by Christopher Crowhurst | Feb 1, 2022 | Review
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases you might make from the links in this article. I must confess that I spend an inordinate amount of time looking for ways to make kayak camping comfortable. Starting with tent selection and ending...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Nov 15, 2016 | Review, Uncategorized
There are only a few weeks left now when the water will be fluid in Minnesota. The Fall (Autumn) represents the transition from green to brown as the leaves move through the intense colors from green to reds to golden yellow before finally falling brown and withered....
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 1, 2016 | Review
Two years ago my world changed for the better; I met Anders Thygsesn at the Delmarva Paddler’s Retreat. It is not often that I meet someone who so profoundly moved me through their words and actions. Externally he is a tall lanky man, with wavy hair, dashing...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 26, 2015 | Review
However hard I try I cant seem to prevent it. There is a certain inevitability or destiny about the damage that ocurs to the tips of my Greenland paddles. Whether it is scratches, bruises, chips or cracks, over time the paddles wear. Carbon fiber and wooden paddles...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Nov 25, 2014 | Review
The Inuit know a thing or two about staying warm and dry afloat. The modern spray skirt evolved from the ancient Inuit design for their summer spray skirt the akuilisaq (a-cool-y-sack), the modern spray cag descended from the Inuit tuilik (to-y-leak). Other than...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 18, 2014 | Review
Not long after my recent article about my pursuit of my perfect Greenland paddle was published in Ocean Paddler Magazine, I was contacted by Eastpole Paddles, a Greenland paddle maker, to take a look at their paddles and give them feedback. Eastpole Paddles are...
