on May 6th Johnson Outdoors finalized it’s sale of Scottish Brand Lendal Paddles to Nigel Dennis, aka Celtic Paddles. This is a great step in getting the venerable and respectable Scottish paddle maker back on track. There were a lot of rumours early on about the demise of Lendal and the ongoing future [...]
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Panasonic and Sony both recently released two new waterproof digital compact cameras. Panasonic released the Lumix TS1. And Sony released the Cybershot TX5. In the beginning there were far fewer choices for paddling with a compact digital point and shoot camera. Pentax and Olympus were the two choices. Recently the [...] Jon Turk wrote a nice article on the benefits of wetsuits vs drysuits some years ago for Sea Kayaker magazine. I wanted to put together some of my own empirical assessments based on real world tests over this spring to perhaps figure out for myself if wetsuits and paddling are really a bad [...] Interestingly over the last 15 days the keyword, “Lendal XTI” has been swelling on Go Kayak Now. I think this might be due to the fact that consumers are having a hard time finding Lendal Blades. I’ve heard the rumor that they are running inventory out, and not making any for a while [...] Lendal has been pulled from the 2010 Johnson Outdoors catalog. Rumors abound about their eventual purchase by another larger company SKUK?. For those of us that bought a Lendal before Johnson Outdoors prior to the purchase, they made a fine paddle that lots of us used to go places, surf, run rivers, and [...] The how to choose the right kayak roof rack article provided a lot of great detail on selecting a kayak roof rack. The one gaping hole in the equation was kayak trailers. Kayak trailers make loading your kayak really easy. The trailer is lower to the ground, you don’t have to lift [...] Anyone who has run a marathon, cycled a long race, or camped in the woods for 10 days will tell you wet wipes are the bang! Wet wipes are small, moist, antiseptic squares of civilization. Crohn’s/Colitis makes them an essential piece of gear for any run or ride over two hours. Further, when [...] Canon has released a new camera for kayakers to consider, the Canon Powershot D10. Digital Photography review has a preliminary set of specs and information on the Canon Powershot D10. Olympus and Pentax have been holding court over this dominion for quite some time. Any third party competition is welcome in [...] How to Select a Sea Kayak Tow Belt Towing a sea kayak is risky business. Ropes and boats connected to people is indelibly linked, (pun intended) to trouble. Once you have a rope connected to a boat shenanigans can not be far behind, literally. Having done more towing in the last [...] Lendal Kayak Paddle-Warranty Update Sometimes the squeaky wheel does get the kayak paddle. After posting my switch to Werner , a representative from Lendal reached out and offered to correct the situation. A few days later a paddle arrived that is EXACTLY like my old paddle, only better because it’s not broken. [...] |
           
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