Jackson Antix 2.0 at ?Beaverfest?

by JK Team | Sep 24, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

-Submitted by Jason Smith The Smith family was lucky enough to meet up with the northeast JK sales rep, Rob, and borrow the Antix 2.0 for a run on the Beaver river in upstate NY. Thank you Rob 🙂 We were able to demo a small and a medium. Most years the Beaver release...

Kayak Norway – from the classics to expeditions

by JK Team | Sep 16, 2020 | Austria, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

Kayaking Norway – from the classics to expeditions I have almost spent two weeks in Norway this summer. It is such an epic place for whitewater kayaking. The amount of snow they had was insane so we had super high flows almost all the time. We started our trip...

Lyons Still Rocks

by JK Team | Aug 11, 2020 | Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

Even I. The world of Covid, the Lyons Kids Club has had a booming season. With the next generation of Lyons boaters hitting the water of the St. Vrain River, and several of the older members providing local instruction, it has proven to be an incredible season. As in...

The Glorious, 40th Annual, Upper Yough Race

by JK Team | Aug 5, 2020 | Creeking, Karma Unlimited, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

40th Annual Upper Yough Race I’m a new observer of white water paddling and all that it entails. A year ago, I didn’t really know about these men and women with broad shoulders and calloused hands who regularly use the word ‘boof’ in conversation. During the time of...

The paradise called Soca gorge

by JK Team | Jul 6, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Austria, Creeking, Internationalisation

Many people have told me good things about the Soca gorge. Eventhough it is only 5 hours away from my hometown, Innsbruck, I haven’t paddled it until now. The famous Soca has several sections, from super easy up to solid class V, with the Soca gorge being its...

What’s going on with the Dam on the Oetz river?

by JK Team | Jun 17, 2020 | Australia, Internationalisation

Most likely you have seen one or the other post about the dam on the Oetz river in Tyrol. I thought it might help to write a short recap of what has happened to make it easier for you to understand what is going on at the moment. It started in march 2020 when they...

Choosing between the Jackson Zen 3 vs Nirvana

by JK Team | Jun 5, 2020 | Creeking, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Reviews, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, Zen

I had the pleasure of paddling the new Zen 3 every day in Chile once it came out. One of the biggest questions I received was simply, “how do I choose between the Nirvana and the Zen 3?”. Hopefully this video will help clear things up. – Boyd Ruppelt...

From the Pedal to the Pole | The Blue Sky 360 Angler

by JK Team | Jun 2, 2020 | Blue Sky, Featured Post, Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, Outdoor Adventures

Pedal, Paddle or Pole Getting Started About a year ago, I demoed the BSB Angler 360 for the first time. Being a mirage drive guy for 9 years, I was very skeptical, but hey, try something new, right? It was a perfect summer day bass fishing on Lake Conroe. The drive...

The Jackson Bite Angler and Bite FD: Accessibility, Comfort and Stability

by JK Team | May 29, 2020 | Bite, FD, Featured Post, Fishing Boats, JAdventures Main Banner

When I review any product I make a list of criteria that I use to evaluate the product’s design and performance. Generally, I write a preface, build things up, establish a metaphor, and so forth. I decided in this case to put the criteria in my title and jump right...

Adding a Trolling motor to the Blue Sky Angler 360

by JK Team | May 26, 2020 | Blue Sky, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Tournament

Adding a Trolling motor to the Blue Sky Angler 360 The tournament anglers have been increasing their range and fishability of their kayaks and BSB by use of Electric Motors. With the incredible stability of the BSB, I knew adding a trolling motor would be a...

Shohola falls

by JK Team | May 15, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

First time dropping the vert line on Shohola falls. Tallest waterfall I’ve run so far. Awesome day! -Daniel Smith

Reminiscing Japan

by JK Team | May 13, 2020 | River Running, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

If you’re anything like me, quarantine life has led me to watch even more kayaking videos than usual. Here’s a throwback to an amazing trip we took 8 years ago to Japan, while I was procrastinating studying for the first part of my medical licensing exam....