Canoe Paddle Bag: Buy or Make Your Own
Protect your canoe paddles with a paddle bag that protects them from scratches, dings and dust. They’re great for both storage and transporting.
You can either buy a bag designed for canoe paddles, adapt a bag or make your own:
Where to Buy a Canoe Paddle Bag
Frost River Paddle Sack is constructed of the same waxed cotton canvas they use for their canoe packs. It’s breathable, waterproof and rugged. They have a short and long version, depending on the length of your paddle. MSRP $80-90 USD.
Wenonah Canoe makes a Double Pocket Paddle Bag that fits two canoe paddles up to 56 inches. It’s constructed of padded heavy-duty nylon. MSRP $39.95 USD.
Oak Orchard Canoe makes a paddle bag for a single paddle for $39.95 or a gaggle of paddles for $79.95. They’re both made of heavy-duty nylon with carrying handle, and will hold paddles up to 63 inches.
Danuu Paddle Gear makes their Paddi Paddle Bag they call “multi-featured body armor for your beloved paddle(s).” It fits up to 4 paddles 61 inches or shorter. MSRP $67.95.
(photo courtesy of Andrew Strain)
An “Adapted” Canoe Paddle Bag
If you don’t want to spend that much on a paddle bag, you can get a little creative and adapt a bag made for something else.
That’s what some readers did who are part of this conversation on the paddling.com forum:
- Use a rifle sock sold for rifles and shotguns. You can find them at sporting goods stores, often for under $10. Not all of them are long enough to fit the whole paddle, so be sure to check your measurements.
- One reader found a child-size snow ski bag on Ebay and bought it for $15 to use for storing his canoe paddles.
- Another reader suggests using a camp chair bag, a perfect fit for his canoe paddles.
Make Your Own Canoe Paddle Bag
There were some creative suggestions from other readers in the paddle.com forum to make your own canoe paddle bag:
- Use an old pair of jeans (or thrift store jeans)—cut the legs off at the top, hem the edges and sew up the bottoms. You’ll probably want boot-cut for this purpose!
- Make one out of old sweatpants—same idea as the jeans.
- Use a fluffy towel, fold it over and sew to the size you need. Can add a hem on top and use a drawcord if desired. The towel material will absorb any water still on the paddle.
For more details on these homemade suggestions go to the forum on paddling.com.
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