Brian Shields
Boats
Boat Review: Mad River Caption Canoe
In the very earliest years of this century Dagger abandoned its canoe business. And with that decision the mould for their Caption went to rest with the pigeons in...
News & Events
How the Prospector Became Canoeing’s Most Enduring Design
The bones of countless battered Prospector canoes have rotted to dust on empty shorelines over the last century, but many more have died quietly in city backyards and northern...
Boats
Nova Craft Moisie Canoe Review
This review of Nova Craft Canoe's Moisie was originally published in Canoeroots and Family Camping magazine. Nova Craft has reinvented a boat...
DIY Projects
14 Expert-Tested Ideas For Customizing Your Open Boat
Canoe modification techniques to ensure your boat is perfect for you.
News & Events
Profile: Sky High
An open sky over vast wilderness is what Marina Droogers calls her office. Only 26 years old, Droogers flies canoeists, fishermen and hunters—and their seemingly endless piles of over-packed gear—in a 60-year-old...
Skills
Backcountry Canoe Repair
This article originally appeared in Canoeroots and Family Camping magazine. Nothing causes panic on a remote river trip like serious damage to your canoe. However, with a black bag of just...
Boats
Open Canoe Shootout
Open Canoe Shootout | Mad River and Esquif | Rapid Magazine This faceoff between two whitewater open canoes, the Mad River Outrage and the Esquif Zephyr, is from Rapid...
Boats
Shootout: Esquif Spark vs. Bell Ocoee Canoe Review
A comparison and review of the Esquif Spark and Bell Ocoee whitewater open canoes from Rapid magazine. At first glance , these two boats appear as disparate as apples...
Skills
Field Repair: Bring ’em Back Alive
Nothing causes panic on a remote river trip like serious damage to your canoe. However, with a black bag of just five items and the skill...