Canoe & Kayak Magazine

Pros: does a good job covering multiple topics, good gear reviews
Cons: only a bi-monthly publication, high subscription price, lots of advertising

Since 1973 Canoe & Kayak magazine has been a guide to the world of adventure, recreational and expedition canoeing and kayaking. Each issue is filled with stories and articles on river trips, destination guides, gear reviews and more. ...

Pros: informative, wide range of topics, lots of pretty pictures
Cons: articles are repeated every 4 or 5 months.

I needed another new hobby like a hole in the head, or so my wife says. Actually, with proper placement and the right hat...

Anyway, I am about to embark on a whole new adventure. I didn't know the first thing about kayaks other than what...

Pros: Tries to cover all paddling disciplines
Cons: Often disliked because it doesn't only cover one paddling discipline

Canoe & Kayak (C&K) is the old paddling mag. It's deals with all of the paddling disciplines; canoe, kayak, and rafting. Canoe has long been harangued because it focuses too much on canoe for the kayakers, and too much on whitewater for the...

Pros: good range of information
Cons: same range makes this too watered down

Ok, I read this magazine when I'm in Barnes and Noble and I've looked through the others. Depends on what you are interested in. If you like to paddle a canoe at the lake with the kids and a dog twice a year, this mag is for you. No problem.

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Pros: Very Generalized
Cons: Not enough on kayaking

Canoe and Kayak Magazine has been an alternative to Paddler magazine for quite some time. The difference between Canoe and Kayak and Paddler is that Canoe and Kayak focuses much more on sea kayaking and flatwater kayaking and canoeing than Paddler does....