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Month: April 2013 (Page 3 of 8)

Black Rapid RS-Sport 2 Camera Strap

I have had various SLR cameras over the years and have always used them on or close to the water. The standard straps provide with them have never been great. I have never liked wearing the strap around my neck and have always ended up wrapping the strap around my wrist/arm a few times to keep the camera safe. Thinking back the camera was never really secure, but I have been lucky and have never dropped a camera in the water or on the ground.

As I have been doing more photography lately the strap situation was becoming more of an issue. After looking around for a while I found the Black Rapid Sport camera strap. The system is similar to the type of straps the military are now using for rifle slings. That in itself was a good reason to check the Black Rapid Sport 2 out.

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Astral Green Jacket 2013 – First Look

I was never really a big fan of the previous Astral Green Jacket. I loved the features and the design but it simply didn’t fit me very well.

For 2013 the Astral Green Jacket has been tweaked and I had the chance to check out its new features and try it in the dry. Therefore I am unable to comment of what it is like to swim/paddle wearing the Green Jacket at this stage. UPDATE: Full review here.

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Play Date

Play Date from Paul Butler on Vimeo.

PeakUK Bullbag – First Look

The PeakUK Bull bag is available in 25, 20 and 15 metre varieties. I had a chance to check out and throw the the 25 and 15 metre models.

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Sweet Rocker 2013 – First Look

The Sweet Rocker is back for 2013 with what looks like a tweaked Occigrip QR (red in image) and baby blue/orange colour scheme.

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Game Kayak Movie Trailer

Game Kayak Movie Trailer from polly green on Vimeo.

Petzl Vertigo Wire Lock Karabiner

The Petzl Vertigo has been primarily designed for ease of clipping in with the added bonus of having a locking key gate. This makes it ideal for Via Ferrata and kayaking applications where you need the safety of a locked gate yet want to open and secure it quickly.

Petzl Vertigo Wire Lock Karabiner

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The Escarpment – The Jocassee Experience

Paddleplugs

My set of custom ear plugs arrived this week from the Paddleplugs team. I chose red plugs with a blue leash.

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The images below show the moulds that were created (in pink) and the final set of leashed plugs.

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You can find out why it is important to think about ear protection here.

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Alpkit Escape Pod Tent Bag

I’ve had a tent knocking about the garage for some time that didn’t have a stuff sack. I had managed to rip it some time ago. I eventually got around to picking up a replacement tent bag from Alpkit.

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