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Two O’Clock Bayou Paddle July 2014

By pack_admin | Featured, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 13 August, 2014 | 0

There was a shop discussion amongst the Pack & Paddle employees of possible confusion about paddling 2 o’clock bayou at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, fortunately our customers didn’t get confused at all. We left the shop just after 3pm and arrived at the dock around 4pm.  Everything ran smoothly and we got in theRead more

Stand Up Paddleboarding 101 July 2014

By pack_admin | Featured, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2014 | 0

Teaching Paddleboarding to the Fontenot family this evening was such a refreshing experience.   To get the opportunity to teach a beautiful family learn how to stand up paddle board was so great. They say “a family that rows together grows together” I got to witness a family having a great time on the water whileRead more

Kayaking 102 Class June 2014

By pack_admin | Featured, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 18 July, 2014 | 0

We had a great sunny class last Saturday. The afternoon forecast suggested very high temperatures, hence, we switched the morning pool session to the hot afternoon. Neil, Elsa, Corbett, and Tom followed me to beautiful Lake Martin to start the morning session with strokes, navigation, safety, signals, what-to-bring, and towing. This was Tom’s second Kayaking 102Read more

Cooling Clothing – When You Get Hot, It Gets Cooler

By pack_admin | Clothes, General, Product Blog Posts - Clothing, Product Blog Posts - Gift Ideas, Sun Protection | Comments are Closed | 25 May, 2014 | 0

When preparing for your next adventure, take a second look at your clothing. The clothing you choose to wear on your trip is just as important as all of the other gear you have – it’s made to help you, not hinder you. Cooling clothing that cools down your skin is the hot thing on theRead more

Indian Bayou Basinkeeper Paddle Fundraiser March 2014

By pack_admin | Featured, General, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 18 March, 2014 | 0

This paddle was a fundraiser for the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper organization.  This organization spends all of their time and efforts to preserve our greatest Louisiana treasure, which is the Atchafalaya Basin. This particular paddle is one of my favorite in the swamp, actually it’s hard to have a definite favorite because it is all so beautiful forRead more

Trip Report – Howl at the Moon Paddle February 2014

By pack_admin | Featured, General, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2014 | 0

Lake Martin is truly a wonderful place that never gets old, especially when you have perfect weather and a perfect sunset. We put in on time, but with the early sunset at 6:00 pm, we had to get in and get moving without delay. We got our sunset photo and started moving to the south end of theRead more

Morning Paddle at Lake Martin Feb 2014

By pack_admin | General, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2014 | 0

You know its gonna be a good day when you start it with an early morning paddle at Lake Martin. It started a little chilly but that didn’t keep us away.  With a mix of kayaks, canoes and one paddle board we made our way to the south end of the lake. We meandered throughRead more

Paddle across Atachafalaya Basin 2013 – Trip Leader Adventure

By pack_admin | Featured, It's About the Journey | 5 comments | 4 February, 2014 | 0

This is an adventure that two of Pack & Paddle’s Trip Leaders took in December of 2013. It is quite the story! Read on: I wanted to have a kayak adventure in the Atchafalaya Swamp since the weather cooled, luckily I’m not the only one. Kevin and I, both guides for Pack & Paddle, made a planRead more

Bubba Blade Knives

By pack_admin | Christmas Gift Ideas, Employee Favorites, General, Gifts for Dad, Gifts For the Kayak Fisherman, Knives & Tools, Product Blog Posts - Gift Ideas, Product Blog Posts - Kayak Fishing, Product Blog Posts - Outdoor Gadgets, Products | Comments are Closed | 9 December, 2013 | 0

The newest, “baddest” fishing knives have hit the market and they’re now in stock at Pack & Paddle! Fishermen looking for a long-lasting, easy-to-use, lightweight fillet knife will be amazed with the Bubba Blade. How did the Bubba Blade come to be? Here’s the story from the company: As fishermen, we were sick and tiredRead more

Howl at the Moon Lake Martin Paddle Oct 2013

By pack_admin | Featured, It's About the Journey, Pack & Paddle Trip Reports, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 25 November, 2013 | 0

Once we unloaded boats and people at Lake Martin, we found out that this was a group that was in search of alligators, so we headed north.  We meandered through the cypress, stopping to absorb the wonderful sights and sounds of nature.  And what do you know, at a couple of these stops we didRead more

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