James Hancock
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James is a an outdoor educator, leadership consultant, and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has over 15 years of professional guiding experience in disciplines including alpine backpacking, backcountry snowboarding, and of course, expedition paddling. He writes for various national outdoor publications and creates content for commercial projects.
The Best Kayak Gear Storage Bags Why do you need a storage bag? Contain Your Gear You’ve conquered raging rapids, bagged that record river monster, slogged through muddy put-ins and portages, and somehow made it back to your humble abode relatively unscathed and in one piece. Your gear, on the other hand, is a hot […]
Continue readingBag it Up: Part One Table of Contents: Introduction to kayaking gear bags and storage systems and what we’ll be reviewing in this post Travel Bags (for expeditions & local runs): NRS Expedition DriDuffle Watershed Colorado Duffle & Mississippi YETI Panga Airtight Bag SealLine Black Canyon Boundary Pack Advanced Elements Funk Bag NRS Purest Mesh […]
Continue readingTable of Contents: 1 Introduction to cold weather paddling and clothing accessories 2 Introduction to cold weather hand accessories 3 Gloves: Lightweight & Half Finger 3.1 NRS Hydroskin Glove 3.2 Kokatat Lightweight Half Finger Glove 3.3 Outdoor Research Active Ice Spectrum 3.4 Buff Aqua Gloves 4 Gloves: […]
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