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Part of me wants to get an inflatable standup paddle board and take it down to Lake Michigan and go have fun on the water, or maybe the Milwaukee River for a bit. Please tell me this is a good/bad idea.
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Jul 18, 2023 02:14
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Dr. Lunchables posted:Personally I’ve found paddleboards to be a very inadequate way to get around any water compared to a kayak or canoe. I’ve used one on a bay on Lake Michigan and I did go forward, but with absolutely no urgency or speed. I also worry about taking one on any type of rough water. It would definitely be inflatable, and I'm not really interested in going fast. The Milwaukee River and the surrounding areas are pretty calm, thankfully. I mean, if someone wants to sell me on an inflatable kayak, do so! I have the carrying capacity on my bike, easy.
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Jul 18, 2023 02:35
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Verman posted:I like paddle boards. If you want to cover distance, get a kayak. If you want to get into the water and enjoy yourself, have a good swim platform that you can paddle in various ways (standing, kneeling, sitting) then a paddleboard is the way to go. And that's sort of the thing, putter around the rivers downtown, maybe once I get more confidence, out onto the lake a bit, etc. Next thing you know I have a bike camping rig that can carry an inflatable watercraft and I'm out and about on that touring a bit 
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Jul 19, 2023 02:30
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Well, I'm going to do the 'right thing' and rent one and try it out at a local outdoors shop before jumping in head first. Only problem is it's a good 40-45 minutes by car.
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Jul 19, 2023 12:11
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T-Square posted:You’ve mentioned paddling on the Milwaukee river, just FYI there are plenty of rental places on the river, I’m sure at least one of them has got to have SUP rentals. True, gotta put the effort in then.
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Jul 20, 2023 01:11
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