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A couple of things were unexpected about this trip, 1) there were 18 people willing to wake up at least by 5:30am to be at Pack and Paddle for 6am, 2) every participant arrived at Pack & Paddle before 6am. This never happens, there are always people arriving later than the departure time.  I am nowRead more

Come into Pack & Paddle to demo any camping stoves and water filters! While you’re at it, bring in your backpack for a Shakedown. We’ll help you lighten your load! The newest addition to our recently renovated camping area is the Shakedown Summit – an interactive display that features an ultralight backpack along with waterRead more

Who is Marla? Marla has been with us for over a year so far; lately she’s been very busy working on Tent City & the NEW Shakedown Summit. FUN FACTS: Favorite Clothing Brand: Patagonia – mainly because of their ecologically mindful production of products. They also reuse and recycle a lot of their materials, justRead more

More and more anglers and hunters realize what an awesome kayak the Frontier is.  With that, the reviews and accolades are rolling in.  Check out this great video and stellar review! iFishVT produced an awesome video on The Ultimate Fishing Kayak: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDKHSNyxXdg&hd=1[/youtube] Yak Angler Pro Staffer Joe Maione wrote a detailed review of the NuCanoe Frontier.Read more

Tent demos are now available at Pack & Paddle – every single day. Some of you may have noticed the construction going on upstairs in the camping area. We’ve been very busy deconstructing and reconstructing the camping area to bring you Tent City! We want our customers (you!) to have the opportunity and space toRead more

Who is John T.? John T. is one of our newer employees who has put in a TON of hard work to build Tent City & the new camping area! FUN FACTS: Favorite brand of shoes:  -Chaco sandals – see above photo – he really loves the feeling of an open-toed sandal, but can’t goRead more

The newest Sleeping Bags on the market are now IN STOCK at Pack & Paddle! What is DriDown™ ??? Simply put, DriDown™ represents the evolution of down insulation. Regular down is treated with a molecular level polymer to create a hydrophobic finish on each individual down plume. This finish allows DriDown™ to stay dry longer, loftRead more

2 o’clock bayou is located just off of Hwy 190 and Hwy 71 between Port Barre and Krotz Springs.  We immediately saw several turtles sunning themselves down this seldom used waterway.  Of course there was the ever present red-ear slider but then there was the Mississippi map turtle, it has ridges down the center ofRead more

  There was a threat of rain this morning but it looked as though it was going to clear up early enough for us to take on this 15 mile paddle. When we arrived at Arnaudville landing the weather was absolutely beautiful. We dropped all the kayaks then all of the drivers drove to BreauxRead more

There was concern that this trip may have to be cancelled because of rain. It was raining at Pack & Paddle at our meeting time but we took a leap of faith, after watching the radar, in the hopes that the weather would clear. Well, it was sprinkling as we neared Lake Martin so theRead more