Buying guide

Cold Weather Paddling Kit

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Cold water is far less forgiving than cold air, and the margin for error shrinks fast. This collection covers hand and foot protection that still lets you grip a shaft and walk a bank, head protection for the rougher water that comes with winter flows, and the rescue gear that matters most when swimming is genuinely dangerous rather than merely unpleasant. Warm hands. Hulls for pushy water. Footwear that grips. Head protection. Rescue from shore. Stiff light blades.