Gear Reviews… Review: Forward stroke 15 Jan 201021 Aug 2026 Sometimes it is necessary to take a class after we buy a new piece of gear to add to our kayak kit. A good friend and student of mine recently purchased…
Backcountry Kitchen… 🔥 Leave No Trace: campfire 25 Nov 200910 Dec 2024 Campfires... I have spent many a night watching the flames dance and mingle among the stars on a moonless night. I have heard many tall tails and ghost-stories become accentuated…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Lower back pain verses the kayak 17 Nov 200921 Aug 2026 In six weeks we will be paddling the Suwannee River. And the question from our friends is "Jeff...Sean how is the back?" The answer is "today it is good" :)…
Backcountry Kitchen… 🧼 Leave No Trace: human waste 15 Jul 200910 Dec 2024 As the title implies this post is a dirty subject. I am a backpacker first and a paddler second. So the practice of handling feces in the outdoors is a…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Weather Cocking, Icebreaker, and Paddling 20 May 200921 Aug 2026 Jeff Cooper of H2Outfiffers shared with me a simple analogy to explain weather cocking. A common definition of weather cocking is that “a boat moving forward points into strong winds”.…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… National Safe Boating Week 15 May 200921 Aug 2026 People who use the water call the vests that they wear by many names. Some of the names for these water vests are: personal flotation device, buoyancy aid, and life…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Sit on Top Self Kayak Rescue 17 Sep 200821 Aug 2026 I am in the water, so now what do I do? That is a common question that anglers have if they come off their sit on top kayak in deep…