Thanks! I have always had to throw it up like some kind of Olympic snatch move. I like your step by step video, it breaks it down into controllable movements. You have a lot of helpful videos about paddling as well. Thank you!
I learned method number 1 about 30 years ago from Omar Stringer in Canada doing it that way. I have never learned any other method and when I look at method number 2 my spine cringes at that hip snap and turn to face the bow as the canoe is hovering in the air above my head. Uff, I prefer method one! :)
Number 1 is safest. If you can do it often enough that you get the mechanics right you can progress to number 2 and its just as safe. When I was younger, I could hoist a cedar canvas canoe with just one hand using method number 2 but those days are gone.
My most used boat is a Swift Prospector, at 36 pounds, I have just gotten into service an old Old Town Tripper, it can be a challenge to get moved I have seen these H2O boats around, curious of its weight and durability? The third method is a last resort and sometime not as easy as it seems. I use 2 for the Tripper, and the Swift just appears on my shoulders like a miracle
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Terrific. Thank you for sharing. With a 60 lb canoe and relatively small stature, I always have done option 3
Thanks! I have always had to throw it up like some kind of Olympic snatch move. I like your step by step video, it breaks it down into controllable movements. You have a lot of helpful videos about paddling as well. Thank you!
thank you, very helpful.
Method 1 is half the work if you're standing in 18 inches of water, which is not a tall order on a portaging trip.
I learned method number 1 about 30 years ago from Omar Stringer in Canada doing it that way. I have never learned any other method and when I look at method number 2 my spine cringes at that hip snap and turn to face the bow as the canoe is hovering in the air above my head. Uff, I prefer method one! :)
Number 1 is safest. If you can do it often enough that you get the mechanics right you can progress to number 2 and its just as safe. When I was younger, I could hoist a cedar canvas canoe with just one hand using method number 2 but those days are gone.
My most used boat is a Swift Prospector, at 36 pounds, I have just gotten into service an old Old Town Tripper, it can be a challenge to get moved I have seen these H2O boats around, curious of its weight and durability? The third method is a last resort and sometime not as easy as it seems. I use 2 for the Tripper, and the Swift just appears on my shoulders like a miracle