ADVANCED ELEMENTS UltraliteLite 4-Piece Aluminum/Nylon Kayak Paddle - 224cm (88") Assembled - 60cm (23.6") Packed - 23.5 oz, Black, (AE5005)

Nice packable lightweight paddles. I have used for packrafting trip and didn't mind lugging them..I have smaller hands (<8" diameter) and the fit is great for me. I don't need to use gloves for a grip as others have mentioned, but I do typically use sun gloves which have grip built in..These are pretty sturdy for being so lightweight and packable, but of course if you are rough with them it could compromise their ability to fit together..Will update if any problems.

We bought 2 sets of theses "Advanced Elements UltraliteLite 4-Piece Kayak Paddles." They are perfect for using with our inflatable packraft. They are very light weight coming in at 1 pound 9 ounces. They are easy to snap together and handle very well in the water. We have only used them on lakes and they are plenty sturdy for calm waters. They are small when stored in the bag making them very easy to attach to our backpack. We love these paddles.

Comes apart for easy transport with supplied bag

A good paddle, with the expected compromises. It has a good deal of “give” at the articulations but that applies to almost all 4-piece paddles. It may be a bit too short for those wide inflatable yaks it’s usually coupled with. It does the job and I would gladly buy it again, though.

Update:I am amazed and very happy with the purchase. They’re extremely light and provide sufficient force in the paddle on slight winds and against current and can take a bit of abuse! Just be very careful not to drop them when disassembled onto hard surfaces as the tubes may bend and therefore make it either difficult or impossible to reassemble this happened to me and made it slightly more pressed against the tube so there was actually less play but definitely was still able to disassemble with ease. This was my fault for not being careful and taking them out of their included storage mesh bag.Original review:I really like the color and look of it I have no idea if it is functional as I am new to pack rafting and wanted to get something very light and portable and this is perfect for that! I have no clue how it’s supposed to perform in water but I don’t intend going open ocean or whitewater rafting on this anyway so the portability and build is really good I attached pictures of the blades as I couldn’t distinguís them in the description photos. The color is more of a space gray tone and the paddles are black and of plastic material.