Canoeing Sand River, Ontario  1996    Dear Alv, We had a great canoe trip on the Sand River in Northern Ontario, thanks in no small part to your new boat. It was nimble, responsive, and easy to transport. We ran most of the drops, and it behaved beautifully both fully loaded and empty. It ran much […]

Congratulations on winning a place among BACKPACKER Magazine’s esteemed “Editor’s Choice” Awards for 1996. Your Escape Folding Canoe was one of just 12 products selected to receive this year’s award from the hundreds of products available.

Lapland area of Norway & Finland     1996Boat Performance Report by Laurie Gullion The rivers of Arctic Scandinavia feature a mix of broad, shallow rapids along the inland Lapland plain and beautiful plunging drops in the canyons leading back to the Norwegian sea – a perfect opportunity to test the merits of Pakboats’ new 17-foot wilderness […]

Throughout our float down Honduras’ Patuca River, local indians marveled at our red canoe. “Que bonito!” they said. “How pretty!”