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Month: May 2013 (Page 8 of 9)

Whitewater Kayaking, Valley Falls, Tygart Valley River, West Virginia

A nicely put together video from Fatty Brown.

Whitewater Kayaking, Valley Falls, Tygart Valley River, West Virginia from FATTY BROWN on Vimeo.

ASTRAL Footwear Collection – the Brewer and Porter explained

Palm Rescue Belt – First Look

The new Rescue Belt from Palm is very similar to the Zambezi River Belt. The main difference being that the Rescue Belt lacks the tow loop/pouch but gains 2 x D-rings.

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Current Kit Update

The old current kit topics on the forum were always popular, so I thought I’d give you all an update of my current kit.

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Mac Cat Deluxe Tarp Review

Some of you may not know that as well as kayaking I am heavily into hammocking. So much so that I have been making tarps, hammocks, underquilts and top quilts for around four years!

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Mac Cat Deluxe Tarp Review
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New Outfitting – Bow Airbag

One the really great things about Prijon and Eskimo river running and creeking boats was the fact that they all came supplied with a bow air bag. That bag played an important role keeping water out of the void between the full plate footrest and the bow.

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Substantial TV EP. 4 Teaser “Balls and Elbow Pads”

Substantial TV EP. 4 Teaser “Balls and Elbow Pads” from Substantial Media House on Vimeo.

Kayak Expedition – Red Bull Flow Hunters 2012 New Zealand

How To Patch Neoprene

How To Repair Waterproof Fabric

NRS have a number of great videos showing how to look after/repair your kit. Here’s just one of them –

Peli Case

The favourite of expedition paddlers for many years the Peli range of storage cases have an unrivaled reputation for strength, durability and waterproofness.

The Peli range covers a vast array of possible applications from rifle case to lunch box! However their use as an expedition camera case is where its main use lies and their reputation has been built. The most appropriate sizes to consider for this use are probably the 1200 and 1300 series for cameras and the 1120 for carrying a GoPro and a few accessories.

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Rio Nevados Swim

Rio Nevados swim from Leif Anderson on Vimeo.

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