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Day: 16 December 2013

East Lyn Backwards Pin

Getting pinned is never good.

Here is some footage on the East Lyn.

Falls of Pattack

Joe Kirk runs the Falls of Pattack in the Highlands of Scotland.

Falls of Pattack from Joe Kirk on Vimeo.

Demshitz Boofs Into Fayetteville WV

Demshitz boofs into Fayetteville WV from David Fusilli on Vimeo.

Mill creek and Manns creek are two Fayetteville staple runs. Both super fun, clean and quality. Mill is a steep whitewater carnival ride, but remember it’s still class 4-5 so bring your balls. Manns creek is a boofing paradise. Its seems to be five miles of a boulder garden almost non-stop. Both of these amazing runs are with 30 minutes of town. Add a dries surf session in there and I don’t know how it could get much better…. as far as whitewater goes anyway!

The Power of the Merino

Since buying a couple of merino tops a few months back I am completely sold on the stuff. For years I had been using Helly Hanson Lifa or Sub Zero Factor 1 thermals. All of which developed that characteristic kayaking odor.

The Power of the Merino

My current kayak thermal of choice is the Howies merino surf thermal. The merino is thin, the arms are nice and long and also include thumb loops. These are superb when your putting on your drycag or dry suit as they help prevent the sleeves rolling up. The neck is a turle neck so you get a bit of protection from latex dry cag seals. I managed to pick up two of these thermals before they stopped producing them, one of which was found new on ebay. They do come up now and again. The NBL or NBL Light are probably the closest match and are in the current range (I own a couple of these as well).

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