Keep spares from sinking
I had a cheap spare come loose after a spill and sink before I noticed it. After that I plugged the end of all hollow shafts with a piece of closed cell to buy me some time.
I have seen people break paddles twice. Once hitting a shallow rock on a day trip where you most including us wouldn’t carry a spare. And on an extended trip where he started to put on a burst of speed. That time I came along side and we swapped the back deck spare before we even lost momentum.
SYOTR
Randy
Ultimate spare/ 4-pc. paddle: LENDAL 
They supposedly paddle like a nice 1 or 2 piece, have different and tough blade options, solid joints, adjustable 0-90 feather, and you cant get an extension piece – I’m going to get a 197cm 4-pc for whitewater that will double as a sea kayak and inflatable WW kayak paddle when an inexpensive 20cm or 30cm section is added – extremely versatile, awesome for traveling!
http://www.lendal.com/page.asp?pgid=500010001&shift=
ultimate, but take time to get out.
That’s what I like about the short canoe-ish spare paddle option. Just rip it off the deck, roll if necessary, and then find a place to land and put together the 4 piece.
Maybe even a cheap, telescopic one?
That is a good idea for sea/rec kayaking – there’s a place that makes flat hand paddles that you put on a little post through your neo skirt deck for whitewater back ups, never seen anyone with them.
I have hand paddles stuffed deep under my float bags in my WW hardshell, most of the time.
What’s are lines/sliders?
“All this talk is just making me that much happier with my GPs (particularly with lines/sliders - which I’ll probably replace some of all of the bungees on my commercial kayak with).”
My storm paddle stores so so on my Tempest front deck. Thinking I might learn something here.
Paul S.