Reverse paddling

Written by Jakob Jelling


Reverse paddling is an important kayaking technique.

While forward paddling is probably one ofrepparttar most commonly used paddling strokes, reverse paddling is just as important. In fact, before you go kayaking, you should definitely practice both forward and reverse paddling to make sure that you haverepparttar 132936 necessary skills so that you do not end up in trouble while you are out at sea.

First, when you are reverse paddling, you should make sure that you are holdingrepparttar 132937 paddle lightly, just like you would if you were paddling forward. This will help you have more control overrepparttar 132938 paddle, and it will also keep you from getting injured while you are paddling.

Next, you should make sure that you are usingrepparttar 132939 back ofrepparttar 132940 paddle blade when you are kayaking. While you should putrepparttar 132941 blade intorepparttar 132942 water near your feet in order to paddle forward, reverse paddling requires you to putrepparttar 132943 blade intorepparttar 132944 water near your hips instead. Then, you should pushrepparttar 132945 paddle towardrepparttar 132946 bow of your kayak while turningrepparttar 132947 trunk of your body.

Easy Navigation in the Woods or on the Water with the Garmin eTrex GPS Handheld

Written by NS Kennedy


I am an expert navigator with a map & compass but neither is as effective or as easy asrepparttar eTrex.

I highly recommendrepparttar 132935 Gramin eTrex as a basic navigational aide. It's also a great starter for learning about GPS systems. It does everything it's meant to and does it very well.

Garmin's claims of one handed usage are for real, it is easy to navigaterepparttar 132936 interface withrepparttar 132937 solid buttons onrepparttar 132938 unit."

The Garmin eTrex GPS has one ofrepparttar 132939 longest battery lives onrepparttar 132940 market, another major influence to purchase, and because it is only powered by two AA batteries,repparttar 132941 maintenance costs are minimal. I highly recommendrepparttar 132942 Garmin eTrex GPS to users of any skill looking for a quick, reliable and inexpensive GPS fix.

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