paddles

Post #1 gabareTextile

by gabare Textile

is a $100. kayak paddle any better than a $40.one ? i think length ismore important - thoughts ??
is a $100. canoe paddle any better than a $14. aluminum one with a plastic blade ?

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Post #2 ragadasTopless"Be kind to your horses, true to your friends, and treat every mother's son square"...

RE: paddles

by ragadasTextile

I have to agree that the higher end, light, shaped blade paddles are better. Especially if you are a long distance paddler. A good paddle that fits you, your boat, and paddling style is much less tiring at the end of the day.Get the best you can afford. You won't regret it.

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Post #3 ragadasTopless"Be kind to your horses, true to your friends, and treat every mother's son square"...

RE: paddles

by ragadasTextile

Odd find: Last summer, on a river trip, I noticed a flash of sunlight on something on the far bank. Being one who picks up trash for proper disposal, I paddled over to see what the flash was. As I got closer I could seepart of a carbon fiber blade and shaft in some tangled roots. I was thinking that someone broke a paddle and pitched the rest. When I got up to it, it turns out to be a complete paddle in perfect shape, a bent shaft Werner Ikelos. This thing is a $400+ paddle and I notified the local liveries that I found an expensive paddle, and watched the lost and found, but no one has come to claim it. So for now, it has a good home!

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