?Wooden Kayak Paddles?
deborah...@ps.net
you could give would be greatly appreciated.
Do you prefer a wooden paddle? I used one(45 degree) for a few days on the
Ocoee recently and really enjoyed it. Relatively lightweight, sturdy, and
attractive at that. If I decide to buy one, it would need to be under $250.
What is the difference in quality between wooden paddles, based on price? A
friend of mine found this website
http://www.empnet.com/novoa/Pages/Paddles_Sales.htm of Costa Rican paddles.
I wouldn't even know what questions to ask to determine the dif between them
and the $350 ones advertised at NOC's site.
Thanks and Safe Paddling
Deb
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Weldon 001
250. I use their wood and carbon paddle for racing and I love it.
Matt
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> Mitchell makes really nice lightweight paddles that I think would be around
> 250. I use their wood and carbon paddle for racing and I love it.
I have a racerhead friend who for years tried to convert me to Mitchell
paddles. The only problem was, he kept breaking his blades off the shafts
on Class V-V+ steep creeks. This despite the fact that he was ordering
his paddles from the Mitchells and asking for an extra-heavy layup. For
awhile he claimed that the fact that you can fairly easily replace the
blade on a Mitchell paddle was their great advantage for steep creeking.
He finally gave up and bought a graphite over spruce Silver Creek this
spring after walking out of the Upper Rocky Broad (NC). He still races
with a Mitchell, however, so I guess whether or not it is "worth it" to
pay the extra $100 for a Silver Creek depends in part how you are going
to use your paddle.
-- Chris
Dave Landry
I just ordered one this week (directly from Silver Creek - that way I
can get mine personalized with my name/number/email inside the glass -
if I lose it and an honest paddler finds it).
I've tried a few that others have and in my opinion, simply the best.
They have a web site at http://www.dnet.net/~silvrcrk/ where they
explain the designs. This may help you.
Yeah, they're pricy, but tough and I figure at the rate I'm going
through cheaper paddles, it's really less expensive!
deborah...@ps.net wrote:
>I'm gathering information about wooden whitewater kayak paddles. Any input
>you could give would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Do you prefer a wooden paddle? I used one(45 degree) for a few days on the
>Ocoee recently and really enjoyed it. Relatively lightweight, sturdy, and
>attractive at that. If I decide to buy one, it would need to be under $250.
>What is the difference in quality between wooden paddles, based on price? A
>friend of mine found this website
>http://www.empnet.com/novoa/Pages/Paddles_Sales.htm of Costa Rican paddles.
>I wouldn't even know what questions to ask to determine the dif between them
>and the $350 ones advertised at NOC's site.
>
>Thanks and Safe Paddling
>Deb
>
John Fereira
>I'm gathering information about wooden whitewater kayak paddles. Any input
>you could give would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Do you prefer a wooden paddle? I used one(45 degree) for a few days on the
>Ocoee recently and really enjoyed it. Relatively lightweight, sturdy, and
>attractive at that. If I decide to buy one, it would need to be under $250.
>What is the difference in quality between wooden paddles, based on price? A
>friend of mine found this website
>http://www.empnet.com/novoa/Pages/Paddles_Sales.htm of Costa Rican paddles.
>I wouldn't even know what questions to ask to determine the dif between them
>and the $350 ones advertised at NOC's site.
You might also want to take a look at the "Malone of Maine" wooden paddles.
They're considerably cheaper then those prices and are gorgeous.
>Thanks and Safe Paddling
>Deb
>
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Check out John Lesan's
Pothole paddles.
He is based over at the chattooga, builds a
better paddle than silver creek, and they cost less.
I have used one for hard creeking for the last 18 months
and it has held up better than any glass or composit paddle
that I have owned.
Right now I have misplaced his number, I'll
post that later.
br.
In article <6pq9rv$i...@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
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the four best makers in my opinion are
1. Kieth Backlund
2. Jim Snyder
3. Pothole Paddles, John and Brandy Lesan (864) 647-0060
4. Clinch River Paddles. Baily Johnson in Tenn.
I have seen people break mitchills rolling in swiming pools.
The older silver creeks were ok, but the new ones are pretty
generic and pricy for what you get. The remos tropicales/
novoa paddles built in costa rica are cheap, but I would not
trust one on anything harder than class 3. I have not seen
any of the costa rican paddles last longer than one year.
With a wood paddle you generally get what you pay for.
Quality costs, but if taken care of a wood paddle will hold
up to some very hard paddling.
Just my 2.5 cents worth.
BR.
In article <35c06400...@news.mindspring.com>,
k1c...@coastals.org (Dave Landry) wrote:
> I assume the $350 paddles you see NOC carry are Silver Creek paddles.
> I just ordered one this week (directly from Silver Creek - that way I
> can get mine personalized with my name/number/email inside the glass -
> if I lose it and an honest paddler finds it).
>
> I've tried a few that others have and in my opinion, simply the best.
> They have a web site at http://www.dnet.net/~silvrcrk/ where they
> explain the designs. This may help you.
>
> Yeah, they're pricy, but tough and I figure at the rate I'm going
> through cheaper paddles, it's really less expensive!
>
> deborah...@ps.net wrote:
>
> >I'm gathering information about wooden whitewater kayak paddles. Any input
> >you could give would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Do you prefer a wooden paddle? I used one(45 degree) for a few days on
the
> >Ocoee recently and really enjoyed it. Relatively lightweight, sturdy, and
> >attractive at that. If I decide to buy one, it would need to be under $250.
> >What is the difference in quality between wooden paddles, based on price? A
> >friend of mine found this website
> >http://www.empnet.com/novoa/Pages/Paddles_Sales.htm of Costa Rican paddles.
> >I wouldn't even know what questions to ask to determine the dif between them
> >and the $350 ones advertised at NOC's site.
> >
Bill and/or Julie Eades
>
> As far as wood whitewater paddles go,
> the four best makers in my opinion are
> 1. Kieth Backlund
> 2. Jim Snyder
> 3. Pothole Paddles, John and Brandy Lesan (864) 647-0060
> 4. Clinch River Paddles. Baily Johnson in Tenn.
>
> I have seen people break mitchills rolling in swiming pools.
> The older silver creeks were ok, but the new ones are pretty
> generic and pricy for what you get. The remos tropicales/
> novoa paddles built in costa rica are cheap, but I would not
> trust one on anything harder than class 3. I have not seen
> any of the costa rican paddles last longer than one year.
> With a wood paddle you generally get what you pay for.
> Quality costs, but if taken care of a wood paddle will hold
> up to some very hard paddling.
> Just my 2.5 cents worth.
> BR.
>
Good info above. Deserving of some mention is a small, mainly touring
paddle co. in Evergreen CO, Cricket Paddles. I bought a Whitewater Pro
Model three years ago and found it to be durable and *very* light with a
good, smooth bite (OK, purchase). I think they are still under $300,
and my opinion has been widely shared that it competes well with any
paddle abovementioned. The # I have is 1-800-243-0586, Mike and Pat
Jones are the owners.
Bilbo
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