Last summer, I watched a friend drag a 17-foot Old Town Saranac across a pebbled launch ramp by the bowline. By the time she reached the water, her shoulders were shaking and the gelcoat had picked up two fresh scratches. That moment is exactly why the best canoe carts exist, and why I spent the […]

I've spent the last three summers rigging canoes for everything from walleye trolling on Lake of the Woods to duck-hunting runs through the Mississippi backwaters, and I can tell you that finding the best canoe motor mounts is the difference between a confident, hands-free day on the water and a frustrating day of wrestling a […]

I learned this lesson the hard way. After a three-night camp in the Sierras with a running 12V fridge, my truck battery was completely dead on the morning of day four. That quiet click of a starter solenoid, followed by absolute silence, cost me a $180 tow to the nearest town and ruined an otherwise […]