WIN a JK Zen 3.0 at NoliFest 2020! by wildwildwes | Feb 27, 2020 | Events, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, ZenThe Jackson Action Wagon is giving away a brand new 2020 Jackson Kayak Zen 3.0 at NoliFest this year! Where: USA Raft Adventure Resort – 2 Jones Branch Rd, Erwin, Tennessee 37650 The J.A.W. is proud to partner with USA Raft on Saturday (April 18th) at this event to...
Jackson Zen 3.0 Sizing by wildwildwes | Jan 16, 2020 | Whitewater, ZenSizing Your Zen 3.0 Left to right bow deck line-up: Yellow JK Zen 3.0 Large Lime JK Zen 3.0 Medium Sky Blue JK Zen 3.0 Small The J.A.W. is now stocked up with all three sizes of the new Jackson Kayak Zen 3.0 ready for demo action in the Appalachian Highlands of...
5 Weird Ways To Warm Up Before You Paddle by Katie Fankhouser | Jan 8, 2020 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Instruction, ZenI have five strange ways to warm up before I paddle. A lot of paddlers out there like to jump out of the shuttle, gear up and hop right in the water. I get it. Whitewater is addicting and we all just want to be in it as fast as possible, but for real, control your...
What’s your Adventure Vehicle? by Hannah Ray | Dec 19, 2019 | Exploration Feature, Playboating, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, ZenWhat’s your Adventure Vehicle? Ask this question to any boater and you’ll get a plethora of answers and opinions. Our current adventure vehicle is a 2006 Chevy Express Van 2500 that we found at a local used car lot. The van works great for our needs....
Zen 3.0 First impression and Side By Side with Zen 2 by sethashworth | Dec 19, 2019 | Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, ZenZen 3.0 First impression Not sure whats the differences between the new Zen 3.0 and the older model. Don’t sweat, Seth Ashworth has laid out some side by sides for us up in cold canada and gave us his overview. Looking forward to hearing his full thoughts on...
Cost of New vs Used in Whitewater by Jessica Yurtinus | Nov 30, 2019 | Antix, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater Feature, ZenHow much does whitewater kayaking really cost? I like to kayak. Because of this, I spend quite a bit of time at the Reno Whitewater Park in the Spring and Summer. Our park is smack dab in the middle of downtown, so inevitably there are lots of people out enjoying the...
8 years in Trondheim by capucinethomaslepine | Nov 18, 2019 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Norway, Whitewater Feature, ZenI arrived in Trondheim in 2011 taking chance of European university exchanges program. I stayed because I could find there a balance between being part of the society and go kayaking on daily basis on myriads of beautiful rivers. Trondheim was fonded in 997 by the...
How to Rock the shuttle – Motorcycle Style by Hannah Ray | Nov 12, 2019 | Trips, Whitewater Feature, ZenSo you want to go kayaking and you only want to take one vehicle. Your boating buddies are busy and the shuttle route is too far to walk. You’d rather not hitch-hike and prefer not to huff it on a bicycle. So how do you pull off a shuttle? With your motorcycle! Here’s...
Winter trip to the PNW- Little White Video by Zach Fraysier | Jan 11, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, JK Team Posts, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines, ZenFor a born-and-raised southern (US) kayaker, seeing snow on the banks of the river is an uncommon sight. Nonetheless, we packed massive bags full of gear for a 9 day multi-sport trip to Oregon and Washington to ring in the New Year. Time was...
Comment choisir votre bateau? Max Mitaut vous aide. by Mathieu Dumoulin | Mar 19, 2014 | ZenConseils pour choisir son kayak : Votre choix dépend de votre poids, de votre niveau de pratique (débutant, débrouillé ou expert) et de la difficulté de rivière que vous voulez faire avec votre kayak : Si vous débutez, il vous faut opter pour la stabilité. Pour...
Le ZEN, pourquoi, pour qui. by Mathieu Dumoulin | Feb 12, 2014 | ZenQuand j’ai pris le Zen pour la première fois, c’était à l’événement Ottawa XL au Canada où l’on faisait un border Cross dans la rivière Outaouais en crue, du très gros volume. J’ai sauté dans celui de Dane parce que je n’avais pas de creekboat pour la course. J’ai...
Le ZEN- pourqoui et pour qui? by Mathieu Dumoulin | Feb 10, 2014 | ZenQuand j’ai pris le Zen pour la première fois, c’était à l’événement Ottawa XL au Canada où l’on faisait un border Cross dans la rivière Outaouais en crue, du très gros volume. J’ai sauté dans celui de Dane parce que je n’avais pas de creekboat pour la course. J’ai...
