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Outdoors

The Best Kayak Anchors of 2018: Buyer’s Guide and Reviews

Now that you’ve equipped yourself with the best kayak (or packraft) you could afford, it’s time to start looking at a kayak anchor to go with it. If the thought of need an anchor for your kayak never crossed your mind, you are probably not alone; it’s not something you’ll need for every voyage you attempt – especially not day trips. But when you want to be able to “idle” in one place (think kayak fishing) in your kayak or raft or will find yourself frequently getting out of the boat and don’t want to pull it out everytime (think overnight trips), a good anchor will be an essential part of your trip. Here are our picks for the best kayak anchors of 2018.

By Austin Leavitt

Outdoors

The Old Town NEXT Combines A Kayak With A Canoe

Have you ever had trouble deciding between a kayak or a canoe for your waterborne adventures? Looks like the folks at Old Town have, because they decided to go ahead and create a canoe/kayak hybrid – the Old Town NEXT – and have deemed it the Future of Paddling.

By Austin Leavitt

Outdoors

A Look At The Best Packrafts of 2018

Backpacking is awesome. As is bikepacking. But honestly, neither compares to packrafting. There’s just something about floating down a river, whether it’s winding through a mountain gorge, or just the woods, with your gear alongside you, and having to touch land for the night.

By Austin Leavitt

Gear

HYPAR Fold-up Kayak: Perfect for the Trunk of Your Car

From a backpack to a kayak in five minutes! Be inspired if you were every one to make paper airplanes. The world of kayaking is now open to all. In the past, transporting a kayak to your favorite location depended on having a vehicle to transport the kayak. HYPAR has changed kayaking. The HYPAR Fold-up Kayak is easily carried in your truck or the back seat of your auto. Constructed of pre-folded sheets of a honeycomb-structured corrugated polypropylene, the HYPAR fold-up kayak is built to stand up to at least 20,000 folding cycles without leaking. That’s a lot of boating! It’s a one-person craft with a unique stern design—wide & flat, giving the boat a stable, efficient shape for cutting across the water with ease & then folds up easily to fit in the trunk of your car.

By Fast Eddie