2021 Captain Thurmond’s Challenge by wildwildwes | Aug 13, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, Karma, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe Captain Thurmond’s Challenge is an annual extreme triathlon that has been going for +5 years now. It is held in the center of beautiful downtown Fayetteville, WV at the Court House. The race consists of 29.5 miles of the most extreme mountain biking (16.5...
Paddling or Kayaking After Giving Birth by capucinethomaslepine | Jul 29, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHere is my experience about kayaking or paddling after giving birth. While being pregnant I was trying to get feedback how it would be but didn’t find much, so that is my motivation to write this article. It can be very different for different mothers, and for...
It is So Good To Be Back In The River!! by kelloggfamily | Jun 25, 2021 | Featured Post, Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Shooting Star, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWe’ve been out of the water for 8 months! 8 months! This is due to an exceptionally long winter (with very little snowfall) coupled with late fall travel. So, let me tell you … it felt great to get back in our kayaks and tear up our local wave/hole. There is just...
Flow State by Jessie Stone | Jun 24, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFlow State An incredible stroke of amazing luck allowed me to fully enter the “Flow State” in the last couple weeks. Fellow paddlers Andy Kuhlberg, Scott Barnes, Dave and Paula Saaf, and Brett Lanier joined me in some truly awesome late Spring paddling on the local...
Taking the Jackson Kayak Zen 3 out for a Spin by Hannah Ray | May 29, 2020 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenThis spring Marty and I headed up to the Peshtigo River in Wisconsin to try out our new Zen 3’s. I’m in the small and Marty is in the medium. It took us a couple laps down the river to get used to them. We adjusted the seat position and added some height to the seat...
Neu: der Flex Drive E Motor! by Dennis Kieselhorst | Sep 25, 2019 | Germany, Internationalisation, JK Team PostsFür alle mit dem Flex Drive Pedalantrieb ausgestatteten Kajaks kommt jetzt ein Must-Have-Produkt auf den Markt: der neue Flex Drive E Motor, welcher innerhalb von Sekunden gegen die Pedalantriebseinheit ausgetauscht werden kann! Ich habe den Flex Drive E ausführlich...
Choosing the Right Paddle for Kayak Fishing by Ben Roussel | Dec 4, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Recreational/TouringOne of the most important decisions when folks first start kayak fishing is one that I think a lot of people overlook, and that is choosing the right paddle for them and their kayak. I know when I bought my first kayak I used whatever paddle it came with regardless of...
Exploring Caney Lake by Ben Roussel | Apr 24, 2018 | Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, KilroyI had to work in Monroe last week and I brought a Cuda 12 just in case there was down time. Unfortunately there wasn’t much down time and I was only able to get out for a few hours one day. I elected to spend that time on Caney Lake, launching from...
Its Official – The Kalagala Offset will be Flooded – almost entirely! by Jessie Stone | Feb 22, 2018 | JK Team Posts, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThe Inspection Panel of the World Bank visited Uganda over the weekend of February 10th to meet with complainants and other locals and business owners who will be negatively impacted by the flooding of the Kalagala Offset. The week before, the World Bank had agreed to...
Emily and Nick’s Epic Grand Canyon Adventure by Emily Jackson | Feb 19, 2018 | JK Team Posts, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Whitewater You’ll never guess what?! We got another Grand Canyon Permit!!! Are you interested?” Um of course I am interested! “K because the launch date is in two weeks….” This was the beginning of my recent adventure down the Grand Canyon. I wasn’t...
Kilroy LT Realtree Camo Edition – Extended Use Review by Matthew Trucks | Jan 1, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, Kilroy, UncategorizedMy original reasoning for purchasing the Kilroy LT was due to its lightweight for dropping onto creeks with steep muddy banks. These hard to access areas are great for fishing and waterfowl hunting but are inaccessible by most power boats. The Kilroy LT preformed...
10x Speed Kayaking & 3D Mountain Biking by Zach Fraysier | Oct 25, 2017 | Blogroll, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Karma UnlimitedIt is not every day that I dodge rocks at 30mph in kayak. However, this is a daily occurrence on a Mountain Bike. On the flip side, it is would be very difficult to slalom-pivot a bicycle. So what is the cross over? Why do so many people who kayak also have big-tire...
