Langford invented the lightweight Kevlar canoe, and delivered a historic first, when we provided the worlds only functional canoes found below the 65 lbs mark. Langford Canoe was the first company to commercially construct Hydro Dynamically Sound, Fusion Molded fully graphitized Carbon Fibre and Lightweight Kevlar Hulls. For Decades we have steadily driven down weights without compromising long term durability or function. Thanks to over 20 years of Vacuum Fusion manufacturing experience, and top quality materials the avid paddler once becoming a Langford owner, can rest assured with the satisfaction of knowing they own the lightest, most durable and most adaptable hulls available.
Building a light canoe is very easy...
Building a durable and hydro-dynamically sound hull at a light weight is not easy nor a task we take lightly. Langford's wide range of canoes, are measurably more durable, offer more freeboard, more volume, more structure, higher efficiency and the highest resale value of any modern laminate canoe. We choose to build the best canoes possible with best materials and methods available.
All Langford Kevlar and Kevlar Ultra Lite canoes are made from
Dupont Kevlar cloth. Our Kevlar and Ultra Lite Kevlar Hulls are Industry leading benchmark material specific Core-Cell (borrowed directly from the boating industry) and a Rib System Fully fused with Vinyl Ester and UVA / UVB shielded Epoxy Shells.
All Langford Kevlar and Kevlar Ultra-Lites are "Stand on the bottom Strong" providing the intended line of the mold better and longer than any other canoe.
THE ULTIMATE LIGHT WEIGHT CANOE
ULTRA LITE 16'.6" Wood Deluxe 41 lbs
View a short video of the Prospector 16.6 Ultra Lite Wood Deluxe
being solo paddled.
(click on the picture below)
VIDEO
Nahanni Ultra-lite Kevlar Aluminum Deluxe 40lbs
Why buy a Langford?
Langford Canoe Co. Canada's Oldest Canoe Company, and has remained unchallenged for almost 70 years in it's reign as the premier name in canoe manufacture. Langford has managed to survive, thrive and to hold rank for almost 7 decades, because of an adherence to quality and consistent reinvention. Rather than being forced to borrow from others, We are able to plumb our deep history for inspiration and build upon it. We have refined the manufacture of canoes to an art form.
Langford Canoe is Canadian owned and operated. All of our canoes are designed and manufactured "in house". Our award winning canoes perform better, last longer, and are lighter than any other canoe on the market because they are better built than any other canoe on the market. We offer the fairest pricing on a substantially better product. Our canoes are backed by the best lifetime warranty available.
The educated consumer and true paddler quickly realizes that Langford is actually providing a literal and visible point to which all other canoes are measured. With even a quick glance at the internet or a paddle sports magazine one notices the multitude of competitors suddenly rushing to mimic that which Langford has specialized in for decades. The promises made by late comers, are by way of finished product simply not delivered upon. Tried and true materials and manufacturing methods we perfected years ago are only now being adopted by junior companies. Langford has been satisfying the paddling needs of generations of paddlers and we have been doing this for at least 50 years longer than any of our competitors have been in business.
Wisdom of course comes only with years of accrued knowledge, and thanks to at least a half century head start on the competition, you can rest assured that Langford has no equal.
Imitation is recognized as the most sincere form of flattery, and Langford is happy to continue the position of providing the "bench mark" to which the rest of the composite canoe market measures.
Langford was the first and remains the only company able to build functional and durable canoes under the 60 pound mark, with canoes weighing as little as 30 pounds.
With a Langford there is no sacrifice in durability, function or performance, regardless of weight... All Langford Kevlar and Kevlar Ultra Lites are "Stand on the bottom Strong"... If it's not stand on the bottom strong, than the canoe is not made to the same spec or quality and most assuredly suffers for it.
When one truly compares "apples to apples" it is readily apparent that Langford is making the lightest canoes on the market... That is of course one compares volume, depth, hull geometry and structure and finally function on the water.
The wide range of hull shapes we provide, makes a Langford the most suitable, for everything from casual use at the cottage, to wilderness excursions of 4500 km and beyond. Each of our designs are constantly updated and consistently improved upon so that we are able to provide the level of function the paddler deserves.
Do not shop based on price and specs alone. Do not be fooled by make believe "Proprietary" manufacturing methods and materials, make sure you compare actual qualities like; stability and watershedding ability, true load capacity, true depth, material consistency and finish, actual capacities, trim, hull-rigidity, and most importantly compare these things to the finished and true weight of the canoe, as well as the consistency of weight amongst samples of the same model. Whether you are searching for the lightest of tripping canoes, the safest cottage canoes,or the most elegant cedar and cedar canvas canoes available today, you owe it to yourself to visit Langford Canoe.
... Shop Smart... Buy Right... Buy Once...
For more information on the mark of quality one should expect to see in a canoe please
contact us at 1-800-337-1006...
Come in for a test paddle and find out more about the Ultra Lite and why a Langford is the best canoe money can buy.
Remember a test paddle is the best method to allow for a true comparison.
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