Paddling Gear

Paddling gear! Let’s face it. It’s half the reason we love paddling. Nothing like cool new piece of kit to get you stoked for your next paddling adventure. From the latest in raft materials, carbon paddles, to comfortable outerwear Paddling Life has you covered.  Don’t forget to support your local paddling shop or one of our partners like CKS Online when you make your next purchase.

Inflatables

New Razor Kayaks Edge Pro1 IK Review!

There’s a new inflatable kayak company making waves stateside, employing SUP dropstitch technology in the hull — including floor, sidewalls, and hull — giving...
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Apparel

Kokatat’s New Blast Shorty

Let’s just say I tend to go through shorty paddling jackets pretty quickly. That’s mostly because I trade them away to eager guides whenever...
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Accessories

Wear Your PFD: Over-Geared Angler Forgets the Most Important Thing: His Lifejacket!

Kayak fishing requires a buttload of gear, from transducers, paddle holders, and fish-finders to rods, tackle, bait wells, apparel, and more. But by far...
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Apparel

Kokatat’s Custom Stoke Drytop

This is one drytop you’re going to be "stoked" about. Kokatat’s new Stoke Hydrus Custom Drytop, available in both men’s and women’s sizing, lets you...
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Inflatables

First Look: A New Hybrid Whitewater Hardshell/Packraft?

A cross between a hardshell and a packraft for hiking into remote whitewater? Yep, that’s what we thought, too, but that’s exactly what the...
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Accessories

Level Six To Introduce First Coast Guard-Approved, Ultralight Level50 PFDs

Level Six has just unveiled a new line of ultralight PFDs built to the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Level 50 standard, which for the...
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Inflatables

AIRE and Outcast: Two Brands, Same River DNA

To the untrained eye, AIRE and Outcast Sporting Gear might look like competitors sharing a river. But spend five minutes digging into the story...
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Paddling Gear

Paddling Life Swag Roundup!

Read on for a glimpse of gear we put through its paces this spring, from SUP pumps to duffel bags, firepits, and more, from...
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Paddling Industry News

Wave Sport Returns to U.S. Market

Paddlesports brand Wave Sport announced its official commercial return to the United States market as a highlight of celebrating its 40th anniversary. The move marks...
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Accessories

The Perfect Post Paddle Apparel: Outerknown’s Sustainable Men’s Button-Downs, Built Around Iconic Kelly Slater Blanket Shirt

When eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater launched Outerknown in 2015, the idea wasn't to build another surf brand. Slater wanted to prove that...
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Canoeing

Training and Racing with Hanalei Canoe Club on Kaua’i

“Hut!” Paddle. “Ho!” Switch sides. And just like that, the outrigger canoe keeps gliding forward. Regatta season is underway in Hawaiʻi, and I recently had...
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Inflatables

Inside an AIRE Boat: How Construction Shapes Performance (Bonus Q&A with Designer Ben Marek!)

Buying an inflatable boat shouldn't feel like studying for an exam. But between denier ratings, floor systems, bladder types, platform options, and more, it's...
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Business

Switchback Spring Wraps Up in New Orleans…Is Switchback the New Outdoor Industry Gathering Place?

Switchback, the education and business gathering for the outdoor industry, opened its doors last week to more than 300 retailers representing 1,300 retail doors...
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Athlete Stories

Packrafting In Grand Canyon…Who Really Was The First?

Patting yourself on the back for packrafting the Grand? Before you bruise yourself, consider that people have been doing it for a long, long...
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Conservation

From Paddling to Fence Posts: Rendezvous River Sports Rolls Out Boat Recycling Program in Jackson

Rendezvous River Sports and the Jackson Hole Kayak School are putting kayaks to great use even after they’re all beat-up and out to pasture. “We...
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Apparel

Grangers Ups U.S. Presence for Re-waterproofing Outdoor Gear

It only makes sense that a company based in Derbyshire, UK, knows a thing or two about waterproofing outdoor gear. That's the case with Grangers,...
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Accessories

Level 50 Life Jackets and Kayak Fishing

Thanks to a new rule adopted by the U.S. Coast Guard a new type of PFD is coming soon, designed to change the way...
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Paddling Industry News

Reviewtime 4Corners-style: The Jackson Antix 3.0 vs. the Waka Skuxx

For an inside head-to-head peek at the Jackson Antix 3.0 vs. the Waka Skuxx, take a look at this vid clip by local Durango...
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Inflatables

NRS/Orvis Roll Out New Orvis Approach 120 Fishing Raft

Call it a match made in heaven. Northwest River Supplies (NRS) and Orvis have joined forces to launch their first collaborative fishing craft: the Orvis Approach 120 Fishing...
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Paddles

Paddle Technology 101: Offset

When it comes to buying a new paddle there is always a discussion about length and to a lesser degree, about feather angle. Recently,...
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Events

A Gear Wrap-up of Downriver Equipment’s Raftopia!

Let’s just say that rafting and other forms of paddling are alive and well along the Front Range. That was the take-home from this...
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Camping

Keeping it Comfy: A Camp Gear Review

This summer, my partner and I were exploring new camping gear that focused on comfort. With her being five months pregnant, but still wanting...
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Inflatables

Jack’s Plastic Welding Provides Inflatable Flotation for Artemis II Landing

Inflatable maker Jack’s Plastic Welding is long known for its bombproof cataraft tubes, drybags, sleeping pads, and other river gear. Now they’re known for...
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Multi-Sport

“Pursuing Joy Through Kayaking”: Catching up With Jackson/Werner/Eddyline’s Jason Michelotti

Jackson Kayaks has been on a buying spree of late, purchasing such venerable paddlesports brands as Werner Paddles, Kialoa Paddles, and Eddyline sea kayaks...
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Single? Still Wear Your PFD! (New Safety Vid from Watersports Foundation!)

Profile shots, social posts, and Tinder swipes are all the rage for many people coming off a relationship to...
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Contests

Want a Free 6-Day Kayaking Trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations’ Sweepstakes!

Yes, you heard right. Want a free six-day kayaking trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations' Sweepstakes! They’re running...
Business

PTC Collab ’26 Hits Montgomery Whitewater Center Oct. 14-16

A lot can get done over a beer and a paddle blade. The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is holding its...

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Wear Your PFD: Over-Geared Angler Forgets the Most Important Thing: His Lifejacket!

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A cross between a hardshell and a packraft for...
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London Calling: Slalom Athletes Set for One of World’s Toughest Courses

When slalom paddlers descend on the newly completed Lee Valley Whitewater Centre course for the London Olympic Games in a few short days, they’ll do so knowing they’re in for some serious whitewater -- the course has been proclaimed as the best and most challenging Olympic paddling venue to-date...
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Germany’s PADDLEexpo 2013 Kicks Off Global 2014 Season

Whitewater Hall of Fame award presentation will also take place at PADDLEexpo, now the world's leading paddlesports-only tradeshow, in its 11th year.
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