Marten

U bring up an interesting point. That is, from my perspective, the development of your own system based on your own style, parameters, and goals. In a nutshell there is an infinite amount of ways to skin the kitty, some are more sensible of course but practice (paddling in this case) gets ya closer to honing your own personal system of canoe travel to more positive place; wherever that occurrs.

I have tried the yak paddle...not for me...but that is me and my own personal style and drive. I double, and sometimes triple portage, but I was carring my boy to cut the daily mileage down for him he is starting to carry now. So those extra trips have now evolved into harder birding and wrapping my brain more accutely around the land.

Solo is a different kind of sollace for me. Something that I don't share; that is not to say I would trip with others, I like that too.

Anyone want to buy a kayak paddle?