Just took delivery in the UK for the same canoe after 4 months of waiting. Yep, it was worth it. I shall be following your adventures and that of your canoe. Good Luck with whatever you do. Happy Travels.
Looks good. 15' is a good length. I have a '99 16 ft Old Town Penobscot in Royalex. 58# great boat, but a lot to handle on technical class 2+ rapids single handed. I'm 6'2" and 225#, for reference. I put anti-fatigue floor mat on my carry yoke. THAT is the business. You can see that on my Upper James River trip early in '24. Peace.
I think this is the perfect canoe for solo wilderness trips / expeditions. I’m eagerly awaiting the delivery of mine (placed an order a few months ago). Hope to see a further review video from you. Cheers
Ok- this is the first video of yours I've watched- you keep this up and you'll be big-time real quick! Great review, excellent editing- impressive, bro! About to check out Ep 1 of your BNR trip!!! 👍💯
Just got mine..outfitted it with NSR float bags and I'm now just waiting for a little nicer weather for some awesome camping adventures .. got a creek day trip planned in a couple weeks though..can't wait!!
Yes I drilled the hull..as you probably know the other option is pop rivits..I chose the much more fail-safe drilling method..aluminum pop rivets in plastic can pull out. Just my opinion.
@@j.t.c.9157 awesome. I used rivets with webbing on mine. I couldn't get the courage to drill mine as I've never done it. It does seem drilling is the better option. I guess time will tell if I made a mistake.
Watching your solo trip as we speak I’m a sole paddler but would still be kool to take someone along. I have been so close to dropping 3 or 4 grand on a canoe. And I can’t do it. I like the echo Huron and the Prospecteur 15’
Fun Fact: Those guys in the link are Northern Scavenger. A popular wilderness channel featuring Canadian canoeing/fishing/bushcraft. That particular Esquif (wrapped around the rock) is still in their arsenal. It's been a few years. Still fully functional although it could use a coat of paint. These things are tanks.
Just took delivery in the UK for the same canoe after 4 months of waiting. Yep, it was worth it. I shall be following your adventures and that of your canoe. Good Luck with whatever you do. Happy Travels.
Thank you!
Looks good. 15' is a good length. I have a '99 16 ft Old Town Penobscot in Royalex. 58# great boat, but a lot to handle on technical class 2+ rapids single handed. I'm 6'2" and 225#, for reference. I put anti-fatigue floor mat on my carry yoke. THAT is the business. You can see that on my Upper James River trip early in '24. Peace.
@@johnthornley6168 I'll have to check that out. I've been very happy with this canoe! Got a couple hundred miles on it now!
I think this is the perfect canoe for solo wilderness trips / expeditions. I’m eagerly awaiting the delivery of mine (placed an order a few months ago). Hope to see a further review video from you. Cheers
From the research I've done, it certainly seems that way! I'm super stoked to test it out!
Ok- this is the first video of yours I've watched- you keep this up and you'll be big-time real quick! Great review, excellent editing- impressive, bro! About to check out Ep 1 of your BNR trip!!! 👍💯
@SouthernPaddler I really appreciate that. I've enjoyed your videos as well. I've got so much to learn! I'm releasing my BWCA video today at noon!
Thanks for the info! I saw the video of the guys wrapping it around a rock, and how it ended up. Pretty impressive!
It was wild! I've been very happy with the canoe so far!
Just got mine..outfitted it with NSR float bags and I'm now just waiting for a little nicer weather for some awesome camping adventures .. got a creek day trip planned in a couple weeks though..can't wait!!
That's awesome! How did you lace your canoe? Did you drill the hull?
Yes I drilled the hull..as you probably know the other option is pop rivits..I chose the much more fail-safe drilling method..aluminum pop rivets in plastic can pull out. Just my opinion.
@@j.t.c.9157 awesome. I used rivets with webbing on mine. I couldn't get the courage to drill mine as I've never done it. It does seem drilling is the better option. I guess time will tell if I made a mistake.
I honestly don't think you made a mistake..the force it would take to pull a pop rivet out would have to be incredible.. I just chose to drill
Awaiting mine as well!
When do you expect it to come in? I'm taking mine on some class II/III this week. Can't wait to try it out!
2 thumbs up. Still searching for the right canoe by Esquif.
It was such a hard decision. I think I made the right one for my needs.
Watching your solo trip as we speak I’m a sole paddler but would still be kool to take someone along. I have been so close to dropping 3 or 4 grand on a canoe. And I can’t do it. I like the echo Huron and the Prospecteur 15’
@butcherknife59knife46 I strongly consider Northstar in IXP but I couldn't get my self to spend that much. Thankfully, I ran across Esquif.
Fun Fact: Those guys in the link are Northern Scavenger. A popular wilderness channel featuring Canadian canoeing/fishing/bushcraft. That particular Esquif (wrapped around the rock) is still in their arsenal. It's been a few years. Still fully functional although it could use a coat of paint. These things are tanks.
That's crazy! Good to know! I absolutely love mine!