ACK - Kayaking, Camping, Outdoor Adventure Blog » Resources http://blog.austinkayak.com Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sawyer Paddles Ranger X Canoe Paddle – Customer Review http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/sawyer-paddles-ranger-x-canoe-paddle-customer-review/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/sawyer-paddles-ranger-x-canoe-paddle-customer-review/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 13:25:36 +0000 ACK Customer http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=28349 Looking for a new all around canoe paddle? Customer reviewer Shua gave this very straightforward assessment of the Ranger X Canoe Paddle from Sawyer and we couldn’t help but share. “So here’s the thing- If you are looking for an all-round paddle that can take on anything from class 3+ ww to flatwater long distance touring and do [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/new-products-from-c-tug/feed/ 0 In Focus: Camping / Road Trip Gear http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/in-focus-camping-road-trip-gear/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/in-focus-camping-road-trip-gear/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:56:19 +0000 Trent Lesikar http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=27973 If you’ve followed along with my recent travels, you know I took a trip out to West Texas for a quick four day weekend and after all the dust settled, I decided to make a few videos to showcase some of the products I used. Take a look! A clean campsite is a wonderful thing [...]

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]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/helle-viking-knife-customer-review/feed/ 0 CamelBak Arc 4 Hydration Belt – Product Review http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/camelbak-arc-4-hydration-belt-product-review/ http://blog.austinkayak.com/2013/05/camelbak-arc-4-hydration-belt-product-review/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:25:29 +0000 Steve Messana http://blog.austinkayak.com/?p=27169 Iv’e been running pretty regularly since early January and I’ve used the waist mounted bottle system from CamelBak called the Arc 4 Hydration Belt about a dozen times since then. The Arc 4 features four convenient 8 oz. snap-in bottles that are easy to remove and replace while maintaining pace. The ‘baskets’ that hold the bottles in place are very intuitive as well as [...]

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