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Re: Don't Leave Shore Without a Spare paddle
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 1/13/2012, 3:40 pm
In Response To: Don't Leave Shore Without a Spare paddle (John VanBuren)

: Ever set your paddle down in the water or have it slide off the
: deck where you set it for just a second? Next thing you know you
: have drifted a few feet and cannot reach it. THAT IS WHAT MY
: SPARE IS FOR!!!

John - I was going to write “never” but I decided to write “not yet” instead!

However, since I usually paddle an open solo canoe rather than a decked kayak I have more space to put the paddle down in the boat. When I take a break, I like to Relax! So I slide the seat forward so the back can be lowered, put the paddle athwartships under my knees to stabilize the boat, and take a nap if I feel like it. There are navy genes in my family so I can sleep anywhere. Not a good idea upstream of the dam though . . .

Again I would like to thank everyone for the suggestions and caveats; I'm looking forward to the next soft-water season to try them out.

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Paddle: Spare paddle
ancient kayaker -- 1/11/2012, 5:20 pm
Re: Paddle: Spare paddle *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/11/2012, 6:43 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 1/11/2012, 7:26 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/11/2012, 8:02 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 1/11/2012, 10:42 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/12/2012, 10:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2012, 3:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2012, 1:22 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 1/14/2012, 7:11 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/14/2012, 8:01 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 1/14/2012, 9:45 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/14/2012, 9:54 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/11/2012, 7:28 pm
Spare paddle, etc
Dave Gentry -- 1/11/2012, 9:37 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/12/2012, 8:01 am
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Dave Gentry -- 1/12/2012, 9:58 am
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Randy Knauff -- 1/12/2012, 11:00 am
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Will N To Go -- 1/13/2012, 11:53 am
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Paul Davies -- 1/11/2012, 7:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2012, 1:20 am
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Matthias -- 1/12/2012, 2:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2012, 3:14 am
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Matthias -- 1/17/2012, 2:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 3:46 am
Don't Leave Shore Without a Spare paddle
John VanBuren -- 1/13/2012, 10:56 am
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Mike Savage -- 1/13/2012, 2:07 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/13/2012, 2:36 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/13/2012, 7:40 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/13/2012, 4:05 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/13/2012, 7:52 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/13/2012, 3:40 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/13/2012, 7:03 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 1/14/2012, 7:18 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/15/2012, 7:19 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/15/2012, 7:30 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/15/2012, 7:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2012, 3:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2012, 3:15 am
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Craig Robinson -- 1/17/2012, 2:01 am
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Craig Robinson -- 1/17/2012, 2:11 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/18/2012, 5:28 am