Ruckus Travel 3-Piece Carbon SUP Paddle
The usual trade on a travel paddle: you give up stiffness at the joints to get something that fits in a bag. Most three-piece paddles earn that reputation honestly. Loose ferrules rattle, the shaft twists under load, and you feel the connection every time you load the catch.
Ruckus Travel is built to the tolerance where that stops happening. The connection points lock solid with zero movement. Load it hard and it reads like a one-piece in your hands.
The carbon is the same carbon. 30T pre-preg shaft and blade, double-concave blade in Medium 84 sq in or Large 90 sq in, the blade profile that beat 14 alternatives on the water. The shaft runs straight rather than tapered, which gives taller paddlers reach the tapered shaft cannot cover.
It breaks into three sections. The blade section measures 32 inches, the middle shaft 33 inches, and the handle section is whatever your total length leaves over. A 78 inch paddle finishes with a 13 inch handle section. Nothing in the kit is longer than 33 inches, which is what lets it ride inside a normal checked bag or tuck in alongside your inflatable.
Each one is cut to your length when you order. At checkout, leave a note with your total length (tip of blade to top of handle), or write 'Need help' and the crew will dial it in with you.
Designed in Eagle, Idaho. Limited Lifetime Warranty on manufacturing defects.
Why This One
- Packs to 33 inches. Slides into a board bag, a checked suitcase, or behind the seats.
- Zero movement at the connection points. No rattle, no twist, no slop when you load the catch.
- 30T pre-preg carbon shaft and blade. The same carbon and the same blades as the one-piece Ruckus.
- 22 oz at a 78 inch cut, measured assembled. Shorter cuts weigh less, longer cuts weigh more.
- Double-concave blade. Locks into the catch, holds through the power phase, releases without flutter.
- Custom-cut to your length. The handle section is cut to fit you.
Specs
- Weight at 78 inch cut
- 22 oz, measured assembled. Scales with cut length: a shorter cut comes in under this, a longer cut over.
- Material
- 30T pre-preg carbon fiber, shaft and blade
- Blade sizes
- Medium 84 sq in (6.38 in width) or Large 90 sq in (7 in width)
- Blade design
- Double-concave, rounded-square tip, 10 degree offset
- Shaft profile
- Straight
- Construction
- Three-piece, custom-cut to your length at order
- Packed length
- 33 inches (longest section)
- Section lengths
- Blade section 32 in, middle shaft 33 in, handle section is total length minus 65 in
Perfect For (And Not For)
- Paddlers who fly to their water and would rather not check an oversized package
- Anyone whose board lives in an inflatable bag with no room for an 80 inch paddle
- Racers and tourers who want one-piece stiffness in a paddle that travels
- Paddlers who already know their length, or who want help dialing it in
- You want the lightest possible paddle and never travel with it → Ruckus Flyweight (one-piece)
- Multiple paddlers share one paddle and need to adjust length between them → Tough Blade (adjustable)
- You want a wood-handled or aluminum entry-level paddle
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