I have taken my home made cedar strip Guillemot from Canada into the U.S. and back a few times, with mixed results. Before going, I visited Canada Customs and got a card with a number which identified my kayak as belonging to me. I did this to prevent hassles on returning to Canada. It is the same sort of card that I use to list my camera stuff, so that when I came back I can prove that I had the gear with me when I left Canada, and hadn't purchased it in the U.S. They gave me a tiny sticker, which I attached near the coaming (it disappeared the first time that I rolled since it wasn't waterproof) and a wallet card. On returning to Canada I was only once asked about the boat, and just showed the card. I once had a harder time with U.S. entry. I was given this hard time as they seemed to feel that I was taking the kayak into the U.S. to sell. Maybe you can get a similar sort of card from U.S. customs before leaving the States. John "Zen, Emile" wrote: > > Hi all: > > Would anyone who has recent experience transporting a personally-owned kayak > by car across the U.S./Canadian border care to offer some advice or caveats > to the uninitiated? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 03 2002 - 15:24:10 PDT
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