You like to run the steeps.

You do it in the company of friends you can trust. You scout the lines, set up safety. But when you get in your boat, leave the eddy to aim for the horizon line, you're really going Solo .

The Solos have been tested over a year period by various team paddlers (and also some novices and intermediates) on 3 continents and one island (New Zealand). The Solo prototypes have been put through their paces on everything from super low volume runs and rock slides to big volume creeks, steep and continuous runs, a variety of waterfalls, overnight trips and full-on expeditions. Name the application for a creekboat and we've tested it there. When all the testing was done, the Solos went through 5 distinct prototype stages. The final product is a testimony to the brilliant feedback received, especially from Joe Stumpfel.

The Solos feature semi displacement hulls, with soft enough rails to keep even the most conservative paddler happy. They turn on a dime, carve like demons and boof on command. Responsiveness and speed is what they're made for. The rocker profile assist in stability when landing drops, and keeps you going where most boats will stall and backender. The decks are slightly peaked for controllable resurfacing without loosing speed. The perfectly distributed volume keeps you on top of the funny water, making class 5 creeks safer and more fun.

The Large Solo Expedition model is exactly the same boat as the standard Large Solo, with the exception of a hatch compartment in the stern. The Expedition model has been tested thoroughly on the 2004 Maranon Expedition in Peru by some Fluid team paddlers.

The stern deck is sligthly modified to accomodate the hatch cover and foam bulkhead. The hatch opening is rather large to make packing easier. It has a cockpit type rim that fits a neoprene cover. The neoprene cover is protected by a plastic cover, which is held in place by two bungee cords. The bungee cord system is easy to use, robust, almost impossible to undo by accident, and simple to fix if the worst happens somewhere between nothing and nowhere. The stern is sealed off with a 50mm foam bulkhead, keeping your gear dry inside and at the same time producing a huge boyancy compartment.