![]() Consider the Shred Apart paddle that can be used as a kayak paddle for one person, or breaks down into two canoe paddles for two. Wider or heavily loaded boats are better suited with a 240cm paddle, specifically if paddling from the high-seat position or you plan to break the paddle down into two canoe paddles. We recommend 205cm for paddlers under 5’7” and 210cm for paddlers taller than that height.įor paddlers in a tandem packraft, if you plan to use the paddle as a kayak paddle, most people are best suited with a 220cm paddle, which is ideal for the low-seat position. Most Bikerafts are around 38 inches wide, so the paddle sizing falls perfectly into the “all purpose” category. horizontal) and a longer paddle is needed. The last category is “touring” or long-distance paddlers, who should size up to 210cm as their paddling stroke will become more low-angle (i.e.This size fits most “all purpose” rafts, meanwhile not too short for oversized rafts. For the individual that paddles everything but primarily enjoys cruising local rivers, the 205cm size is ideal. ![]() If your primary paddling intention is whitewater, 200cm is the ideal size as it will fit the vast majority of whitewater rafts as well is be adequate should you hit flatwater.If you’re not exclusively one type of packrafter, and instead plan on paddling in a lot of different settings-whitewater, flat water, touring-you’re on the “all-purpose” section of the chart. A raft wider than 38 inches should size up towards 205cm and rafts narrower than 36 inches should size down to 195cm. As you can see from the chart above, the length of your paddle is mostly determined by the width of your packraft and the type of paddling you’ll do.Ī general rule of thumb is that if you’re between paddle sizes, size down if shorter than 5’7” and size up if taller than 5’7”.įor packrafters who’ll be mostly on whitewater, a large majority of packrafts will be in the 36-38-inch range in width, meaning their ideal paddle size is between 197-200 cm. ![]()
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