outdoor Retailer Expositions where you might find the deal-of-a-lifetime on a canoe or kayak.

You can keep your Directory of 2008 Sport Shows after our Canoe Show Schedule Tour is done today.  ;-)

In todays economy, it’s a Canoe buyer’s dream. This year promises to be an outstanding time to save BIG.  As a busy reporter, I hear word on the street.  The word is that THIS is the time to negotiate the very best price on a new canoe or kayak. 

We will be covering the 2008 Trade and Sport Shows that host the biggest and best canoe manufacturers on their Exhibitor Lists.  Big Canoe Brand Names who  manufacture high quality canoes from the finest materials - and small canoe brand names from the hand-built works of art created through traditional boat-building techniques.  We have a passion for all types of canoes!

Here’s a brief list of Canoe Manufacturers:

If you think Kevlar Canoe - Souris River likely comes to mind first.

Other canoe manufacturers include Bell Canoe, Old Town Canoes, Novacraft Canoes, Fletcher Canoes and several other well know brands.

Shortly CanoeTradeShow.com will host a complete Directory of Canoe Manufacturers and Canoe Makers, as well as a Directory of Kayak Manufacturers and Kayak Makers that shows which sport show each business will be attending!

BIG, FAMOUS Shows like Canoecopia, the Outdoor Retailer Sport Show, PaddleSport 2008 and several others! 

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