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cold weather paddling
Posted by: ppine on Oct-24-12 1:06 PM (EST)

Willi,
Good question. Agree with most others. Dress for immersion, bring lots of hearty food, be less ambitious in choosing rapids, and pay more attention to a cozy camp. I like a fire in front of a lean-to like the traditional old-style canoeists. It is cheery compared to 14 hours inside a nylon tent.

I love the lack of crowds. We are headed to the desert in Feb.

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What changes Cooler Weather/Water - willi_h2o - Oct-20-12 11:22 AM
- Not too many changes - magooch - Oct-20-12 11:27 AM
- Likely a slow winter for paddling but... - Celia - Oct-20-12 11:38 AM
  - Food sources - willi_h2o - Oct-20-12 12:38 PM
    - not so much here - kayamedic - Oct-20-12 1:15 PM
- Head to a warmer area - roanguy - Oct-20-12 11:51 AM
- For lake paddling - Waterbird - Oct-20-12 12:06 PM
- More rubber, more surf. - seadart - Oct-20-12 12:37 PM
- Several changes - radskierman - Oct-20-12 3:03 PM
  - Truth is I am growing weary - rpg51 - Oct-20-12 8:51 PM
    - Noticed the same thing this year - Waterbird - Oct-20-12 9:50 PM
    - Get a SPOT - kayamedic - Oct-20-12 10:31 PM
      - Joints - Waterbird - Oct-21-12 9:51 AM
      - Love your posts ! - roanguy - Oct-22-12 6:13 PM
    - Have you paddled at Lake Powell? - pikabike - Oct-20-12 11:00 PM
      - thermos of hot water - daggermat - Oct-21-12 6:29 AM
- Wetsuit...no more for me - willi_h2o - Oct-21-12 12:04 PM
  - bottle of hot water ... - seadart - Oct-21-12 5:11 PM
    - Mid 50's Water Temp... - sing - Oct-21-12 8:26 PM
      - thank you for saying that - slushpaddler - Oct-22-12 1:30 PM
        
        Hate wet and wind - willi_h2o - Oct-22-12 4:49 PM
        
        you have the wrong hobby for that - slushpaddler - Oct-23-12 9:39 AM
- I get out of bed later - slushpaddler - Oct-22-12 1:02 PM
  - I'm glad you said that - pikabike - Oct-22-12 5:19 PM
  - What!? - sing - Oct-22-12 6:03 PM
    - changes - poleplant - Oct-23-12 8:17 AM
      - Rolling With Whatever... - sing - Oct-23-12 9:01 AM
        
        What I do - rblturtle - Oct-23-12 9:30 AM
        
        winter paddling habits - tdaniel - Oct-23-12 9:51 PM
- Consensus seems to be - willi_h2o - Oct-24-12 11:50 AM
- I love fall paddling - slushpaddler - Oct-24-12 12:09 PM
- cold weather paddling - ppine - Oct-24-12 1:06 PM
- Little changes... - rjd9999 - Oct-24-12 6:34 PM
- Ice shelf - take out after an excursion - willi_h2o - Oct-26-12 12:59 PM