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 on long …
Category Archive: Gear
Feb
19
New Canon Powershot D10 Waterproof Camera for Kayakers?
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 my opinion. Pentax has …
Sep
09
How to Select a Sea Kayak Tow Belt System
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 two years than I …
Aug
04
Lendal Kayak Paddle-Warranty Update
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. I’m not sure …
Jul
24
Kayak Consumer Switch from Lendal to Werner Paddles
Johnson Outdoors Lendal loses paddler to Werner While it pains me to say this, I have now completely switched to Werner Paddles. I owned a Lendal XTI for over 3 years and really enjoyed using it. Then I had my bad mojo moment in surf last year, where the hydraulics of a wave essentially broke …
May
30
Greenland Paddler Switches to Euro-the power of the darkside?
Is the Euro Paddle the power of the Dark Side? I am going to try using a euro paddle for some of my day trips and maybe even longer trips to see how I do. Is this the power of the darkside at work? I am not going to make any grand predictions. My experience …
Jan
04
Gear Review 2007
Had my first sub twenties commute of the year. I felt much warmer than last year. “Ninjaclava”:http://www.outdoorresearch.com/home/style/home/headware/cold_hats/balaclavas/87060 from Outdoor Research was a plus, as were the “Cyclone Booties”:http://www.pearlizumi.com/product.php?mode=view&pc_id=50&product_id=527547 from Pearl Izumi. However as I had some new gear on that seems to be working out, I thought I would point out a few losers from …
Jan
03
iPod Nano stolen, 12 chiba vat grown ninja assassins are looking for it
For two short weeks I was the proud owner of an 8 Gig iPod Nano third generation. I loaded music on it, and merrily listened to it through an FM tuner adapter in my old volvo. Dec 26th, while carrying my sleeping seven year old daughter into the house, I stupidly forgot to go back …
Nov
18
NRS Toaster Mitts
There are a lot of choices out there for hand-wear: Gloves, mitts, pogies. I’ve had at least three different types of gloves since I started paddling. My Salamander gloves are pretty great most of the time. But gloves for warmth have never been the best option. The inuit knew this, the Norse knew this too. …
Oct
28
Bad Mojo-Broken Paddle
Some days you can’t get a break, and then you do… I seem to be on a run of bad luck that won’t quit. I’ve finally gotten all the right gear, the right craft, and enough skill to surf big fall storm waves. But now I just can’t seem to get some good luck. I …
