On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:28:03 -0700 (PDT), Gazman
wrote:

Hi All,

Im brand new to this so here goes.

What i want to do is paddle predominatly in the lake district, whilst
on holiday possible wild camping with boat & equipment. Also so river
work & canals. Im not into whitewater stuff.

I like the look of the Sevylor Rio Canoe, but i also think that
perhaps it would not be as durable as a standard canoe?

Can anyone give me opions of these boats?

Thanks


Gaz

I lied.

I thought of a couple more things.

Pumps:

I have an electric which was good when I lived on a lake and mostly
went there. Good for that, but that's it.

I have two pumps for when I go travelling. A 12 volt pump which won't
quite fill it up it up to snuff. I use this for 90 percent of filling
it, than go to the hand pump to get it good and firm.

Don't overinflate your boat, though!

It's the quickest way to blow a seam.

Check youtube. Some guy has a video he posted of him standing up and
walking around in the Colorado. That says something about how stable
they are and how durable. I haven't tried this but you can report
back on how it went.

That's it, I'm going to sleep now.

Good luck.