I get quite a few emails at this time of year asking for advice on presents for paddlers that won’t necessarily break the bank. Here’s a run down of a few of the things that kayakers, canoeists and SUP paddlers may like as a pressie from Father Christmas.
GoPro
Gopro Hero HD3 Hero 3+ Silver Edition
GoPro Wifi Remote for Hero3 and Hero3+ cameras
Lexar 633x Class 10 Micro SD Card – 64GB
Lexar 633x Class 10 Micro SD Card – 32GB
Lexar 633x Class 10 Micro SD Card – 16GB
Books
Canoe & Kayak Guide to North West England: 2nd edition of White Water Lake District
Kayaking Manual: The essential guide to all kinds of Kayaking
The Complete Guide to Rope Techniques
Basic Rope Skills For Climbers
Kayak – the New Frontier: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique
Scottish White Water: The SCA Guidebook (Scottish Canoe Association)
English White Water: The British Canoe Union Guidebook (Bcu Guidebook)
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
DVD
White Water Safety Movie form Eddyline Films
Kit
Casio G Shock watch – great bit of kit for both on and off the water.
Immersion Research Union Suit – super warm, wicks really well, review here.
Sweet Strutter Helmet – review here.
Astral Green Jacket – review here.
Palm Equipment Spark
Palm Equipment Tsangpo Undersuit
Sugru Multi-Colour (Pack of 8)
Three Waves Nose Clips – review here.
Storage
Exped Waterproof Fold Drybag – Clearsight (4 pack)
Watershed Ocoee – review here.
Peli SD Card Case – review here.
Safety & Pin Kit
DMM Aero Screwgate Carabiners 5 Pack Multi –
DMM Sentinel Screwgate Karabiner
HF Safety Equipment – Weasel 18M Throwbag
HF Safety Equipment – Rescue Pro Compact Alpin 20M Throw Bag – Safety Line
Re books for Christmas, how about “Searching for the Finmen” by Norman Rogers (me). See See http://www.searchingforthefinmen.co.uk/ and also a podcast at http://seakayakpodcasts.com/Main.html
Would you recommend the Green Jacket as the overall best PFD around? Cheers
I like the Palm Extrem RV and the Green Jacket. I now own just the Green Jacket, I think that it a pretty good way of summing up what I think is the best.