[Paddlewise] Visibility for Carbon Paddles

Carl writes:
 > Just got a new carbon paddle and I love it!  However,
 > my girlfriend also has one and, while paddling
 > yesterday, I noticed that I could barely pick her out
 > on the water at a quarter mile away.  Has anyone come
 > up with a way to treat the black blades to improve
 > visibility?  Tape? Paint? What colors?  Your
 > experiences would be most welcome!

Some manufacturers have an optional reflective logo you can order when 
you order your paddle (epic comes to mind).  You can also put
reflective tape on the paddle shaft, next to the paddle itself.
Rumour has it that this works for night paddling as well.

Gemplers (a maker of safety and farm supplies) sells relective tape.
The really cool stuff is reflexite, but its costly.  I couldn't afford 
a whole roll of reflexite, so I bought a few strips of it instead.


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