My carbon fiber paddle comes in at 10 oz.. After setting it down (on top of some pipe foam insulation of course) to make a cast I have had many times where the wind wanted to deprive me of it. Once I caught it out of mid-air. Spare paddle for solos? Oh yea!

My spare is a plastic/aluminum from cabelas. I lash it lengthwise to a long sealine dry bag and it becomes a handy handle as I portage.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]