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We Need Your Votes!
Just a reminder that voting ends soon…and we need your votes! As you probably know by now (we’re not shy), ACK has been nominated for a chance to win the Kayak Anglers Choice Award for Kayak Angling Retailer of the year and we need your votes! As a token of our appreciation for taking the [...]
ACK Heads East
One of the perks of traveling to my grandmothers 80th birthday party in North Carolina is the opportunity to visit some great vendors and get a first hand look at their operations. Asheville and Greenville are home to some giants in the business like Confluence, Legacy, Astral, ENO and Feel Free USA. Highlights of this [...]
Cold Weather Paddling Apparel Layering Guide
Fall brings cooler weather and a hint of even colder temperatures that are just around the corner but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to put your kayaks and canoes away. With a bit of preparation and apparel suited for almost any type of environmental condition, you’ll be paddling well into the winter, especially for [...]
Infographic: Outdoor Participation – Quick Facts and a Few Eye Openers
When the Outdoor Foundation released its 2012 outdoor participation report (covering 2011), we pulled some interesting data we wanted to share with our very own readers via this easy to read infographic. Generally speaking, the news is very good but we did notice some interesting facts about why people, especially our youth, didn’t participate in [...]
Support the ADA Wheelchair Accessible Fishing Pier Project
ACK is proud to be associated with a local non-profit organization called the CORE Health Foundation which you may have remember us talking about back in February. They are behind the development of an ADA Wheelchair Accessible Fishing Pier on Lady Bird Lake here in heart of Austin, Texas. This weekend, we’ll be attending and [...]
ACK is Now a Google Trusted Store!
Question is, what does that mean? Put simply, Google has evaluated our shipping and customer service and has accepted us to their program (Evaluated over 10,000 orders to date). Now you can shop with confidence that we ship 97% of our orders on time! (We are actively pressing our suppliers for their backorders which are [...]
Press Release: Austin Canoe and Kayak Receives Fourth Bizrate® Circle of Excellence Award
Austin, Texas (September 20th, 2012) – Outdoor retailer, Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK), a division of MSP Holdings, LLC is once again honored to have accepted the Bizrate® Circle of Excellence award for the fourth year in a row. The Bizrate Circle of Excellence award recognizes those online retailers within the Bizrate Insights Network who [...]
Hollywood Films That May Help You Survive in the Wild?
I came across an interesting article this morning via the Outdoor Hub by James Swan. The author wrote about five movies that may actually provide some outdoor survival pointers many of which he though may actually be useful in real world scenarios. I have personally seen all five movies which and agree, they indeed may [...]
ACK Kayak Camping Gear Guide: A Visual Presentation
We’ve written several articles highlighting what you need to know when kayak camping. This time, we took a different approach featuring the camping gear you should consider taking along with you through an easy to follow one page visual presentation. See below or download a high res PDF version for printing and to reference it [...]
Dare We Say…Time to Start Thinking About Kayak Storage?
Consider these tips and product recommendations to keep the critters out and your kayak in good shape. Admittedly, the idea of long-term storage of a kayak seems like a strange concept to me personally. I’ve lived in Texas all my life and not to throw it in your face, but our paddling season extends well [...]
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