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Kayaking Gloves vs Pogies vs Mittens: Hand-y tips for cold weather boating

Cold water or cold weather or both, there’s just no way to get around exposure to the  cold if you want to paddle as many days as possible unless you have the appropriate protection.   Instead of worrying about the temperature so much,   why not just prepare for...

2013 All Star- Initial Review by Clay Wright

First Review of 2013 All-star Just a quick review of the new All-star after paddling it off and on daily for a week. Me:  165lbs,  30” inseam,  5’9” size 11 play booties. Compared to Rockstar Medium Fit:  The cockpit rim is lower than the Rockstar, I...

How to Backflip Seal Launch a Kayak

How to Backflip your Kayak:   I’ve seal launched the 20′ point at Rock Island for 20 years, I’ve also watched paddlers try backflips off ramps and waterfalls and also over-rotated off high dives and cliffs of all sorts.   I knew it was possible....

Lift your Comfort level with a Sweet Cheeks 200

If you like paddling bigger boats or have a shorter torso than average for your weight there’s an amazing piece of kayak outfitting waiting for you to discover:  the 200 Sweet Cheeks. Like our regular Sweet Cheeks, the 200 is an airtight nylon rectangular bag...

2011 Super Hero Review (vs Hero)

  Take a 2011 Hero and ‘Super-size-it’ and you get a boat just as lively, quick, stable, and nimble ast he2011 Hero – only bigger! But what about when a 170 lb guy compares one to the other?  That’s the idea here – to compare how...