Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
After spending quite a bit of time on the rivers of Nepal, India, Bhutan, Pakistan and Tibet, we asked Himalayan veteran Darren Clarkson-King for some of his top tips about kayaking in the area.
Top tips for kayaking in the Himalayas
No matter how much is planned expect things to change. Expect the bus to be delayed, the monsoon to have closed the road, your internal flight to be cancelled due to bad weather and a million more issues.
Continue readingWe haven’t had much Level Six gear in for review at Unsponsored but from the odd bits we’ve seen, got hold of, and used it has been pretty good stuff.
The Canadian company have updated their range and this includes double stitching the rand on the Ace and King spray skirts. Which we think look very interesting.
Astral have a new limited edition Greenjacket for 2019/20, LE11.
The basic layout remains the same and from the looks of it won’t be available in the EU. Now that doesn’t mean you can’t get hold them from retailers outside of the EU.
If you want to see previous LE models check out our post from around this time last year.
Welcome to Movie Monday 9 September 2019 at Unsponsored. We’ve got some bangers for you to check out this week.
Enjoy!
Continue readingDagger have recently released some data on the new Rewind kayak. The data relates to the medium sized version of this kayak.
Medium Rewind Specifications:
Length: 8′ 9″ / 266.7cm
Width: 25.5″ / 64.8cm
Boat Weight: 43lbs / 19.5kg
Paddler Weight: 140 – 220lbs / 63.5 – 99.8kg
The medium is due sometime this year (2019).
But what about some of the other sizes?
Continue readingWelcome Movie Monday 2 September 2019 and first day back at school for many in England including me.
Enjoy!
Continue reading
On a shorter than usual trip to Norway, Send team riders Bren Orton and Adrian Mattern decided to take smaller than usual kayaks to allow them to have a sick day on the river everyday.
Continue readingA brand new Yak Taurus PFD has just landed at Unsponsored HQ from the Marine Super Store.
I have to say that this is one of the best looking PFDs I have seen in some time.
Continue reading
© 2024 Unsponsored
Theme by Anders Norén — Up ↑
Recent Comments