2014 GoPro Mountain Games Wrap Up… photos, video too! by ericjackson | Jun 9, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups2014 GoPro Mountain Games will go down on the record books for many factors. Most attendance- 75,000 people on Saturday. Best Water levels- Gore Creek hovered around 1,000 CFS all week without spiking and flooding, or dropping too low. Homestake creek was the...
Playboating with your Karma UL by colinkemp | May 31, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterDepending on when you started boating, playing with a long boat may be a foreign concept or a trip down memory lane. Kayakers have always play boated but how we play has evolved with the boats. The core of classic play boating is surfing and enders! The surfing end of...
2014 Watauga Race by wildwildwes | May 30, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, Karma Unlimited, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Video, Video, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe Race Start after passing under Guys Ford Bridge Photo by: William Mauney Photography This past Saturday one of my favorite events of the year went down on the Watauga River Gorge. This is a really fun race, because of the friendly lazed nature of the...
Using your Karma UL to play with rocks by colinkemp | May 19, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterNow that we are getting more comfortable with our sweet new boat it is time to up the ante. In my world no river run is complete with out some sweet boofs, grinds, and rock spins. The first thing you will need to work on is adapting your technique to the speed of the...
River Running with your Karma Unlimited by colinkemp | May 17, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater Now that you have your UL outfitted and the trim is just right we need to start testing the waters, so to speak. I recommend that you pick a river run that is below the top end of your skill level. A slightly more open run will make things easier for you at the...
3 Week Review: classic southeast dam releases by Boyd Ruppelt | May 16, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma Unlimited, United States, Whitewater While most of us think about the quality rain-fed streams throughout the southeast, we have to remember to appreciate the hard work and consistent efforts by American Whitewater Association. This April there were more dam release options than nearly any month I...
Karma Unlimited: Expectations and getting started by colinkemp | Apr 24, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterNew toys are rad! I recently received my new toy, the Karma UL. With the arrival of my new toy I am taking the opportunity to offer up some ideas and guidance for boaters looking to get into their first long boat as well as general information for long boat...
Karma Unlimited Video – Includes Left-Middle-Line on Cheoah by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 20, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma Unlimited, United States, WhitewaterMy first day in the Karma Unlimited I was pleasantly surprised with a much more fun design than I expected. I was having so much fun that I pull out my Levator Mount for some elevated footage on Bear Creek Rapid. It’s just a quick 30 seconds so check it out and...
My Life- the Next 50 Years- an EJ Essay and Inventory by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, EJ Thoughts, Karma Unlimited, Playboating, Team JK, the athlete, the innovator, the teacher, WhitewaterMy Life- Chapter 1: 50 Years gone by: Intermission: Sorry there will be no time for intermission in this story My Life- Chapter 2: The Next 50 years Before I can really anticipate my next 50 years I need to take an inventory of the assets i have today. A wife,...
Jamison Evans is WINNING BIG w/ Jackson Kayak by wildwildwes | Apr 4, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThe old saying “All good things are worth the wait” has been reiterated for Jamison Evans this week!! Jamison was one of two lucky people who won a Jackson Kayak of their choice at Gauley Fest this past year. He decided to choice to wait for the production model...
Karma Unlimited – First Impressions = Friendly, Forgiving, Fast and FUN by Damon Bungard | Mar 27, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, River Running, Whitewater It’s always an exciting time when a new product comes to fruition. All the concepts, planning, hard work and anticipation finally realized in the form of a hunk of plastic, floating down a river. The Karma Unlimited and RG project was multi-faceted, but...
Karma Unlimited – first impressions and Cheoah weekend! by Boyd Ruppelt | Mar 22, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, United States, WhitewaterI finally got in the production Karma UL on Cheoah this weekend. I thought I’d give you guys my first impressions. It should be noted that I don’t paddle long boats very much so it took a bit of getting used to… like one lap. I’ll be in one way...
