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March 11, 2011 at 11:02 pm #32107

The Outdoor Podcast

Depending on the type of canoeing you do, you can get an Old Town Guide 147 for around $500 or less if they are on sale.  We bought ours in late June several years ago.

I’d say a beginners kit should include the following:

Canoe

PFD’s (1 per person)

Paddles

Drybag

Rope or Ratchets (I Prefer rope)

Maybe a roof rack depending on vehicle.
March 30, 2011 at 7:29 am #32108

Whiskey

I started canoeing well broke like most but began with

Used old town disco 169 =$400

bending branches paddle = $50

large dry bag =$20

PFD’s = did not use one ( only on slow south GA rivers) = 0

Foam blocks for canoe rack =$ 20

tie downs from Wally world =$20

 

Into Canoeing for a little over $510 this stayed the same for 10 years

With the exception from my camping stuff I have only upgraded paddles

I now have a bending branches sunburst 14 bent shaft with the carbon fiber shaft =$190

 
April 6, 2011 at 2:48 pm #32109

rich5665

17″ Northeast Outfitters (Jensen) Canoe = $399.00

Aluminum and Plastic Paddles = $50.00

Two Fishing PFD = $80.00

Foam Blocks for Roof Rack $20.00

Tie Downs = $20.00

50′ of Rope = $17.99

3 Fishing Rod Holders = $19.99 each

 

Into the Canoe for almost $650.00, had on the water 4 times in 3 years. Hoping to change that this year.

 
April 23, 2011 at 11:05 am #32110

paddleplacid

I find I’m willing to spend more the more years I paddle.  Safety is a big factor, cheap stoves for instance can be a fire hazard as well as nuisance and wasteful while refilling.  Comfort and warmth are too important to cheap-it on, as a properly set cheap tent may be just as waterproof as a better tent but can be too small for a good sleep.  Proper rest is important to safety.  My first trip was six weeks and 500 miles and I did it with a Tupperware tote box for a wannigan and a couple backpacks, now I have two homebuilt, airtight, lockable, 3/16″ plywood wannigans one of which serves as a kitchen box with stove already set up, and a large barrel pack.  I’ve always bought proper marine charts if they were available for the waters I paddled and find their cost cheap to the information they provide.  I’d like a lighter canoe, but wouldn’t pay $3000 for a super-light.  A good PFD with pockets can be a survival kit on-the-back so I spent $120 on mine in 2005.  I can’t estimate a yearly budget but my fibreglass-kevlar canoe new cost $1,700 in 2005.  I don’t buy fancy paddles, just made my own in fact, but the most I spent previously was about $50. 

May 12, 2011 at 11:19 am #32111

littlede8@gmail.com

The BEST thing to do, if at all possible is to BORROW! lol!!  That way you can find out what you want/need before you buy.  PFD-  I do suggest a kayak pfd, they’re smaller and you’re more likely not to take it off because it’s uncomfortable.  But, you can make do with any.  Wait till end of season if you’re going to hit a sport store.  Then haggle.  They will be oh so ready to get rid of this year’s stuff.

Dry top and bottoms.  Okay, not to start anything, but I have tried the “dry” tops and bottoms.  I don’t like the latex gaskets, my husband can’t get them on without ripping them and they are just plain uncomfortable. Plus I have a skinny neck and wrists and it’s not possible for me to loan mine out.  SO, I watched ebay and the sport stores before season started.  I got two Soloquist semi drytops for 29 each and I got three pairs of pants for 59-69.  Two NRS at 69 from PackRat and one Soloquist for 59 on ebay.  I’ve bailed off in the water just to see what would happen and I MAY have gotten a trickle or two of water in at the ankles.  That was it.  Now we don’t have raging torrents of water here, but we have some okay whitewater and some technical stuff.  I’m really happy with these.  We also have wet suits, and lots of fleece and wool for layering.

I bought our canoes at the mohawk plant.  You can barely see where a clamp was on my canoe.  Instead of 1200-1400 I got it for 800, Plus I got to see them make some canoes! AWESOME!  Hubby got his for the same price, but I don’t see anything at all on his???  

Paddles we got at yard sales, 10 bucks each.

The dry box at walmart isn’t bad!  Don’t leave it in the sun though, the gasket will kinda melt and you may never get your keys out! LOL!

BEAN BAGS!!!  Basically anyone that you think may tip your boat if they see trouble coming by grabbing the sides and leaning the wrong way, put them facing backwards on a bean bag (you know, the cheap vinyl ones THEY FLOAT! ) what they don’t see wont flip you! lol  This is also GREAT for kids going with you.

That’s pretty much it on what I can think of now.

Oh!! Floatation.  Anything will work but the float bags made just for your canoe are well worth the money.  They aren’t that expensive and you can shop around on the internet for the best price.  It’s good to have at least one, if you do flip it will keep at least one end of your canoe from sinking.
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