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Month: September 2013 (Page 4 of 6)

SP POV GoPro Hero Storage – Review

A SP POV storage system landed a couple of weeks ago for review. Since the I have been storing most of my GoPro kit in the case and using it to transport the kit around.

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Nottingham Trent Uni Canoe Club Promo

Quick video showing a small selection of what NTUCC has been up to over the last couple of years!

Student Kayak Guide – Surviving Your First Club Trip

Surviving your first Uni Club trip is all about preparation.

Firstly do you have the right kit and/or access to the right kit? If not get the very basics sorted. It’s going to be a miserable trip if you get really cold. Make sure you have a dry set of kit to get changed into at the end of the trip, something nice and warm is always a great idea and include a hat. A large beach towel is good bit of kit to get hold of. You’ll need to put this kit into something and also be able to carry your wet kit home with you. Ikea bags and plastic “bags for life” are superb for this job.

Double check you have everything with you before you leave the house/halls. There is only one thing worse then getting to the mini bus and realising that you have forgotten something critical and that is getting off the bus at the start of the paddle and realising that you have forgotten something critical. Continue reading

First Indecent Descent

First Indecent Descent from Liam Chambers on Vimeo.

On The Allt A Chaorainn in Scotland at Easter. I broke the ice on the pools is all I have to say.

2013 Freestyle Kayaking World Championship

2013 Freestyle Kayaking World Championship from Seth Binford on Vimeo.

Japan – Kayak Trip 2013

JAPAN KAYAK TRIP 2013 from Creative Adventure on Vimeo.

Some great boating to be had in Japan.

Spraydeck Lip – Immersion Research Royale

The Immersion Research Royale is a rand based spraydeck with a lip that sits on the outside of the rand.

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The Slim Chance

Another great video from Bren Orton.

The Slim Chance from Freestyle.inc on Vimeo.

A short video to give an example of the “Slim Chance” – An exit move out of the hole. Back loop to Front loop.

Made in Canada Episode 2 – The Taureau

Made in Canada Episode 2 | The Taureau from NRS Films on Vimeo.

Gore 2013

Gore 2013 from Leif Anderson on Vimeo.

Spraydecks – Bungee Vs Rand

Over the last couple of years I have been using spraydecks using a bungee cord system. However a couple of decks using a rand system have found there way into my kit bag. So how do they compare? Who would win in a Bungee Vs Rand contest.

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Zet Raptor

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My review of the Zet Raptor appears in the next issue of The Paddler. Almost a years worth of articles in this great online magazine.

My review of the 2014 Pyranha Burn will also be online soon.

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