Unexpected and memorable winter kayaking experiences - different kayaks, inflatable and others

[@manderssteve]

I live in Kingston Ontario. Myself and a few friends have often done ice paddling, but in the wilderness with no chance of outside rescue. The risk is high, we are very careful about everything, except being there. I have winter kayaked over rapids and water falls, and paddled both coasts of Greenland. Sorry, I cannot attach any photos. Great memories of it all.

[@AirOnTheWater]

I imagine there must be amazing scenery to explore. In such conditions, and remotely, high safety precautions are as you say extremely important, but if you've actually paddled both coasts of Greenland (impressive!) you'll be well aware of that! Feel free to share your stories or photos in the Winter kayaking group on Facebook if you haven't already!

[@THE-RIVER-RAT]

Good memories Patrik 😊 and one particular one I will never forget because it made me laugh my head off the first time and each time I see it (The Great Escapeing Kayak) lol 😅😅😅

[@AirOnTheWater]

Hehe! That was a fun one! Whenever I watch it I kind of feel like it looks rigged, because I was pushing the kayak at first, but the thing is that initially I had to put some energy into it to push it forward even with the lower friction of the snow/ice, and I didn't consider that at the end there was a bit of a downward slope - so it suddenly took speed of its own the moment I released it! A very mischievous kayak! If I had been on my own, I would have had to go for a drysuit swim to catch it 🤓

[@THE-RIVER-RAT]

@AirOnTheWater Don't know if you have seen the video by the ledgend Ken Whiting as while he was on a solo kayak camping trip during last winter, and stopped to get some footage with his drone. Then from the drones camera you can see his kayak floating away, so he had to swim like mad to catch it. Also this was in the USA and he was in the middle of nowhere days away from anyone. But luckily it all turned out ok.

[@AirOnTheWater]

@THE-RIVER-RAT Ah, yes, I remember this. He clearly did not appreciate the swim! 😂 Goes to show that kayaks are not as well-behaved as you might think!

[@THE-RIVER-RAT]

@@AirOnTheWater Your not wrong there buddy 👍