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What to Put In Your Whitewater Kayaking Medical Kit

If you’re looking for a good whitewater kayaking first aid kit that’s suitable for multi-day trips, here’s the best one I’ve seen, compliments of Eli Ren. (Used with his permission from his post on Professor Paddle,which is linked to here.) The following is all from Eli’s post, and you can click here for the printable […]

Tips on Buying a Whitewater Kayaking Drysuit

It was December of 2008 that I splurged on my Kokatat Tropos drysuit at Kayak Academy (a great deal for around $500 on sale), knowing that it was my only ticket to getting out on rivers during any kind of cold weather. After 200 rolls in the pool that month I joined the Washington Kayak […]

Whitewater Kayaking Gear: What to Buy – Drysuits and Paddles

As soon as you start shopping for whitewater kayaking gear you realize there are quite a few choices to make about each item, and it can be hard to know what to buy when you don’t have a ton of experience. The stuff’s expensive too, so you really want to buy gear that you won’t want […]

The Foam Shop in Bellevue – Thumbs Up for Kayak Outfitting

I stopped in at the Friendly Foam Shop in Bellevue today to pick up some kayak outfitting stuff and thought I’d give it a shout out for our local kayakers. They have a good selection of kayak outfitting type foam, ranging from thin pieces to 4-inch blocks. Prices are reasonable, and Emy, the manager, was nice enough […]

Leland Reviews the 2010 Pyranha Burn

Leland posted a link on Professor Paddle to his nice review of the 2010 Pyranha Burn, here’s a link to his blog post with the entire Pyranha Burn review on the River Gypsies website. There are a lot of good photos and he goes into quite a bit of depth about the various paces he put […]

My Review of the Wavesport Fuse 48

The Wavesport Fuse 48 is a river runner/playboat cross, often compared to the Jackson 2Fun but generally seen as a little more forgiving and a bit less aggressive. I demo’d the Fuse for about 6 weeks recently and it really grew on me. I’m giving it two thumbs up as a beginner to intermediate whitewater […]

My Review of the Jackson 2Fun – TOO Fun!

I demo’d the Jackson 2Fun the other day and it was so great I don’t even think I need to demo another boat. (OK, update as of August 2009 – read my review of the Wavesport Fuse 48.) I’ve been paddling a Necky Jive ever since I started kayaking, which was pretty much a year ago […]