A collection of blog posts that have reviewed various paddling gear, kayaks etc that I have tried over the past few years. Feel free to contact me if you want me to write about any other products.
Gearlab Oyashio – Composite Greenland Paddle
Taiwan is a collection of Islands off the coast of the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.). Many Europeans and Americans that I have spoken with…
Lumpy paddling
A number of months ago I wrote about a lovely wooden paddle that Bill Bremer (owner/craftsman of Lumpy Paddles) had created for me (post 1, post 2).…
Customizable flex carbon fiber paddles
The never ending quest for the perfect paddle. I have a bazillion Greenland paddles; okay not a bazillion but I do have 14 Carbon fiber paddles and…
Adanac Paddle Art
Jill Ellis is an artisan. Describing her as a paddle maker would be a serious understatement of her craft. For full disclosure I have been a fan of…
VI Paddles
VIPaddles is run by Randy Millar in British Columbia. Last month he contacted me and asked if I was interested in reviewing one of his Greenland…
GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
I recently upgraded to use the new GoPro Hero 3 Black edition video camera for filming rolling. This new model is substantially smaller than previous…
A Lumpy Greenland Paddle – Part 2
Really it isn’t fair to comment too much (yet) on using the new Lumpy Greenland Paddle; the lakes are frozen. There are, however, swimming pools,…
A couple of cool products
About a month ago, while I was replying to a comment on my business page on Facebook, I noticed that the profile picture for the commenter had a…
A Lumpy Greenland Paddle – Part 1
Last year I reviewed a number of different Greenland style paddles, and it was my publication of these reviews that caused Bill Bremer of Lumpy…
A new Novorca Greenland paddle design
I have over a dozen different Greenland paddles. Every time I pick up a new paddle I find it teaches me something. Earlier in the year I got a solid…
GoPro Cameras and Kayaks
Many people have sent me questions about how to video themselves rolling, so I thought I would share what I am currently using to mount and control…
Initial impressions of a Joe O’ cedar GP
My first Greenland paddle was made by Betsy Bay. Betsy Bay paddles have a distinctive shape and construction method that sets them apart from more…
Stumpy Lumpy – Transition Paddle
Bill Bremer and I have been conversing for a while about building a prototype learning aid. The commonly adopted name for the aid is a Transitional…
Test-driving an NLP carbon Greenland paddle
Paul, the owner of Northern Lights Paddles (NLP), recently gave me a paddle to review. Paul knows I am an ardent supporter of Novorca Paddles. Ron…
Frogtown Kayaks – The fleet expands
In recent years I have exchanged emails and traded messages on forums about the merits of skin-on-frame kayaks. Clearly they can be a closer replica…
Brooks Tuilik v Reed Tuiliq the great debate
I started using a Brooks Tuilik about three years ago; theyare the predominant Tuilik worn by the Greenland aficionado at the localpaddling club…
