Swedish Kayak Manufacturer, Point 65 Kayaks just sent me photos of a brand new kayak they will be unveiling at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City next week.

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If you are tired or bored of the standard graphics that come with whitewater helmets, you should head over to The Downriver Kayak Company where they offer custom airbrush design.

Email in a description or photo and staff artist, Seth Cassarotti will do his best rendition of it. The price is fairly cheap at only $39.99 which includes a clear coating to increase durability of the paint job.

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Ultra light-weight paddlers can now rejoice as your carbon fibre chop sticks have finally arrived here on earth.

Cut from a solid block of carbon fibre, its food and dishwasher safe and can be heated to over 400 degrees so you know it will handle your hot pasta just fine. Should be the last pair of chopsticks you will ever need to buy as it the fibre has a tensile strength of 1.8 million PSI. Not sure what that means but that’s some good PSI.

Anybody who complains that they need to shell out $150 for the sticks and ANOTHER $150 for the rest has just got a bad attitude.

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How awesome is this prototype for the Astral Ninja LE3 PFD?



It’s a limited edition version of their Greenjacket and is scheduled to ship towards the end of March. Better hurry as it won’t be around for much longer.




More info: astralbuoyancy.com

The Blogosphere nerds are all gaga today over the recently released Star Trek uniform wetsuits.

This real wetsuit is offered in both 3 and 5 millimetre thickness and are custom made to your exact measurements. You have your choice of three colours: Command Yellow, Science Blue, and Engineering Red. Prices range from $435 to $470 and take 6-8 weeks for delivery.

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Astral, makers of really cool looking PFD’s has just announced their new Limited Edition program or LE as the hip kids call it. The LE program will now offer their GreenJacket in small, limited edition batches built out of their home factory in Asheville, North Carolina.

What makes the new program cool is that these jackets will each have an artistic style so they will be much more unique then their mass produced jackets. Also, the jackets will be made in the US so they are also selling it as a method to help support American jobs here at home.

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Have you ever fantasised about going out on a canoe or kayak trip and still be connected to the internet? I know I have.

Make Magazine recently unveiled information on what’s needed build your own bullet proof portable internet system when you are out on the trail or actually in the middle of a real life disaster where communications has gone down (but we won’t get picky).

Designed to fit in a backpack or small waterproof case, the key components you will need are

• Inmarsat BGAN satellite terminal
• Fold-flat 48-watt solar power kit
• Small, lightweight laptop computer
• 8-hour battery power supply
• Various phone, network and USB cables to bring it all together

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Well, it looks like kayaking has officially hit the big times but not in the way that you think.

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My father recently designed and fabricated a trailer for my sea kayak that I could pull behind my bike. It’s super light weight and built out of electrical conduit and some old bike tires he found in the garbage. I believe the whole thing cost him $18.

When I told my dad my idea for a trailer he thought I was crazy and asked where I planned on going. You see, Toronto has a great bike path system that runs parallel with the waterfront. I sometimes get tired of constantly launching from where I store my boat so this should help with quick jumps to either end of the city.

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You are looking at the perfect camp chair for your next canoe or kayak adventure. Imagine sitting around the campfire maxin’ and relaxin’ while your other buddies crouch and get splinters from a local wooden log (so primitive).

Constructed from the very green, PVC and vinyl, the inflatable sofa comes as 1, 2 and 3-seaters but don’t let the $950 price tag scare you away; you can’t find that much comfort in the wilderness unless you inflate it yourself.

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Confluence posted a couple videos from the Outdoor Retailer Show (going on now) highlighting both the new Dagger Axis series of boats and AT Paddles new Ergo Paddle.

The Dagger Axis looks like a really interesting boat model that bridges the performance gap for those who want to paddle on inland lakes and light rapids. It has a very simple drop-down skeg system to give better tracking when you are not in moving water and want to go straight.

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