Posts Tagged ‘kayak’
10 of the best spots for canoe camping

If you’re fortunate enough to live close to a river, then throwing some kit into a kayak, canoe, coracle or even on a dinghy, is a brilliant way of escaping, and finding the best wild camp spots.
The UK’s best canoe / kayak rivers

It’s National Go Canoeing Week this week, so we’ve tracked down eight of the best spots to get your paddle on, from gentle day tours to gnarly white water rapids. 1. The River Wye, Wales/ West Midlands A classic kayaker’s destination which OAG has been in love with since we first put hand to paddle. […]
EVERY RIVER, EVERYWHERE, EP. 5

California is know to kayakers the world over for having some of the cleanest drops and silky smooth slides around thanks to the Sierra Nevada’s huge expanse of granite bedrock. In this episode the White Box Magazine crew pay homage by shredding some of California’s best white water on the East Kaweah and South Silver […]
New kit we like: Kayaking straight out of the box

Origami meets kayaks, and we like what we see. A 12 foot long kayak that folds into its own box, measuring in at just 33″x29″x10″. Made by Californian-based start-up Oru, it has just been named product of the year at ISPO, a trade show in Munich.
Team OAG bikes, runs and kayaks Coast2Coast Scotland adventure race 2013

Team OAG takes on yet another grueling challenge to give you an idea of how you too might test yourself in the great outdoors. We’re not pros, we’re not fanatics, but we have a go. This time it’s the Coast2Coast Scotland adventure race. 105 miles of road, loch and punishing trail in the Highlands. We tested some kit too, to help you decide what might work for your next adventure - check out the gear and advice feature on the website
Escape the Olympics: Rhône Alpes

From the mountains of the Vercors right through to the Ardèche canyon, the south of the Rhône Alpes is a haven for avid adventurers, with everything from Husky-hiking though to canoeing. Perfect for a sporting trip of your own.
Canoeing or kayaking - which is best?

Torn between these two paddling classics? Here’s the OAG breakdown: Ease of use Kayaks: Nice and enclosed, a blade at both ends of your paddle, tendencies to head off in random directions curbed by simple drop-down skegs on modern boats. Canoes:Potentially tippy, a single paddle that sends you round in circles and surprisingly heavy to get […]
OverBoard’s new waterproof iPad case

OverBoard, a leading designer and manufacturer of waterproof travel and sports gear and an official kit supplier to the RNLI, have launched its Waterproof iPad case
Pyranha Fest

Meet the team, paddle with the pros and be the first to paddle the brand new boats from Pyranha and P&H.