Originally Posted by c_m_shooter

If you liked the canoe, you may also want try a kayak. They are more manuverable in the water and when portaging. I prefer the double bladed kayak paddles even in a canoe. The shorter recreational models are much easier to store and transport. Canoes are better if like like to take everything including the kitchen sink with you when camping. If you can camp of a bike, you can camp out of a kayak, the toughest thing is carrying enough drinking water down here in Tejas. I've done a couple trips since I got my kayaks (just cheapies from Academy)this year. A week after I got the first one, I did a three day paddle from Austin to Bastrop to find out if I liked it or not. I'm hooked. The difficult part is setting up shuttles if you're paddling solo, but on slow water you can always paddle upstream to camp, then downstream to finish the trip. Sorry for the thread hijack.