tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22658038.post7532183345887066497..comments2024-01-10T03:49:02.056-05:00Comments on Algonquin Canoe Trips: Buying My First CanoeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891088196949943318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22658038.post-38612787515351796122008-03-16T18:12:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:12:00.000-04:00Jim ....I think you will be VERY happy with your n...Jim ....<BR/><BR/>I think you will be VERY happy with your new baby (although I'm not sure about "Butterfly.")<BR/><BR/>I too just bought my first canoe this past fall from Langford, but chose the 15" Prospector Ultra Lite. I was originally going for the 16 as I have two boys (7 &9) but decided that the Prospector was going to be for me, and I found the shorter length to work best for me as I’m a bit of a novice. Last fall on my way back from a 3 night stay at Canisbay (my 4th trip in 6 weeks) I decided it was time to stop in at Langford and try a few out. They were really helpful, and gave me all the time in the world to test out their boats. After three hours and 4 different models tested both solo and with my kids, the decision was made. My family has a Swift and Langford canoe at the family cottage that I have been using for years, so my choice of a Langford came easy. The hardest choice was the colour, which took three people and another 2 visits to Dwight to finally make my selection; “the red one.”<BR/><BR/>I get my baby the first week in April, and needles to say am planning my first spring visit to Algonquin shortly there after. The Langford guys teased me a bit by telling me that at the Spring Cottage Show in Toronto they will likely be using my canoe at their booth, so I might have to go just to see my baby before then. In the end I got a great price and they gave me free paddles, foam padding for the kids and hood blocks and straps for the car as well as fall pricing for this years canoes, that they say is being custom ordered and built for me in Quebec (I’ve never had anything custom ordered before so I’ve gotten a kick out of that). Now all I need is this snow to be gone! <BR/><BR/>On another note, I’m planning my first solo Trip this spring, and came across your Rock Lake-Pen Lake solo log. I was thinking of this route for my trip, as I scouted it out last year. If it wasn’t for the tornado, would you have continued to Night Lake-Echo Bay-Rock? Or did you have another route in mind? <BR/><BR/>Again, enjoy your baby; and know that I too wondered if canoes got named like other boats.<BR/><BR/>JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498443926079458452noreply@blogger.com