i agree that there is no perfect boat.
we have a couple of canoes and some yaks but need more. smile

since we live on an island on the georgia coast, our camping mostly consists of barrier island visits with a river trip mixed in here and there.

traveling light is a concept that we can't quite seem to grasp with the canoes but trying longer ranged trips in the yaks is helping out in that area.

is anyone aware of a small, lightweight, distillation device?
we have lots of water around but it has a high enough salt content to make potability an issue.
finding someway to convert it would be interesting when we plan on spending a day or three on an island.

any suggestions?