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River guide handing a short 57-inch rafting paddle to a first-time paddle-crew guest at the put-in
Paddles & Oars

What Rafting Paddle Length Do You Actually Need?

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Rower mid oar stroke on a Western river demonstrating oar stroke biomechanics from a classic oar rig
Paddles & Oars

Shoulders Dead by Noon? Fix Your Oar Stroke

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Rafter rowing an oar rig with Sawyer composite oars on a calm desert river reach
Paddles & Oars

Wood vs Carbon Rafting Oars What Most Rafters Get Wrong

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Rafting crew paddling a blue raft through a wave train holding Carlisle Outfitter paddles
Paddles & Oars

Best Rafting Paddles Without Overpaying for Carbon

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Weathered older whitewater raft drying on a gravel bar, showing how long a well-kept raft lasts
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

How Long Do Rafts Last? Longer Than You Think

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Boater airing up an AIRE raft at a desert river put-in, checking raft inflation pressure before launch
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

Why Your Raft Pressure Is Too Soft, Not Too Hard

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Boater cleaning a whitewater raft in a driveway before off-season storage
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

5 Storage Mistakes That Ruin a Whitewater Raft

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Rower running an AIRE Wave Destroyer cataraft through a riffle on a cool morning river
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

Cataraft Buying Guide The Frame Cost No One Quotes

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Oar raft and paddle raft running the same rapid, showing the paddle raft vs oar raft choice
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

Paddle Raft vs Oar Raft vs Hybrid Which Fits Your River

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River runner topping off a raft tube with a K-Pump K-200 hand pump at a put-in
Rafts & Inflatable Boats

12V vs Hand Raft Pumps Which Hits Pressure

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