I'm curious to hear what fellow paddlers listen to while on downwinders or even just cruising on a river

Proud Mary

Water, wind, birds, waves,
Got me baffled (for want of a word with F in it) why you could possibly need anything else.

For flatwater, compilations of rythmed music with the same BPM (beats per minute) work well to keep the cadence.

Try to find the BPM that fits your intended paddle stroke, and get or make a playlist with it.

As for the genre, something made for moving your body (dance) works best of course...

best SUP bands


butthole surfers

limp bizkit

jonny slack and the four skins

bum gravie

stop paddling or you'll go blind.

Haha you are absolutely full of it Cobra !!!

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Nozza said..
Water, wind, birds, waves,
Got me baffled (for want of a word with F in it) why you could possibly need anything else.

This.

went to the bother a couple of years ago of getting one of those little waterproof ipod thingies with the waterproof headphones, set up playlists blah blah blah. Tried it, didn't like it. there's usually enough else going on to keep me amused without it.

My kind of paddling comes with a matching a sound track.... it changes around every corner

Flat water race training is almost impossible without music. It is just so dull. You need music for the same reason you need music in a gym - to take your mind off the pain and sheer existential pointlessness of what you are doing.

But I can't conceive of wanting music on a DWer. There's far too much going on. It would be like wearing headphones in a war zone. There's a basic safety aspect. Plus, usually when I'm downwinding it is 25+ knots in the sea and you can't hear anything much above the roar of the ocean and the whistle of the wind anyway.

On a snooze-cruise on a river or other calm water I think I'd rather just listen to the natural sounds.

"snooze-cruise" ?..... damn... I better quit... I didn't even realize....

I haven't done the music while supping yet but if I did, the latest Pink Floyd album would be top of the list.

Just curious
What do people use to hear their music while paddling.
Do you use waterproof MP3's or just get waterproof covers and earphones for ipods or phones

i was told DJ plays that coldplay classic……Yellow

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Cobra said..
i was told DJ plays that coldplay classic……Yellow

...they were ALL yellow

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HumanCartoon said...

Cobra said..
i was told DJ plays that coldplay classic……Yellow

...they were ALL yellow

Bahahaha!!!!!! Im singing that song now dreaming of DJ....

I personally listen to more soothing tunes from these bands:

Napalm Death

Lamb of God

Brutal


Meshuggah

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supthecreek said...
"snooze-cruise" ?..... damn... I better quit... I didn't even realize....

Haha! If your heart rate is below 120, you haven't got a stopwatch on you, you aren't racing, and you are in calm water with little wind, and you are paddling a distance you are used to, then you are snooze-cruising mate. Nothing wrong with a good snooze-cruise. For me, not every session has to be a do-or-die downwinder or surf session, or a balls-out max HR GPS-recorded beasting. But personally, if all I ever did was snooze-cruising then I'd probably fall asleep on my board never to be seen again...nice as it is to watch the wildlife and chat to anyone you meet. For some friends of mine flat water SUPing seems to be as much about the social aspect and the visit to the cafe at the end (or sometimes in the middle) as it is the paddling. That's cool, even if sometimes I do feel like I want to give them a kick up the butt to get moving!

boring?... did someone say boring?

ha ha... I never see anyone to chat with.... it was - 7 c on my 2 hour "Ice" paddle trip yesterday

If I snooze... I turn into an ice sculpture

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AkeG said..

That's Gold mate just added to my list .Thanks that is so good..Prog Rock , what else do you have in your vault

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Flying High said..
Just curious
What do people use to hear their music while paddling.
Do you use waterproof MP3's or just get waterproof covers and earphones for ipods or phones

I've got a Sony Waterproof Walkman. Waterproof up to 2mtrs. Been with a swim with me a number of times and still works well

No music OTW but a library full of driving to and from surf