Hand paddles for $40 (in another thread) got me wondering
about other stuff. (Are web-fingered gloves good enough to
get down a difficult river? If not, no point carrying them;
better to walk out or wait for rescue.)

Anybody have words of wisdom about elbow pads? It seems
my elbows are the only thing I ever injure nowadays, so...

Here are some choices of elbow pads, on order of price:
$25 Protec (mine are plastic reinforced, unlike pictures)
$29 Shred Ready Tsunami Elbow pads (look great)
$33 Six Six One (for cycling, might absorb too much water)
$45 NRS Elbow pads (overpriced?)

Some provider makes an under-the-drytop elbow pad
that might stay on more securely than the above models,
but I can't find it on the web now.