Overturns in Meredith

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

There is no problem being out in the cold water in a canoe, it is done all the time in various parts of the world. There are precautions that can be taken to make it less risky. The biggest precaution of course is to have a life vest on...

I have gone for many early season canoe trips, including once in January when the lake hadn't frozen over yet. Never felt wrong, but I was prepared... and played it safe....

I do not presume what to tell you what to do personally, but all paddlers should recognize that the price of capsizing, except very close to shore, in January or April, is likely your life