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    Posted: 23 Aug 2016 at 11:06am
Any suggestions of a way to pad your shoulder easily to protect it during long or frequent carries?
Or tricks on how to carry your boat to offload the weight?
My shoulder is seriously black and blue from carrying it a lot during a class and a portage that required some extra carrying over the weekend.
I love my Mamba 8.1, but the weight is killing me and my shoulders.
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  Quote rshingle Replybullet Posted: 23 Aug 2016 at 12:37pm
I used to have a Pyranha Burn with a sharp edge that always cut into my shoulder. I found that placing a short piece of pool noodle with a slit cut in it around the sharp edge helped a lot.
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  Quote Dale Replybullet Posted: 23 Aug 2016 at 4:05pm
I usually glue foam to the inside rim of the boat where it sits on your shoulder.
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  Quote superposer Replybullet Posted: 23 Aug 2016 at 8:07pm
bowflex and delt flies megan. Or a heavy dose of TryActin
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  Quote joshcrossman Replybullet Posted: 23 Aug 2016 at 11:08pm
You can always pad up with a pool noodle. When i was boating the sierras with long hikes up and in, i ended up getting some straps that turned the boat into a backpack.   it was awesome for the long hikes. I think Pyranha makes one, and you can also make your own with cam straps and pool noodles.
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  Quote megspk Replybullet Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 12:35am
Looks like I need to go out and get a noodle and a bow flex! !
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  Quote NateW Replybullet Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 11:13am
Pool noodle cut in half and wrapped with duct tape. I've got a recon 93 and it's a great boat but horribly heavy.
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  Quote bobber2 Replybullet Posted: 24 Aug 2016 at 11:02pm
Pipe insulation ...might be about the same price as a pool noodle, but without all the hard work of cutting through that foam ;)

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