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Playak Weekly Digest - week 48, 2018
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 48, 2018.
Palm Blogs Outfitting your trad canoe
Palm Blogs - Paddling a canoe can be a rewarding experience, successfully navigating rapids, crossing open water, surfing waves and even sailing can give you a totally new perspective, especially if you are used to paddling in a kayak.
kayakudos.com How Much Does a Kayak Weigh?
kayakudos.com - A kayak’s weight is one of the significant factors that you have to consider before buying. This because a kayak’s mass determines how easy it will be to transport.
Traversing What Camping Gadgets Do You Hope Exist in 2043?
Traversing - As part of their 125th Anniversary celebration, Ontario Parks asked staff members what camping gadgets they hope exist on their 150th anniversary.
Jackson Kayak Rockstar 4.0
Jackson Kayak - I’ve paddled the new Rockstar 4.0 small about a dozen times so far. At my home whitewater park ranging from 1700-12000cfs and down the main channel of the Ottawa at about 2ft when I was up there earlier this fall.
Jackson Kayak Fishing the Salt in Lower Alabama
Jackson Kayak - Fishing in lower Alabama can be both frustrating and incredible all at the same time. The annual cycle of the Mobile Bay system takes a lot of time and energy to understand the nuances of how salinity, temperature and bait migrations affect the predatory species we love to pursue.
American Rivers Five Big River Successes We’re Thankful for in 2018
American Rivers - Here are a few key victories American Rivers and our partners won for rivers in the past 12 months.
Traversing Highlights From the 2018 Ontario Winter Camping Symposium
Traversing - Here are some highlights from this year’s Ontario Winter Camping Symposium. Don’t forget to mark April 13th, 2019 on your calendar for the Ontario Backcountry Canoe Symposium.
unsponsored Epic Gift Guide – 2018
unsponsored - A great deal of outdoor equipment passes through the halls of Unsponsored HQ. Some great, some good and some not so good. We have put together a list of great gear for our Epic Gift Guide – 2018. 
Bellyak Top 12 Gift Ideas for Water Lovers
Bellyak - It may feel like the holidays are still very far away. Or you may be hyper-ventilating into a brown paper bag because you have to start holiday shopping.
Will Herman This Is the End
Will Herman - Not to be confused with Lingmell in Wasdale, Lingmell End above Kentmere Common is one of those unfrequented ridges which lead away from anywhere most will choose visit. It is a beautiful broad ridge which narrows gradually and drops steeply into Kentmere and it was this descent and the climb back up to Froswick and Ill Bell which I had come to make.
Jackson Kayak A Few Reasons Why the Nirvana Is My Favorite Boat to Run Great Falls In
Jackson Kayak - For those of you who do not know me, I live near an absolute GEM of whitewater known as Great Falls of the Potomac. Why is it a gem? It has a countless number of lines, and it never runs dry because of how big the Potomac river is.
Canoe Kayak The Long Weekend: This Is How You Maximize a Few Days Off
Canoe Kayak - Work life has a way of putting extra pressure to paddle on the weekend to maximize the days away. And while we celebrate the outbound and overnight experience condensed down to two days in our weekend expeditions series, sometimes you need to tack on any extra days possible.
The Paddler ezine In the Drink
The Paddler ezine - Bill Bailey chats about In the Drink, a new scheme to reduce single-use plastic in our waterways. On a windy day in West London, Bill Bailey shares his dismay at the single-use plastic polluting our River Thames in London, along with his thoughts on our new scheme to help and encourage bars, boats and riverside events to call last orders on disposable cups.
unsponsored Social Media Saturday 24 November 2018
unsponsored - Welcome to Social Media Saturday 24 November 2018. Just a few Instagram posts that we've found and liked over the last few days.
Am. Whitewater PUD Votes Against Enloe Electrification
Am. Whitewater - At its November 19 meeting, the Okanogan PUD Commissioners voted unanimously on a staff recommendation to stop pursuing electrification of Enloe Dam. 
Athletes with top online media coverage in November
1. Shakira Westdorp
2. Eric Jackson
3. Casper Steinfath
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