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Message started by DentonDoc on Jul 20th, 2012 at 4:30pm

Title: Re: Folding canoe experience?
Post by DentonDoc on Aug 19th, 2012 at 11:13pm
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PakCanoe packed up for travel.  As it sets there in the bag, it weighs 45 pounds (and quite a bit more could actually go into the bag ... lots of empty space and gaps left).

As you can tell, it doesn't quite reach the height of a standard door knob (right) and it is quite a bit shorter than the 54" Sawyer bentshaft on the right.

It is a bit awkward to carry.  It would probably work better with a handle in addition to the supplied adjustable shoulder strap. BTW, the bottom of the bag is padded.

Take down time was less than 20 minutes; including sorting, folding, and banding the poles (and this was only my first run at it).  The next time should be quicker since I discovered that it was much easier to get the gunwale poles out of their sleeves if I used one of the seat support rods as a push rod.

dd

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