The first weekend of May is the annual Northstar Experience canoe trip. Each year Northstar Canoes invites people who own Northstar canoes or Bell canoes to come paddle a river somewhere in the M...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/upper-iowa-river-canoe-trip-report/
Rocky Talkie has a new GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) radio that has IP67 waterproofing, which means it’s waterproof to 3 feet (1 meter) for one hour. It also claims a long battery life of...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/rocky-talkie-5-watt-gmrs-radio-first-look/
The NOC recently sent over a deal that I can offer you. It’s $500 off of their Grand Canyon Adventure. It runs August 28th to September 10th. Here’s their description: This classic rafting an...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/nocs-grand-canyon-adventure/
It’s 2024 and PaddlingLight is still kicking away. It’s been 20 years of blogging about paddling on PaddlingLight and before that Nessmuking and before that on a different website. It’s har...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/2024-paddlinglight-update/
For the last couple of years, I’ve been using the LaCrosse Grange Boots for canoeing when I want a rubber waterproof boot. If you’re a long-time reader, you may remember that back in 2019 I w...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/lacrosse-grange-boots-review-best-boot-for-canoeing/
My Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 review will explore my experience with this tent over the last couple of years and why I always come back to it. The post Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 Review: Lightweigh...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/big-agnes-tiger-wall-ul2-review-lightweight-tent-for-paddlers/
The Yama Mountain Gear Cirriform Tarp is a lightweight, shaped tarp designed for lightweight trips when you only need a minimal shelter. Here's my short review. The post Yama Mountain Gear Cirr...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/yama-mountain-gear-cirriform-tarp-review/
Building resources for wooden canoe and kayak homebuilders. The post Canoe and Kayak Building Resources appeared first on PaddlingLight.com . You can leave a comment by clicking here: Canoe an...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/canoe-and-kayak-building-resources/
Years ago, I took time to analyze the story structure of different types of canoe and kayak adventures that were published in various magazines. I wanted to be able to pitch the types of stories ...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/telling-a-good-canoe-and-kayak-adventure-story/
The Borah Gear Ultralight Bivy is a lightweight sack to put your sleeping bag, sleeping pad and self into while you sleep. How else do you describe a bivy? It’s designed to shelter you, protect...
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/borah-gear-ultralight-bivy-review/