RE: [Paddlewise] CKF: The Last Word on Paddle Choice

   I'm not going to Greenland, so don't see why I need a Greenland
paddle. Been using a Europaddle (made in Germany), but I'm not going
to Europa either. Geez, why can't I have a good ole USA paddle, or
maybe a nice British Columbia Paddle, since that seems to be where
my kayak usually goes? Why doesn't Sears-Roebuck or Home Depot make
a good USA solid aluminum paddle or perhaps plastic for around 20 bucks?
After all, not everyone is crafty and discerning.

Brad

Quoting The Housers <houser4_at_earthlink.net>:

> It will be interesting to see which way your kayak tends to circle.  We
> expect a full report considering all combinations of forward speed, cadence
> as well as wind and wave conditions.
>
> Dave
>
>
>> Mark S. Wrote:
>>
>> Without fanfare, or even knock on the door, I discovered in my garage
> today
>> a 220cm wooden crate redolent with the lingering fragrance of Big Island
>> plumeria. Judicious use of power tools liberated my new beefed up 215cm
> ONNO
>> paddle from inside. Patrick had warned me to have my demolition tools
> handy.
>>
>> Also in my garage are two pieces of Sitka Spruce waiting to be laminated
> and
>> freed from anything superfluous to a Greenland Paddle.
>>
>> I am torn over which I might use the most when both are at my beck and
> call
>> and I can tell their are others out there who vacillate between the two
>> worlds. Perhaps they will find this other paddle from my garage the
> perfect
>> blend of old and new:
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