The Lotus P-vest is an older design, it’s been around for a few years, but it’s still a top favorite among rescue-trained kayakers for a variety of reasons. As with any PFD, fit is critical, and the p-vest fits a wide range of paddlers well...

For the last couple of seasons I've been using one or the other of these Liquid Logic creek boats, both for teaching and on creek runs. While at my size (170 lbs) the Gus is the best choice, I'm small enough to paddle the Huck....

The Dagger Mamba is the latest design from Dagger to attempt to be many things to many people. It’s a river running design that takes some of the design elements of traditional longer kayaks, some elements of play boats, and mixes them all together...

With the AT-4 Adventure Technologies has brought bent shaft paddles to the masses. No longer do you have pay an arm and a leg and then still worry about being careful not to break your paddle to get the advantages of bent shafts over straight shafts....

For 2005, Werner has introduced a new line of whitewater paddles for general river running and creeking. With a similar shape, but in three blade sizes (Powerhouse, Sherpa, Trip) there is a paddle to suit most paddlers....

The Werner Sidekick is a popular paddle, one that has been around a few years. Out of the box, one notices a few things, one, the Werner certainly isn’t the lightest paddle out there, but it’s got a nice feel to it, with fairly low swing weight...

Wavesport Z - Rated 9 out of 10.  "A great starter boat for running rivers and learning to roll in !"  ~Rocket, CA, USA
Current Designs Extreme - Rated 10 out of 10.  "Love this boat. Very fast, with a good lean easy to turn..."  ~  Bruce, CA, USA

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