Kayak Paddle Research and Review
Ask anyone who gets their kicks in a kayak and they’ll tell you that it’s a tough enough sport without hampering yourself with a lousy paddle. Besides the kayak itself and your own smarts and skills, the paddle is the only other thing you have to improve your performance. And make no mistake, vast differences exist among paddles as the 3LUXE research team found out in our watery quest to find you our “Best Of” kayak paddles. The three that popped to the top of our list combine innovative form and function to help you stay high and dry on top of the water.
At 3LUXE we do the research you would do, if you had more time.
Kayaking enthusiasts don’t typically paddle the same water all the time. They know the fun is in mixing it up, but different water sometimes can require different paddles and that can be an expensive hassle. The folks at Bending Branches have solved the problem with their Breeze Plus kayak paddle. This ingenious telescoping paddle allows you to adjust the length without a wrench—just turn the shaft and lock it into place at the length you want. This “Best Of’s” shaft is constructed of ae... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $230
When you’re out on the water in something that tips as easily as a kayak, the margin of error is decidedly low. Indeed, you can find yourself upside down in the drink in a New York minute, staring at a rock or some other potentially dangerous object. That’s why you need to give yourself every possible advantage like the H20 Paddles H20-2 kayak paddle. This “Best Of” represents the fusion of cutting-edge injection molding technologies with the most advanced design available in the paddle-spo... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $275
At first glance, it’s easy enough to assume that all kayak paddles are pretty much the same. But as the saying goes, assumptions can be dangerous and so can using an inferior paddle in rough surf. Get a grip on the Kinetik Wing 4 Piece by Lendal and you’ll be amazed at how much this paddle will help you cut through choppy seas. The Kinetik Wing features a cut-away throat that allows the blade to move closer to the kayak, resulting in longer forward reach and increased efficiency. With the area... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $550
