Preacher wrote on Jul 19^th, 2010 at 5:50pm:

Always one spare/canoe.  To go without is stupid. Both my paddles get used every trip.  One is a straight otter-tail, the other a bent-shaft. Things get lost & broken.  I've never lost nor broken one yet, but every type of calamity awaits each of us if we spend enough time out there. One spare for 2 canoes?  That sounds like saying, "I have seat belts in my other car, so I'm covered."   :D

A spare paddle is one form of trip insurance. Each of us has to make a calculated decision based on the amount of coverage we might need...