Fall - The Best Time to Buy a Used Canoe

On Our Way up to Algonquin Park

Fall is a beautiful time of the year in Canada. September is always my favourite month because the weather is not cold, not too hot and the bugs are all gone. With a sweater to keep us from the evening chill, we can sit outside without worrying about being bitten by any mosquitoes.

Beautiful scenery in Algonquin Park anytime of the year!!! The vibrant colours in the fall is something else to behold. .

We took advantage of the changing colour of the trees and drove north to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of autumn.

One of the Algonquin Outfitters

 Another good reason for us going up to Algonquin Park last weekend was to shop for a good quality used canoe.
 
At the end of each summer, many outfitters in Algonquin Park and canoe rental places often try to get rid of their older model canoes to make way for their new inventory.

For those who are looking for a good canoe but don't want to break your bank account like us, autumn is is a good time to look for one.

The Best Time to Buy a Used Canoe is at the end of Summer at One of these Algonquin Outfitters

 We were at one of these places a few weeks ago and almost bought an used canoe. After we took one out to try it, we found that it was too low. So we were back last weekend to look for a better one. This time there was a bigger and better selection.

 We took a canoe out to try and paddled around the lake, The colour of the trees was spectacular! 

When we were out on the lake two weekends ago, the leaves on the trees were dark green all around the lake.

This time, it was a myriad of orange, yellow, pink and red, quite a different feel from merely a fortnight ago.


The best part about this trip - we got a very good quality used canoe at a very affordable price!

The price for a  new quality brand name canoe costs about $2000.00 - $3000.00, a little too steep for us. This time we got ours at a fraction of the cost! 


We loaded the canoe onto the top of our vehicle and the staff at the canoe shop showed us how to secure a canoe properly and safely before transporting it:


1. Make sure the canoe is tied with good quality straps at a v both at the front and rear of the car.

 2.  Tie the canoe securely onto something that's metal, never plastic, under the hood or under the vehicle.

3.  Using good quality ropes, secure the canoe in the middle two sections to ensure the canoe would not move.

We drove home with the canoe on the roof rack and the it hardly moved at all.

Next summer we will take the canoe to our cabin by the lake and  enjoy our ride on the water!



R.T.
Algonquin Park