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Birkenstock Sandals have been a long-time favorite for Pack & Paddle customers and employees. We’re excited to expand our selection to include an awesome variety of cute, fun sandals!   Birkenstock creates shoes that follow your foot’s shape and contours. Every Birkenstock has a deep heel cup to ensure proper weight distribution and foot alignment.  Read more

We have lots of new RailBlaza rigging items in stock! If you have ever wanted to completely customize your kayak setup, this is the product for you! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7tB1FP70pA[/youtube] Info from the Manufacturer: The RailBlaza StarPort system is a unique and versatile multifunctional external mounting system, which allows users to easily fit and re-task the fullRead more

We have two types of coolers in stock – the Cooler/Dry Box, and the Live Bait Cooler. Check them out: Cooler/Dry Box: Sometimes, you need to keep things dry, cold, hot, or all three. These lightweight, airtight insulated cooler boxes are perfect companions on any adventure. It keeps food and drinks cold and doubles as a dry boxRead more

We had scheduled a noon-pool and evening-lake session because of the hot weather. Jim, Stephanie, Mary, and Valerie all wanted to learn rescues and strokes in a sit in kayak. We started with the wet exit with and without sprayskirt, followed by the paddlefloat rescue. Some folks used the stirrup to get on the backdeck. ThenRead more

If you are going on a paddle trip on the hottest weekend of the year there is probably no better place in Southwest Louisiana to go than the Northern part of Lake Chicot! It was so hot launching the boats that two guys in the most stable boat in the fleet managed to flip itRead more

Riviera 11’6″ Stand Up Paddle Board: The Riviera 11’6″ is a perfect board for first time paddlers, and is ideal for SUP surfing, cruising, & touring. It’s a very stable cruiser that comes with traction, and a built in handle for carrying.  It has a slightly pulled in nose and pinched rails for better maneuverabilityRead more

We have some brand new waterproof speakers in stock that you’re going to love! You can hook them on to just about anything with the suction cup or flexible tail. Swimmer Speaker: Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker. Dust & Shock Proof.  Flexible Tail that Attaches to nearly anything. Suction Cup Mount. Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery. Waterproof: TheRead more

The early afternoon thunderstorms cooled off the August heat and became a light drizzle as I arrived at Lake Martin. I wondered if anyone would show up. Well they did, and we dealt with the slippery mud to set up the kayaks, have some on land instruction, and launch. Once on the water out ofRead more

Our morning began with a calm light breeze as we mothershipped south across Lake Borgne, just south of Slidell. Atop Capt Gary Taylor’s vessel rode our six kayaks. As we arrived to the isolated Louisiana Biloxi Marsh, we entered the mouth of Bayou La Fee and the bait started jumping. We were deployed in groupsRead more

  Pack & Paddle Hobie Team member Steve Lessard has earned his way to the Hobie World Championships coming up in October. To help fund his way to the Netherlands, we are teaming up with Hobie to sponsor a raffle for a Hobie Outback.  Raffle tickets are only $10 and a great way to supportRead more