Canoe Paddles

Your shoulders will tell you the truth about a paddle long before the spec sheet does. Around stroke four thousand of a long portage day, an extra 150 grams stops being a rounding error and starts feeling like a small, spiteful anchor riding on the end of your arms. That’s really what this whole guide … Read more

Somewhere around hour six of a headwind-heavy crossing, you stop noticing the scenery and start noticing your paddle. That’s the moment most trippers discover that a canoe paddle for canoe tripping isn’t just “a stick with a blade” — it’s the one piece of gear your hands touch every single stroke, thousands of times a … Read more