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Meet Our Latest Paddling Life Sweepstakes Winner!
What kind of people win our Paddling Life sweepstakes? People just like you and us, who visit the site and become…winners!
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Get Pumped! 8 Inflatable SUPs to Get You On the Water in Style
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Getting Wet in the Kokopelli Rogue Lite X
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Colorado-based Kokopelli has a slew of reasons topop the cork, including the launch of its first full Kevlar X-series packrafts, as well...
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Pat on the Back for Pack Raft Founder: Alpacka Releases Trailer for New Film “Sheri”
Alpacka pack raft founder Sheri Tingey defied the odds by starting a company at age 50 that has revolutionized the outdoor industry.
To pay her...
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SUP Goes Transformer with the New Switch Board from Isle
ISLE announce the Switch, a new “hybrid” watercraft that converts from SUP to kayak in seconds and weighs in at just 19 pounds.
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Explore New Waters on Ultralight iRocker Paddle Boards
No adventure is off-limits with the new line of ultralight stand-up paddle boards from iRocker ready for travel and up for exploration.
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New Book Aims to Teach Packrafting Skills
Packrafts are far from being a novelty anymore; they're becoming a mainstream piece of paddling gear for both their performance and packability. But there...
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NRS Movin’ and Shakin’
Moscow, Idaho’s Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is making moves with big internal developments including promotions in senior leadership, expansion of the product development team...
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Euro SUP Brand Mistral Sold
SUP, windsurf, surfboard and wingfoil brand Mistral has been acquired by Dutch equity investor NMG. The Haarlem-based investor will take over 100% of the...
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Jimmy Blakeney on TAHE’s Acquisition of BIC Sport
Last year, after more than 40 years as a French-made watersports icon, BIC Sport merged with Tahe Outdoors to become a new brand, TAHE,...
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And In This Corner, Weighing In At….! Alpacka Hits the Water Running in 2022 With New Lightweight Boat Line-up
Yes, it sounds like a boxing announcer, and for good reason. Pack raft maker Alpacka is packing in a full, ultralight product line for...
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New Year’s Launch: BOTE Makes Adventure Accessible, Stylish and Affordable with New 10-Foot Zeppelin Aero Kayak
The Zeppelin Aero 10’ Single-Seater Inflatable Kayak may be small in size and price but is big on exploration and versatility.
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Level Six Introduces 3 New Whitewater Specific Boards for 2022
According to Level Six COO Kevin Cook, “We have had quite a few people ask us over the years for a whitewater specific board...
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Inside AIRE’s Outcast Sporting Gear (OSG)
Want whitewater-worthy beefiness with your fishing craft package? Look no further than AIRE’s sister company, Outcast, designed to offer just that, bringing the company’s...
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Advanced Elements Launches New Packlite+ Packraft Series
Advanced Elements, a longtime maker of drop-stitch construction inflatable kayaks, has launched into the packraft market with its new Packlite+ Packraft Series. “What makes them...
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Inside AIRE Environmental
Sure, AIRE makes awesome inflatable craft for everything from whitewater and touring to fishing. But did you know that it also has a sister...
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Testing the AIRE Sabertooth
Want to sink your teeth into the perfect R2ing rafting machine? Try the new frameless AIRE Sabertooth, suitable for everything from kids to Class V…
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Nootica News: SUP Buying Tips for Summer
We always look forward to summer vacation, but this year especially. After being locked up, everyone wants to get outside on the water to...
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RMR Rafts Celebrates 10th Anniversary
While 10 years isn’t much in the lifespan of a river, it certainly is in the raft industry, with RMR popping the Champagne on...
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Inventory Issues and Paddlesports
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” That quote by Charles Dickens sums up the paddlesports industry this season,...
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New Alpacka Ranger is the Perfect River-based Solo Hunting and Fishing Packraft
Alpacka Raft launched, literally and figuratively, in the Fall of 2000, as a collaboration between Sheri Tingey -- the designer behind the products --...
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How One California Outfitter Has Weathered 4 Fires (and now COVID)
For river outfitter Russian River Adventures, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley wine country in Healdsburg, Calif., adversity has come with the territory...
Canoeing
Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch
While Hawaii’s Big Island might be known for its surf, snorkeling and lava flows, Class I paddlers also have an option in the 112-year-old...
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Plastic Tides: Using Sea Kayaks to Help Rid the Ocean of Waste
(By Ken Campbell) My name is Ken Campbell and in addition to being a long-time kayak guide and instructor, I...
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Tristan Bussell and NRS Launch “Before I Die”
Learning he had the gene for Early Onset Alzheimer’s motivated Tristan Bussell to turn his dream of kayaking off a waterfall into reality.
NRS Founder Bill Parks: “What I’ve Learned: Let the People Lead”
In His Own Words: NRS Founder Bill Parks — "What I’ve Learned: Let the People Lead"
"In the early 1970s,...
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