If you have ever slid around in your boat on a class III rapid, lost your roll because your knees slipped off the thigh braces, or had your legs go numb after 30 minutes of paddling, you already know the truth: the best whitewater kayak outfitting kits are not a luxury. They are the difference […]

I learned the value of a good whitewater kayak nose bumper the hard way, sliding my old kayak down a shale river bank without one. The gouge was deep enough to expose fiberglass and cost me $280 at the repair shop. After that, I started running nose bumpers on every kayak I owned and spent […]