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Proper Canoe Lifting Technique

The key to properly lifting your canoe is multi-faceted but easy. All you need to do is handle a canoe that reflects your ability to lift it and practise on the front lawn or some other grassy surface. If you are a body-builder, lifting an 85 lb. Old Town Tupperware Special will require exactly the same steps as those needed by a 98 lb. weakling to shoulder a 37 lb. Souris River Carbon Tec Quetico 16.

In any case, the term “no pain - no gain” does not have to apply to canoe lifting. Generally, avoiding pain through proper movement & a little bit of planning, is the preferred method.

Every step you need to lift a canoe is pictured here by Red Rock Store Proper Canoe Lifting Technique.

Review them and realize that proper lifting involves more pausing & planning than grunting. When you are lifting your canoe, follow the photos (steps) and plan where your feet, hip, arms, thumbs, and head should be to get that canoe up on your shoulders.

How to Lift a Canoe

How to Carry a Canoe

How to Unpack a Canoe, and many more helpful canoeing articles at www.redrockstore.com