In an age of cynicism over just about every issue imaginable – it’s so good to see people do things that are good because they believe in something passionately. Patagonia – the clothing company that many of you have heard of for years, dedicates 1% of their total sales to environmental causes. Considering their sales areRead more
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We get lots of questions about the best ways to mount a GoPro camera to a kayak. It’s really very simple now that there are some key products on the market. The first thing to do is to decide what kind of shot you would like to get. There’s two major shots that work wellRead more
We’re happy to bring a unique new clothing company to Lafayette. We love the use of organic cotton, fair trade practices and the nature-centric designs. Here’s what Synergy has to say about themselves: Synergy was launched in 1995 by Kate Fisher, in the midst of her extensive travels throughout Asia.Synergy was founded with the visionRead more
Seminar schedule – Click here. For our listing of prizes we’ll be giving away at the Expo and during the film festival – Click Here. For a full listing of vendors that will be at the Expo – Click Here. We look forward to seeing all of you Saturday! Read more
On Saturday, March 3rd from 10am – 3pm, you are invited to come out and see the latest and greatest from our best suppliers. Factory reps will be on hand to show off cool new gear and give away some amazing prizes! While you’re touring the Expo, you can enter to win great prizes. OneRead more
Adventure Seminars: We will host a series of “how to” seminars on Saturday at Pack & Paddle. Here’s a list of the seminars! 11am Fly-casting demonstration: This seminar will be put on by Tom Jindra of TFO. Learn the basics of the art of Fly Casting. 11:30am Barefoot Running Seminar: Sabine Bildstein – Representative for Vibram Five FingersRead more
Vendor Expo The Vendor Expo is going to be bigger and better than ever. We’ve gotten commitments from lots of companies that will be sending representatives to Pack & Paddle for the expo. Here’s a listing of the companies that will be represented at our Expo this Saturday. Merrell Footwear Hurricane Kayaks Kelty Sierra DesignsRead more
Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you – our faithful email subscribers some interesting new developments about our upcoming Louisiana Adventure Expo Weekend. Breakfast Paddle BSA Troop 10 will be providing an old-time Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast at Lake Martin for the paddle. There’s a $5 donation per person that will go to support theRead more
Becky and I are excited to announce that National Geographic and Outside Magazine Adventurer of the Year Andrew Skurka will visit Pack & Paddle for a very special two night event. Andrew is an adventurer we’ve always followed with interest – but never dreamed we would be able to bring to Lafayette for a slideRead more
At the beginning of the class everyone shared with each other words of concern towards the cold wind and the newness of kayaking. But as the class progressed I could see and hear everyone getting more confident. “Let’s go in our fast kayaks” Mary said to Julie. Then Anne said “How much longer will we be out here?”Read more