We may earn commissions if you shop through the links below. Welcome to PaddlingLight.com–a magazine-style blog about lightweight canoe and kayak travel and about paddling in general. It started years ago as Nessmuking.com, but morphed as the philosophy changed. First, read about my Lightweight Paddling Philosophy. The second thing, you’ll want to do is check out the archived content–there’s lots of it. The technique category is good fun. Try these canoe and kayak navigation articles. Many of the most popular articles deal with winter kayaking or cold water kayaking. Some of the most popular posts include the Free Canoe and Kayak plans and Building Resources.