Portage Yokes

Somewhere around the third kilometre of a portage trail, with black flies orbiting your ears and the canoe’s centre thwart digging a trench into your collarbone, you’ll understand exactly why the right portage yoke for solo canoe tripping matters more than almost any other piece of gear you own. A portage yoke is the contoured … Read more

A portage yoke for canoe carrying is the curved wooden or aluminum bar that rests across your shoulders, letting you flip the boat overhead and walk it between lakes instead of dragging it, floating it in circles, or paying a stranger with a truck to do the job for you. Every canoe tripper eventually learns … Read more