Bending Branches Angler Plus is the best balance of weight, materials and construction at the best value. Werner’s Camano Bent Shaft cuts weight with full carbon construction and minimalist ferrule.

Mike Kipp had a simple reason for starting to make his own canoe tripping paddles. “I just wanted a better paddle,” says the 54-year-old founder of Wilderness Paddle Works. A machinist at a small ...

This week’s quiz: Which is the proper term? A) Dry bag; B) Waterproof bag; or, C) River bag. If you picked C, you’re correct because the river can and will get into it. Regardless, river bags provide ...

This article was published 23/03/2022 (1271 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. In 2019, artist, wood-, metal-, and leather-worker, historian, and sort-of-retired vagabond ...

GRAND JUNCTION — She’s a 15-foot-9-inch-long, lost-art beauty, all graceful curves and elegant flowing lines. She only needs a few bits of fancy trim — and a name — and she’ll be good to go. “She” is ...

It only takes about 25 minutes of labor to make a canoe paddle at Sanborn Canoe Company, but it can take up to three weeks between gluing the first strips together and painting the final colors.

Watercraft sales exploded during the pandemic, and many more garages now have kayaks in them. But do you know how to get the best workout in one? Mathew Skeels demonstrates proper paddling technique.