Eb's Adventure Blog

Short post with step by step instructions on how to install kevlar skid plates on your canoe.

This is the wrong way: This is the right way: Why?  It seems natural to hold the paddle as if it is a scoop. However the whole idea behind the angled blade of a bent shaft paddle is efficiency. Holding it...

Not built like a football player? Don't let that limit your canoe tripping and/or partner options. Here's how smaller, less strong people can still get a canoe on their shoulders.  First, take all the gear and loose stuff out of...

We see this all the time.  Someone buys a new canoe/kayak/SUP, then chooses the least expensive paddle because there isn't anything left in the budget. Consider this: if you paddle at a leisurely stroke rate, you will be lifting the paddle over...

A quick guide to sizing your canoe, kayak or SUP paddle.

Learn how to tie a canoe to your car safely with straps, ropes, or foam blocks. Step-by-step instructions and videos, pro tips, and the Trucker’s Hitch knot.

Changing the way you visualize paddling can turn you from a mediocre paddler into a good one.

From lily-dipping to gunwale-grabbing, here's a list of things you'll never see good paddlers doing. 

The only thing worse than being up the creek without a paddle is going down the creek with an incorrectly fitted one.