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Potomac Paddlesports will definitely have the inside scoop on access at Angler's - they have a gear trailer parked there on a semi-permanent basis for weeknight classes.

Anthony, If you're by yourself with your playboat, put in at Angler's Inn and paddle upriver to the Maryland and Virginia chutes. Both playspots should be in, and you ought to run into paddlers in the parking lot. I haven't been there in a while, but there are reportely parking issues due to constru...

Good to know that an Aquabound grip can be removed with light heat; I'd like to replace the cheesy plastic grip on my glass backup with dowel. I recently tried to remove a plastic grip from a glass Werner shaft, and they are absolutely correct that the epoxy won't budge. The grip melted before the a...

I agree with folks above that there is a market for high-quality breakdown paddles. I would not buy an adjustable paddle that did not break down for portability. I have used paddles as short as 56-57", particularly while I was learning to be comfortable on my offside, but I now use 60" paddles almos...

Before creek season got started, I was messing around with a Dagger Aftershock. It's a handful.

From someone who has been there, made a false start, and then got a chance to try again and got unbelievably lucky with the results: If you are serious about getting the chance to have a willing and enthusiastic paddling partner, don't buy a boat for your wife. It's that simple. Facilitate the proce...

Inadvertently punching the hole at Cucumber falls - biggest thing I'd ever seen - on my first trip down the lower Yough (2006, I think).

EDIT: I noticed the nose clips after posting. AWESOME.

I'm pretty sure I've seen some very "safe" Southeastern canoeists tripping in their L'Edges on more than one occasion.

No.

The only valid reason to paddle, or engage in any other outdoor sport, is personal satisfaction and enjoyment with friends. Otherwise, it's a rather pointless activity.

There's nothing wrong with recognition, but for it to be a necessity or a goal is, at best, a distraction.

Also remember that there are a lot of western boaters - perhaps they'd rather be called 'boatmen' - who don't bother with kayaks either. Personal inflatables set up with oar rigs to accomodate multi-day trips are probably as common in the western U.S. as canoes are in the mid-Atlantic. If you wanted...

New rule: all canoeing videos need to open with Mahler V.

IAround the first minute of the vid he describes how exactly and precisely he judges the risks and consequences very carefully, then when really sure about it... well I let you see what use he's making of the conclusions. A wise man amongst few. Talk about a slow learner. :o I'm not willing to die ...

clarion wrote:I've wondered how much it would weigh to have a paddle with a carbide insert instead of aluminum.

Fixed it.

I likewise don't understand the hoopla over aluminum tips. I have two kevlar Galasport 3M's, one wood Mitchell, and two second-hand Norses, all with aluminum tips. My old Viking may have an aluminum tip, too. Of all the maintenance and repair issues I've had, I've never experienced the horror storie...

How far southwest in Virginia are you/theboat located?