The NRS Big Baron Inflatable SUP Review The NRS Big Earl inflatable SUP is truly one of the most stable, forgiving, and intuitive stand up paddleboard’s ever built. In addition to it’s user friendly handling characteristics, it’s also very well constructed (NRS is known for having a high quality of workmanship), and comes with some [...] [...more]
Jackson Kayak Fun Runner Review With Dustin Urban I finally have a great answer when beginner-intermediate kayakers ask me which boat to buy. After paddling the Fun Runner 60, I’ll recommend this boat to most beginner-intermediate paddlers. I say “most” because there are some paddlers who are super aggressive and fearless from day 1 and [...] [...more]
6 Cool Stand Up Paddling Items to Keep an Eye Out for in 2012 Inland SUP is no longer a primitive method of river (or flatwater) travel reserved only for misplaced coastal surf addicts looking for a fix. It’s morphed into one of the fastest growing adventure sports, and the world’s quickest growing paddlesport. It [...] [...more]
Boardworks Badfish MCIT Review with Aaron and Matthew Koch My brother and I took the MCIT for a spin on our local class 2 creek and found it to be a great SUP vehicle. I used it for several bomb drops, which I couldn’t do with the heavy plastic boards, and it rocked! 6 foot [...] [...more]
Pyranha Shiva Review with Robert Peerson and Chris Roberts Pyranha likes to cut to the chase, and build boats that perform. They always have, and always will. The Shiva follows in the foot steps of true Pyranha heritage. It’s a nimble, fast, large volume, rounded hull creeker, built to run the steepest and hardest whitewater [...] [...more]
The Boardworks SUP Raven Review With Mike Tavares “To Seek, Plunder, or Prey,” is one of the many definitions for the word Raven and its exactly what the Boardworks SUP Raven does. This board seeks out any body of water and brings out the best in any paddler in any condition. After using the Raven [...] [...more]
Jackson Kayak Fun Runner Review with Colin Kemp When Jackson Kayak announced that they were going to release a new river running boat, we were all ears. Through the years, the incredibly popular Fun had managed to morph into a boat that looked more like a freestyle kayak, than it did river runner…For that reason [...] [...more]
Jackson Cuda Review with Drew Gregory The Coosa was Jackson’s first true fishing kayak. It was an enormous success, especially considering the fact that JK is known for whitewater boats, and not for products that assist you in slaying bass and trout. JK’s got a few secret weapons in regards to their fishing kayak popularity. [...] [...more]
Boardworks Surf Badfish MCIT Inflatable SUP Review It’s no secret that SUP technology is growing by leaps and bounds. River SUP in particular was literally invented just a few years ago, with the first boards being ones designed for coastal use, but paddled down river and surfed. Repeatedly patching river damaged epoxy after paddling was [...] [...more]
Bomb Flow Magazine Interview with Todd Heath and Fred Norquist If you use the internet, and are a whitewater kayaker, then you must have either heard about or have seen a Bomb Flow video. Epic drops, clean lines, high quality editing, and great style overall are key factors to their success. As Fred Norquist would [...] [...more]