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Question: Do you carry a spare canoe paddle?


Always Sometimes Never I carry a spare but I have never needed it. I carry a spare and I have needed to use it. I don't carry a spare and I have never needed it. I don't carry a spare and I have needed one. « Created by: Rocky on: Jul 17^th, 2010 at 2:18am »

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Rocky Inukshuk Offline Posts: 50 Location: Mpls., MN Joined: Jun 2^nd, 2010	Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Jul 17^th, 2010 at 2:18am	Quote Print Post
	I am wondering how many people carry a spare and/or if anyone has ever needed a spare.


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Westwood Inukshuk Offline Posts: 669 Location: Was Minnesota Now Iowa Joined: Mar 4^th, 2005	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #1 - Jul 17^th, 2010 at 3:38am	Quote Print Post
	The park rules require that you carry a spare paddle plus various other gear. I couldn't fathom why anyone would not carry a spare paddle. What do you do if you break one. Carve a new one out of a dead tree. Westwood


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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #2 - Jul 17^th, 2010 at 3:50am	Quote Print Post
	Lash it in the canoe and forget about it...until you need it. In 34 years of tripping, I've only needed a spare once (well not me, but someone in the party) but wow were we glad we had one! You don't need a spare in each canoe if you have multiple canoes. I usually figure one spare per 2 canoes.


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nctry_Ben Inukshuk Offline Posts: 401 Location: Northern Minnesota Joined: Jan 12^th, 2010	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #3 - Jul 17^th, 2010 at 12:15pm	Quote Print Post
	I think it's a no brainer... My son and I will have a spare between us when we head up to WCPP this week and a Kayak Paddle besides. Sometimes I like to trade off between different paddles just for variety. We're each paddling solo.


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jjcanoeguide Inukshuk Offline Posts: 309 Location: Frisco, TX Joined: Jun 20^th, 2007	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #4 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 2:45am	Quote Print Post
	Love my Meany paddles, and also love to paddle shallow creeks. We always take one plastic outfitter beater paddle to push off bottom, rocks, etc.


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Mad_Mat Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1549 Joined: Apr 21^st, 2003	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #5 - Jul 19^th, 2010 at 1:19pm	Quote Print Post
	one spare for each two canoes might be enough, or not the only time we ever broke a paddle on a trip, we (not me) broke two, and luckily, we had a spare for each canoe. we were able to field repair the wooden paddle which had a broken shaft - shaved an angle on the two parts to scarf them together, epoxied, and wrapped with wire, it still made a usable spare for the rest of the trip


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #6 - Jul 19^th, 2010 at 5:50pm	Quote Print Post
	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."


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #7 - Jul 19^th, 2010 at 8:20pm	Quote Print Post
	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." 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...


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #8 - Jul 19^th, 2010 at 9:03pm	Quote Print Post
	Old Salt wrote on Jul 19^th, 2010 at 8:20pm: 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... Well said and cornerstone to what we do and why we do it.


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azalea Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1084 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jan 13^th, 2004	Re: Poll: do you carry a spare canoe paddle? Reply #9 - Jul 20^th, 2010 at 11:28am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: One spare for 2 canoes? That sounds like saying, "I have seat belts in my other car, so I'm covered." No it is not. If you are in the second car and it crashes, the seat belts in the first car do you no good. If you lose a paddle in the second canoe, the paddle in the first canoe is as useful as having the spare paddle in the second canoe. A paddle is similar to many other "vital" items we take on trips: orienting devices, stoves, flashlights, paddles, canoes, tents. We assess the liklihood and severity of failure, the weight, etc; and make a decision of how many (if any) backups to bring.


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