Any opinion re. the Old Towne Pack Canoe - Paddling.com
WEBAdvice. system June 24, 2011, 4:40pm #1. I’m thinking of buying a 13’ Old Towne Pack canoe to be used on flat water to paddle around with my 80 pound dog - on day trips only - with minimal gear aboard. This canoe weighs 33 pounds and I can load it on the rack [on my car] solo. The low weight is the primary attraction.
Crawling out of a pack boat - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBMar 12, 2023 · I’m 69, and thought about a pack canoe because it is nice and light. However, getting in and out was problematic when I demo’d it. I ended up buying an NRS Star Pike inflatable SOT kayak because of how light it is (48 lbs.) The floor is drop-stitched and rock-hard when inflated correctly. My adult children stand in it and paddle.
'72 Old Town Rushton pack canoe - Paddling.com
WEBApr 30, 2020 · Interesting. I never knew Old Town ever made a pack canoe… Invented in the Adirondacks in the late 1800s they remained a regional boat until about twenty years ago when Placid Boat Works resurrected it in a high tech layup and Hornbeck Boats in a more affordable layup some years prior.
trolling motor on Old Town Pack - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBApr 27, 2005 · Second the kayak paddle. The trolling motor will tend to lower the stern and raise the bow which is a problem in the wind. It probably won’t be as powerful as you think in the wind. It will probably make the small Pack more unstable in the wind. system April 27, 2005, 11:45am #4. 3rd on the paddle. I don’t think a trolling motor is the ...
Why Pack Canoes? - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBJun 3, 2009 · Pack canoes have been used in the Adirondacks for over a hundred years. There are many ponds which are accessed by hikes..not walks. The small length is handy for negotiating blowdowns. Portage trails are often non existent and not well cleared. People carrying long craft often have some real trouble negotiating trails.
Greenland paddles for solo or pack canoe - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBAug 2009. Glenn_MacGrady. Aug '09. I am impressed and interested in the strong allegiance many kayakers now have to Greenland paddles. Many canoes are paddled with double blades: probably all so-called pack canoes and, from time to time, many solo canoes. In addition, canoeists soloing a tandem canoe often use double blades.
Pack canoes - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBAug 24, 2016 · The Swift & Placid Boatworks canoes are the lightest, and the Wenonahs are 29-34 pounds. On the lower end of the price range is the Hornbeck Classic 13 & 14, and the Old Town Pack. The Old Town is the shortest and widest canoe. The Hornbeck canoes are light (under 25 pounds). These boats run $1700-$1800.
Pack canoes are Kayak wannabes - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBMay 2, 2017 · With a kayak you go farther, faster, safer in more troubled waters and stay out longer where you can enjoy the bug free solitude. So sure, the pack canoe was designed for safe inland waters, pond hopping about, but its still running a poor second to a real boat. Guideboatguy May 2, 2017, 2:30am #9. @Headwaters2 said:
Towing a pack canoe behind a canoe - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBJun 15, 2009 · Tying things boat to boat is always a bad idea. Especially in moving water. On that note, no one would want a canoe full of gear attached to their person. You should tell the others in your group it’s a bad idea. The potential hazards are aplenty. daggermat June 15, 2009, 9:36pm #3. lousy unsafe stupid idea.
Mohawk pack or youth canoe? - Advice - Paddling.com
WEBJul 13, 2020 · Advice. Mohawk Pack – Last Updated: May-05-12 7:04 AM EST – Back in the 80's they made the 10' 6" Pack. In the buyers guide's of the time under usage they said "CB". CB stood for "Childs Boat". Widths were 26 1/2" at the widest , 24" at the 4" water line. A symmetrical moderately rockered, shallow arched hull with flare.