the last two posters are spot on ime. Only caveat I'd offer is Grabner makes a great lil inflatable, but the one I have sucks to row on a lake in the wind. No fun at all, but it will haul a decent load and the boat itself only weighs around 48 lbs. iirc. John at Mtn sports used to deal in them, he now works at Sentry/Frontier in FBKS if that's something you're interested in.

Storage would still be the concern for me with it in a remote setting. Mine hangs in our heated garage all winter.


also strongly agree with dealin with the Boat Shop, those guys not only know their stuff, they treat you like a human. Feel lucky to have them local to deal with, but they do lots of dealings in the Bush, so they can still help you no matter where you alight here.


I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.