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Bike Friday and PakCanoe
Bike and Paddle (2000) I have an Escape 15 and would like to get a clamp-on portage yoke for it. I understand that there is a commonly available yoke that fits (Mad River was it?) and I see you carry one now also. Could you please tell me how much yours costs, what the other […]
Pakboats, Expedition Canoeing by Cliff Jacobson
Expedition Canoeing, Cliff Jacobson (2000) By Cliff Jacobson Folding Canoes Joel and Bev Hollis reported on their 1998 experiences with a PakCanoe on the Kuujjua River in a letter to Alv Elvestad, the chief executive officer of ScanSport: “In retrospect we wish we had our folding PakCanoe rather than our Old Town Tripper, especially since […]
Kamoa River by PakCanoe, First Descent
Essequibo Headwaters Expedition, Guyana, South America (2000) ESSEQUIBO HEADWATERS EXPEDITION March 2000 by Eldon R. Gemmil I gazed across the narrow channel, now at flood stage, and ochre colored from the oxidized iron of the tropical soils. It was a feeling of both relief and foreboding. One of those rare moments of truth when the […]
Pakboats from Northwest Territories to Belize
PakCanoe as Travel Companion, From the Northwest Territories to Belize (2000) Hi Alv and Linda, We were just thinking of you, hoping that things are going well with you. You’re probably off to Norway for some more fabulous paddling adventures. Our Pak Boat is still a delight for us. It has taken us down the Mara […]
Pakboats on Upper John River, Alaska
Riding the Flood in a PakCanoe (2000) Dear Sirs, There are many rivers in Alaska that are hardly known to paddlers, and once in a while we decide to run one of them and try something new. Last year we picked the upper part of the John River in the Brooks Range. Pretty much everybody […]
Pakboats on the Killik River
Killik River, Alaska (2000) Scansport, On short notice, my partner Linda and I were invited on a trip to boat on the Killik River in Alaska. There were several problems regarding this trip. Though we had tripped in my 40 year old Old Town Guide canoe, we had never paddled white water together, nor did we […]
Pakboats on the Noatak River, Alaska
Noatak River, Alaska (1999) Dear Alv, Linda, and crew – We had a wonderful trip on the Noatak river last July. Our Pakboat was a great hit! In fact, our boat was the most photographed in the group. Our trip started in Bettles, Alaska; a spectacular bush plane ride over the Brooks Range brought us […]
Pakboats on Kuujjua River, NWT
Kuujjua River, Victoria Island, NWT (1999) For several years, the Kuujjua has gleamed in my imagination like a jewel at the end of a long string of Arctic rivers. Located in remote western Victoria Island and 225 miles long, it represented a tough logistical and physical challenge. But, early in April, eight members of the Arctic […]
Pakboats on the Yukon River
Paddling the Yukon River, Alaska July, 1999 Dear Alv, I just had to write and let you know how well our adventure on the Yukon River in Alaska went this summer. First of all, our 17′ PakCanoe was the star of the trip. We started out from our home in Michigan, flew to Fairbanks and […]
Pakboats on the Leaf River
Leaf River, Ungava Peninsula August, 1998 Dear Alv, Just a short note to compliment you on a great boat. As you know, I’ve paddled collapsible canoes for almost 15 years, and the PakCanoes are the best I’ve seen. I took my new 17′ tandem and 15′ (rigged solo) on our 200 mile trip on Quebec’s Leaf […]