who only canoes here rather than kayak?

Guilty
Solo canoe. I actually owned a nice kayak for about 1 month. By buddy has pictures of me in it he keeps threatining my with. really one dementional and My back took weeks to recover. A good learning experience.Never again!

Turtle

This side of the pond
They’re all Canoes. Then we further define them as “Canadian Canoes” or “Kayaks”

I’m Not Familiar …
… but I don’t have T.V. and am not aware of what’s on the Discovery Channel these days. What’s his story ?



If its about Humboldt and on Discovery then my guess is that it either about Sasquatch or the cannabis business. Either way its probably less than 10% true.

my choice is canoe only, but a surprise

– Last Updated: Jul-05-13 12:41 PM EST –

paddle, with kayakers & kayaks only around, does go kayak. Happens about every other year....

Tried ww and sea kayaks but
It was a short and insincere flirtation in the early stages of paddling. Only canoe as that fits my requirements/desires these days…it’s just more fun.

My main rides
Artisan Millenium, Sawyer Summersong, Fenn Mako xt

canoes forever
I liked thebob’s post. I built a Pygmy Coho and then tried a salt water kayak trip in the San Juan Is.



I sold the kayak and went back to only canoes. Bigger, faster, more room, more cargo, more tradition.

I don’t like being stuck in a kayak cockpit for hours.

not me, its all good

– Last Updated: Jul-06-13 7:26 AM EST –

I find myself kayaking more and canoeing less these days. c1s and ww canoes were becoming more painful on my knees as I entered my 50s. I'm not a boat snob although some boats are definitely better suited for some environments than others.

I think its natural to take pride in what you paddle and share kinship with those who enjoy the same things. Just be well rounded enough to know that your way isn't the only way or even the "best" way.

Of course "best" means many different things to different people- for me: its cheap, made out of plastic, comfortable, and likes to bounce off of rocks ...but I also enjoying learning about what others consider "best". I've got more growth potential here than on "boater talk" because the view is much more diverse. I'm looking to expand the number of different environments I paddle in. So I think location first, type of boat second.

Whatever and where ever we decide to paddle, we all need to keep it safe. Enjoy the diversity this website offers.

the latter…

Canoes for tripping
kayaks for day paddles.

Household compromise
I only canoe, but my wife will paddle a kayak when she is concerned about keeping up with others. Usually, though, we are both in solo canoes.



I’m one of those people whose back cannot tolerate the posture required in a kayak for very long.



Peter

Back pain
I have a terrible back but I have discovered that a well fitted Kayak and improved technique has eliminated all my back pain. Indeed - I now think of paddling my kayak as a physical therapy session for my back. I can paddle for hours with zero pain. Amazing.

canoes for now
We only have a canoe, started canoeing when we were in school in Michigan. But then the reason I logged in today was to look into kayaks. Out here in California I’m starting to think a kayak would make more sense in some circumstances. Most of those circumstances involve lakes and estuaries that can become unexpectedly windy.

I prefer canoes, but own four kayaks
that I use occasionally. In my yooth, I could roll both decked canoes and kayaks. For multiple wilderness overnights, I would use whichever was more suitable for safety on the water.

Only canoe
Can’t get into that double paddle thing, single stick is the way to go! And I’m still determined to join Team Kruger before my paddling days are over!

only canoe
at my most varietal I had 13 boats. One was a 28’ sailboat, had an 8’ sailing dinghy, a motorized dinghy, 2 C1’s, one squirtboat (underwater kayak, where kayaks belong) that i used handpaddles with, and the rest are OC1’s and 2’s in ww and poling set ups. Cleaned house, and have 5 canoes left.

ME
I only have a canoe. Two actually…

"canoeing only—"
Me, I still eat only fossilized dinosaur meat and bison. Have no use for cattle meat and look down on those who eat it.



Dave

I agree. Dave.
And my ancestors didn’t rise to the top of the food chain for me to become a vegetarian, either.



How many strictly-canoe turkeys here wax on about, "OOOHHH, I tried kayaking for a time. But I found out I was only mediocre at it, so I quickly went running back to canoe hulls exclusively.(Like, I got my rocks off with the mistress quickly, but begged my faithful wife to take me back.) “Besides, a double blade made things too easy and I never really wanted to learn how to roll. But worst of all, I couldn’t carry a cooler!!! Bwah!!!”



Yes, it’s so good to dismiss “traveling light.” I mean, the reason you want to commune with wilderness on a say a day trip or a week or so out, is to bring as much shit along with you as possible…I mean, this could be like going to the moon and back, right? So better to have absolutely EVERYTHING you can possibly think of along, right? No, better if you stayed home.



BREAKING NEWS!!! A canoe can hurt your back from improper use, every bit as much as an improperly used kayak can…It’s true! I own both canoes and kayaks. I’ve properly used and improperly used both. I like both. I at times detest both. I’ve had aches and pains from both. But that’s why I paddle. I like to feel some muscle strain now and then. Let’s me know I’m alive and have a good working body–To which I gratefully thank de good Lawd(Of course, if you don’t believe in him, like you don’t believe in kayaks, just wing a prayer off to the Great Pumpkin and ask Allah to pass the mash potatoes.)



Here’s one last thought: Know why I never take my 16 foot canoe to ride surf waves on the ocean? Same reason I don’t use my 16 foot sea kayak on very narrow and twisty rock strewn rivers.

Canoe only
I had a ww kayak in the 80’s, and had fun in it. The nearest whitewater was 3 hrs away and it only had enough water to float a couple of times a year. I joined a canoe club to learn technique and for safety, but I am not club material (not a people person).

Today I own 3 solo and one tandem canoes. If I lived near the coast or the Great Lakes, I would have a touring kayak for sure