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Lori Leaving an Eddy in the Mamba

Lori’s Dagger Mamba Review

It happened. I think I fell in love with another kayak! Since I started paddling, I just bought whichever boat was the cheapest, never paddling them first. I never thought much about it until I had an opportunity to paddle a Dagger Nomad. I instantly fell in love with it! But… as most kayakers know,…

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Gear Review: Snap Dragon Design Whitewater Armortex EXP

Snap Dragon Design, based out of Bellevue, Washington is known as one of the premiere skirt-makers in the paddling industry: “We are avid participants in the worldwide sport of kayaking. Our distinctive designs arise from personal experience as well as through feedback from our customers. We seek to improve performance and comfort with the latest…

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New Dagger Mamba on the Hood River

Redesigned 2012 Dagger Mamba Review

We just got a shipment of the brand new 2012 Dagger Mambas for next year’s kayaks schools and I took one out on the Hood River yesterday for a test-run. I’ve never paddled the previous Mamba so this review is based on how I liked the boat compared to the other boats I’ve been paddling…

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Review of Keen’s new Gorge Boot

About six months ago, I started to notice local kayakers sporting a new kayaking boot made by Keen. When I asked what it was, I was told it was the new “Gorge Boot” designed by a kayaker in the Columbia Gorge. They all seemed to love it and said that it worked great on wet…

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Playing around Just 4Fun – a Review of the Jackson 4Fun kayak

Let me start off by saying that I love this boat. The Jackson 4Fun is one of those boats that fits me like a glove and feels like an extension of my body. I’ve been paddling it all winter on different sections of the Hood River and White Salmon River at a variety of flows….

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