Buyer’sGuide
PSYCHOLOGISTS TELL US that today’s consumeris- tic society paralyzes us by offering us too much choice. There is such an array of makes, models, colours and sizes of different products available to us that trying to decide on just one thing to buy makes us seize up. Our annual canoe buyer’s guide aims to make mat-
ters worse. In the following pages you’ll find informa- tion on 160 canoes from 37 manufacturers. To lubricate your decision-making process we’ve or-
ganized the canoes into seven categories and accompa- nied each category with a story. Watch from a distance while a solo tripper’s emotional health slowly unravels, learn to front surf a tandem whitewater canoe, paddle along with a couple as they try to discover what makes a good lakewater trip—and relationship, punt around unashamedly in a recreational canoe with a former ca- noe snob, learn the strategic tactics of marathon racers, go overland to a land-locked lake in search of trout and witness the renaissance of a culture on the West Coast as a cedar log is shaped into a dugout canoe. And if you do become paralyzed, consider easing
your decision-making burden by not limiting yourself to just one.
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C ANOE ROOT S early summer 2007
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