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30 Essential River Running Skills
Want get more thrills out of your next whitewater run with less worry and hassle along the way? We’ve collected 30 essential river running...
Traveling Light Holds The Key To True Happiness—Here’s Why
My attempts at traveling light, paring everything down to the bare minimum, started and ended with my clothes. My daily uniform amounted to a...
Having The Talk: 8 Questions To Ask Before Tripping Together
Every paddler knows—there’s nothing like going on a multi-day trip to really get to know someone. Tripping together can work out beautifully and cement...
8 Simple Rules For Solo Canoe Tripping
Solo trippers don’t have partners to lean on when things go wrong. To paddle alone you need to be prepared and attentive to every...
How To Fly Hassle-Free With A Kayak
Find out how to fly with your most prized possession with ease.
10 Tips To Help You Trip More Often
Lightening your load is just one step toward more paddling, more often. A lighter load means you’ll be more organized, load up faster, be...
5 Secrets For A Successful SUP Camping Trip
SUP camping is a minimalist’s dream. Because the added weight of gear on a paddleboard can significantly reduce its speed and efficiency, paddlers likely...
How To Complete A Cross-Country Canoe Trip
You don’t have to be superhuman to cross a continent by canoe. With the right mindset and some preparation, anyone with determination and a...
7 Ways To Find More Adventure In Your Life
An adventurous life doesn’t have to be the domain of eccentric millionaires and dirtbag vagabonds. Even with a 9-to-5 job, you too could be...
The Ultimate Guide To Using A Compass For Paddlers
Many rely on satellite-assisted, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for everything from driving in the city to day hiking unfamiliar trail networks, but electronic navigation is...
5 Steps To Plan An Epic Whitewater Kayak Expedition
Your kayak can take you places most people will never see. Going into unknown and less traveled locations and completing a trip you researched,...
How To Plan A Safe Kayak Trip
In partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Water Sports Foundation, instructors Paul and Kate Kuthe of the American Canoeing Association explain how...
Top 5 Countries For River Guide Jobs This Winter
Turquoise water, tropical canyons, an international trip lined with world-renowned rivers—it’s what whitewater dreams are made of, especially in the cold depths of winter....
How To Plan A Backcountry SUP Camping Trip
Standup paddleboards may not be the obvious backcountry craft for paddlers who typically use them for lake paddling, sup yoga or surfing ocean swell....
Kayaking Key West: Tours, Rentals, Fishing, Mangroves & Snorkeling
Few places in the United States inspire visions of subtropical paradise like the Florida Keys do. With practically perfect weather year-round, clear blue water,...
Guide To Whitewater Rafting: What To Expect, Where To Go, Safety & More
If you’ve never been whitewater rafting, then you really should put it on your bucket list. It’s an amazing way to see a river,...
10 Tips To Survive On A Family Canoe Trip
Michael Lanza has written 10 Commandments on how to survive on lengthy family canoe trips.
7 Steps To Plan Your Dream Canoe Trip
Adventurer Frank Wolf shares his advice on how to turn your expedition fantasy into an epic reality.
14 Ways To Plan Your Greatest Kayaking Adventure Ever
These experts picked the best paddling pursuits kayakers can actually pull off.
21 Things Every Canoeist Should Know
From saving lives to syphoning gasoline and everything in between.
8 Expert Tips For A Fly-In Canoe Adventure
How to be a perfect passenger and avoid fly-in fiascos.
7 Essential Items For Kayak Road Trips
Sometimes the best trips happen on a whim. Get home from work Friday afternoon. Pack your car and head out on the open road....
Traffic Rules For Paddlers
In partnership with the U.S. Coastguard and the Water Sports Foundation, instructors Paul and Kate Kuthe of the American Canoeing Association give the how-to...
Whitewater Kayak Gear For The Ultimate Road Trip
Stay cozy and cool with this whitewater checklist
Fantasy Islands: Tropical Atolls, Wilderness Archipelagos, Historic Isles, And More
Ready for adventure? We’ve roamed the world’s oceans and lakes to compile this look at eight of our favorite island escapes, from lounging in...
Why Your Next Canoe Trip Should Be Solo
CANOE TRIPPER SHAWN JAMES ON THE UNIQUE APPEAL OF SOLO CANOE ADVENTURES.
6 Essential Items For A Successful Cross-Country Canoe Trip
How did Mike Ranta plan to follow up a speedy record-breaking solo trip across Canada in 2015? By doing it again—but faster.
Unofficially already holding...
Gear Hacks For Multi-Day River Trips
Multi-day river trips require careful preparation and organization not only to make sure you and your paddling team have everything you require, but to...
The Ultimate Packing List For Your Next Canoe Trip
The expert checklist for gear and equipment for camping and paddling in the backcountry.
Video: Navigation 101
An oldie but a goodie - watch above to see the second episode in a series on sea kayaking hosted by John and Bea...
7 Ways to Lighten Up on Your Next Trip
It's true that money can help save weight with the latest and greatest gear, but there are much less expensive ways to do more...
Video: Packing For Your River Trip Made Easy
Keeping track of and packing all the necessary gear for a northern river adventure can be tricky. That's why Canadian River Adventures and Nahanni River...
Video: 5 Tips for Packing Your Touring Kayak
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Efficiency is key when packing your kayak for a wilderness trip. Let Aria Kooy from Parry Sound, Ontario's White Squall Paddling Centre share her expert...
10 Expert Sea Kayaking Tips That Could Save Your Life
The ability to challenge ourselves in almost any environment is one of the great attractions of our small, nimble craft. As quickly as you...
Arctic Kayaker Jon Turk Reveals The Lessons He Learned From A Life On Ice
“What do you do when a polar bear charges you? We found yelling colorful language was more effective than gentle talking,” Arctic kayaker Jon...
Devil In The Details
I got a good scare last fall on a late October multi-day trip when a loaded oar rig flipped and not everyone came out...
