Ken Whiting
Hand rolling your whitewater kayak is a really useful thing to be able to do, whether it’s because you broke a paddle, got it knocked out of your hands, or threw it to the side after securing your boof on a 90-foot waterfall. Ha! Oh wait, I forgot – not a joke for some people. [...]
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Since a lot of people are taking whitewater kayaking classes and learning how to roll right now, I’m posting a video or two that I think teach it reasonably well. I’m saying reasonably because I didn’t learn how to roll from a video so I really don’t know how these will go over, however I [...]
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As soon as you start shopping for whitewater kayaking gear you realize there are quite a few choices to make about each item, and it can be hard to know what to buy when you don’t have a ton of experience. The stuff’s expensive too, so you really want to buy gear that you won’t want [...]
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I’ve been meaning to do a series of posts on the Eskimo roll for a while – I know, this is very optimistic, considering my posting schedule. But I really am passionate about it. Getting a good roll is key to enjoying whitewater kayaking to its full potential – you get to have more fun with [...]
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The other day I forgot I had my demo Jackson 2Fun from Aquasports in the back of my car and I just loaded Libby in there without looking inside. I was halfway to the store before I looked around and saw this: Which you have to admit is pretty darned cute. Anyway, it occurred to [...]
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