Getting a tattoo to celebrate your romantic relationship can be a risky move. Couples break up, feelings change and the giant cherry-colored heart on your bicep may illustrate more emotion than you carry for the name the tattoo bears.
Canoe tattoos, however, are different. If you are going to forever brand a relationship on your body, the one you have with canoeing is a fairly safe bet. How often do you hear of someone having a falling out with canoeing, or developing trust issues with their canoe, or even—God forbid— catching their canoe using Tinder? Not often.
Here are 12 canoe tattoo ideas we think are pretty awesome, and stand a good chance of avoiding being transformed into a kayak in 15 years.
1. The stereotypical outdoorsman
Tattoo by: @amanda_allison_tattoos
2. The call of the wild
Tattoo by: @zers_tatoo
3. Paradise found
Tattoo by: @dale_tattooing
4. Still waters run deep
Tattoo by: @handsometonyturrini
5. Just the essentials
Tattoo by: @ashtimlin
6. No one will ever ask you, “What’s on your mind?” again
Tattoo by: @ashtimlin
7. Duck, duck, canoe?
Tattoo by: @jessicamcnallyart
8. Endless wilderness
Tattoo by: @tesiacoil_tattoos
9. Paddle your own canoe
Tattoo by: @tattooabyss
10. The portager
Tattoo by: @burg_tattoos
11. The minimalist canoe
Tattoo by: @ezgitekcam
12. The early riser
Tattoo by: @luckyllamatattoo