aluminum canoes are the fucking win though. i love canoeing.
kevlar is the best...
I barely managed to portage the aluminum ones, and even more barely power-flip them.
You'd think that they are better since they can take more abuse, but since the kevlars are so light, you can just lift them over anything, so they dont NEED to take the abuse at all.
However, they are wayy more expensive, but their seats are comfortable.
I got lucky though, that we get a fitted shoulder rest and we brought small pads