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Long Distance Boat Carry

This is one way of rigging up a carry system for your kayak. Especially useful for a long distance boat carry.

What Memory Card For The GoPro Hero 11 Mini?

One of the biggest areas that is overlooked when getting a video/camera setup for trips out is the speed of your  Micro SD card. The GoPro Hero 11 and GoPro Hero 11 Mini are the latest models from the POV giant.

What Memory Card For The GoPro 11 Mini?
What Memory Card For The GoPro 11 Mini?

If you get an error with the camera it will probably be down to the memory card that is being used.

The GoPro Hero11 and Mini have a memory card capacity of up to 512GB. Due to the increase in performance of the GoPro Hero11 I would suggest using cards that are 128GB or above.

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Dagger Code Vs Mamba

The Mamba has been around since 2005 with a major revamp in 2012. The Code is Dagger’s newest kayak and has been designed to take the place of the Mamba in the line up.

Dagger Code
Dagger Mamba

In following table I have listed the three main sizes of the kayaks and matched although some of the dimensions of a say a middle of the size range Mamba could also be easily compared against the smallest Code.

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Astral Greenjacket LE PFD 2023

Astral have partnered up with Nouria Newman and artist Bret Brown to create a new limited edition Greenjacket PFD for 2023.

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Palm Equipment Riff PFD – First Look

We were lucky enough to get hold of a Palm Equipment Riff PFD for review at Unsponsored. The one we have here is in Palm’s signature Jet Grey colour way.

Palm Equipment Riff PFD - First Look

The Riff is of a slab design with a side entry system. The buckle side entry is a convenient feature that allows the user to easily put on and take off the Riff. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, ensuring that the user can quickly get in and out of the product as needed. This feature is particularly useful when you are trying to negotiate a drysuit zip when putting a PFD on.

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Palm Equipment Riff PFD

New for 2023 is the Palm Equipment Riff PFD.

Palm Equipment Riff PFD
Palm Equipment Riff PFD

This low profile PFD is constructed with a nylon 420D ripstop fabric filled with Gaia and EPE PVC free buoyancy foam.

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Spade Kayaks – Barracuda

The new Barracuda from Spade Kayaks is 274cm long with a width of 6cm and a volume of 217 litres. The half-slice boat is designed to be fast.

Spade Kayaks - Barracuda
Spade Kayaks – Barracuda
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Spade Kayaks – Starfire

Spade Kayaks - Starfire
Spade Kayaks – Starfire

The Starfire from Spade Kayaks is 245cm in length with a width of 6cm. Weight runs at 16kg with a volume of 200 litres.

Spade Kayaks – Starfire

The Starfire is designed for paddlers with a weight of 35 – 70kg.

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Liquid Logic Kayaks – RMX 76

The third of three kayaks released by Liquid Logic is a smaller version of the RMX (the updated Remix).

Liquid Logic Kayaks - RMX 76
Liquid Logic Kayaks – RMX 76

The RMX 76 as you could proably guess has a volume of 76 US gallons. It is 9 foot long and is recommended for paddlers betwene 80 to 180 lbs.

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Liquid Logic Kayaks – The Sweet Ride

Liquid Logic have released deatils of three new ww kayaks inclucing this one, The Sweet Ride.

Liquid Logic Kayaks – The Sweet Ride

At 9 foot long is is one foot longer than the Hot Whip. It still has a slicey stern but has a greater overall volume of 72 gallons (US).

Liquid Logic Kayaks – The Sweet Ride

Paddler weight recommendations sit at 120 to 240lbs.

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Liquid Logic Kayaks – The Hot Whip

Liquid Logic have released details of three new whitewater kayaks including The Hot Whip.

Liquid Logic Kayaks - The Hot Whip
Liquid Logic Kayaks – The Hot Whip

Yes it is a half slice with a volume of 62 gallons (US) and a length of 8 foot.

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The All-New Dagger Vanguard – Walkthrough

The Dagger Vanguard has been offically launched today. Check it out.

The All-New Dagger Vanguard – Walkthrough

Dagger’s Vanguard is here to transport you into a new realm of whitewater performance. This fresh design paddles more like a creek boat than a long boat, yet offers the speed, agility and elegance of a 12’ kayak. A barrier-breaking and high-performance kayak, the Vanguard paddles like nothing else on the water!

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