My Product Reviews

The following reviews are unsolicited, and reflect my opinion based on the experience that I had in using the products in question. If you’d like to write your own review of a paddling-related product, please contact me via email. The more products and perspectives on them, the more we can help the paddling community to shop wisely.

Melinda Edward Melinda Edward

Wing Paddle Comparisons 2022

When the lock on my more-than-four-year-old Gara Odin became so loose that even periodic tightening with an allen wrench did not prevent the screw popping out somewhere in the abysmal recess between the car seat and the console in my car, I had to finally let go (physically and psychologically) of my treasured first-ever wing paddle. Harsh reality forced me to try and buy new wing paddles but I still had the illusion that my Gara Odin was irreplaceable in the family of racing kayak paddles.

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