After dragging my old aluminum canoe over countless rock gardens and gravel ramps, I know exactly what a good rub rail is worth. The first time I skipped one to save a few dollars, I paid for it with a cracked gunwale and a week of fiberglass patching. That is why I spent the last […]

I lost count of how many times my canoe drifted halfway across the lake while I was unhooking a fish. That frustration pushed me to spend the last three months testing every canoe anchor I could get my hands on, from 1.5 lb grapnels to 8 lb hybrid mushroom-fluke designs. After anchoring my 17 ft […]

I have spent more weekends than I would like to admit sideways in a canoe. After one particularly embarrassing dunking on a fishing trip, I started digging into canoe outrigger kits the way I dig into a new paddle or PFD. Six months and eight systems later, our team compared them on a 14 ft […]

Last summer, I watched a friend crack the bow of his 17-foot Old Town on a hidden rock in the Boundary Waters, 14 miles from the nearest road. He reached into his dry bag, pulled out a small repair kit, and had the crack sealed in under 20 minutes. That moment sent me down a […]

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