Nicole Mansfield Reviews The NRS Women’s Inversion Drysuit INTRODUCTION For cold weather or even just cold water kayaking, a drysuit can significantly improve your time on the river. I never realized what I was missing until I started using the NRS Inversion Drysuit. In the past, my performance would deteriorate and I would start praying [...] [...more]
Click for Directions to CKS What’s it like for a female touring with uber-testosterone Demshitz? Meet Nicole Mansfield and her 70’ destination. Pyranha reps Nicole Mansfield and Dave Fusilli worked hard saving for their annual waterfall adventure in Pucón, Chile. Nicole had targeted the destination 70’ Middle Palguin cascade as a must run. As their month [...] [...more]
Nicole Mansfield Reviews The Werner Double Diamond Since day 1 of kayaking, I’ve always used a Werner. Through the years, I’ve tried a variety of the models, and have recently started to use the Double Diamond. I love it! The Werner Double Diamond consists of a carbon shaft and mid-sized foam core playboating blades. Yes, [...] [...more]
Pyranha Molan Review With Nicole Mansfield Well, after a season of using the new Pyranha Molan, I am still as stoked on it as I was the first day. The Molan has proven itself to be an incredible playboat. I’ve used it river running, surfing both big and little waves, and playboating in holes and [...] [...more]
Pyranha Fusion Kayak Review As the name would suggest, the Pyranha Fusion is a versatile kayak that successfully merged the capabilities of a flatwater touring boat with that of a whitewater river running boat. Recently Pyranha added a Small Fusion to this fleet of versatile kayaks. The Small Fusion is perfect for anyone; man, woman, [...] [...more]
Nicole Mansfield Reviews The Keen Payette Water Boot Sometimes finding a good paddling shoe, is almost as significant as finding a good kayak. The shoe needs to fit well in a kayak, feel comfortable while wet, and most importantly perform well on slippery, wet surfaces so it can be trusted during sketchy portages, slippery scouts, [...] [...more]
A Pyranha Burn Review By Nicole Mansfield Bummed that Pyranha stopped producing the M3 creekboat, I never wanted to sell my second M3 because I was convinced I would never find another perfect creek boat. I had heard skepticism from people about using a creek boat with edges, but after paddling the Pyranha Burn once, [...] [...more]