O/T - Kayak Paddles

[RichP]

Morning all

A car forum is the obvious place to ask!

I need a couple of new kayak paddles. I've limited experience so wondered if anyone could recommend a good on line retailer for kayak equipment. Touring paddles - something asymetric and lightweight. Perhaps not as expensive as carbon.....  One for me, one for SWMBO.

Suggestions / advice appreciated.

Many thanks

Rich

[congorobot]

I have the "Carlisle Magic" paddles which have been very durable and light. They also split in two which is useful for storage and transportation. I bought mine from Tiso the outdoors shop. Try their website.

Dave.

[Mark (smokey mow)]

No expert myself but a few of my mates are heavily into Kayaking and I go along for a paddle occasionally.  Mainly they use Nucleus Watersports possibly because it's local to us and I've been in myself a few times, but they also have a good online shop.

[RichP]

Thanks both - a little research has, as always, proved that there's anything from the cheap to the quite stunningly expensive! Oh, and then there's carbon..............

[jerryhzx12]

mmmmm...caarrbooonnnn....just on point of investing in my first carbon item for the westy....is there a support group should ti all get out of ha nd?

[davew]

Try Desperate Measures in Nottingham, they will let you demo a set of paddles.

I've been using Werner paddles for years and can't fault them.