I have a 16 foot ( Roylex) Old Town Penobscot. It has been from the Vermillion to the BWCA. I can paddle it solo or tandem. It weighs in at a stocky but manageable 58 pounds. I thought about a kevlar but I would be too worried on rock infested rivers. I had no issues portaging up to 100 rods with much elevation changes.
I had a few whitewater yaks with one I converted to a fishing yak and didn't like to be in them for too long. Plus they are hard to portage any distance.
What do you paddle?
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I have a 16 foot ( Roylex) Old Town Penobscot. It has been from the Vermillion to the BWCA. I can paddle it solo or tandem. It weighs in at a stocky but manageable 58 pounds. I thought about a kevlar but I would be too worried on rock infested rivers. I had no issues portaging up to 100 rods with much elevation changes.
I had a few whitewater yaks with one I converted to a fishing yak and didn't like to be in them for too long. Plus they are hard to portage any distance.