[Admin S. Jensen]

Hi, I got a barely used Kokatat drysuit off Craigslist years ago and have been very happy with it!

[Former Member]

Hi Cory,

 

I bought the Kokatat Radius at Kayak Academy a few years ago.

I would have preferred to buy at MEC, Western, etc., but at that time no stores in Vancouver were carrying that particular suit.

I found the service at Kayak Academy prior and during purchase very good and staff very knowledgeable, it was also an interesting location for a retail outlet.

Took a hit on the exchange rate, but I went across the border without duty.

Good luck

[Former Member]

Hi Corey,

I bought mine online a few years ago from a website called Steep & Cheap, which I use regularly as it offers great discounts on certain items (www.steepandcheap.com). The CDN $ was pretty good at the time, I had it shipped to a mail service outlet across the border. If my recollection is correct I didn’t pay any duties when I brought it across, I think I combined an overnight trip when I picked it up and as it’s often the case, they don’t charge duties even on some big-ticket item, although if you are not away long enough, then it’s a gamble. I just checked there seems to be some good prices on dry suits currently. Check it out and see what you think.

Good luck,

Chantal

[Former Member]

ok that link works,

[Karin Hartner]

Hi Cory

MEC sells dry suits-likely at the best prices. I’m pretty sure sure most of us would recommend Kokatat. Also check with Western Canoe and Kayak for the date of their spring sale and see if there will be a discount on drysuits. You also get 10% at Ecomarine on Granville Island. I think that would more than make up for the exchange rate.

Karin

[Former Member]

Was just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what would be a great dry suit and the best places to probably buy from? I was looking into buying out of the states from Kayak Academy from a possible cheaper price, but the exchange might kill me. These things are so expensive but I really wanna extend my paddle season.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin Amos]

Have a look at these 2 services. Hopefully they help. Let me know what you end up doing.

https://m.facebook.com/shareshed/

Or http://thethingery.com

Kevin

 

[Former Member]

Hi there, I’m thinking of offering a hard shell and folding kayaks for rent as they do not get very much use.  Does anyone have ideas and/or experience on how to deal with the logistics and risks associated with renting kayaks to strangers eg insurance, liability, training requirements and repairs that may need to be considered. Thx

[Former Member]

Won’t let upload screen shot

[Former Member]

 

https://

http://www.meetup.com/

Hang-on-Im-Coming-Hiking-Group/grow

You’ll be able to print name tags for your group on this page.

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K that didn’t work

 

 

[Former Member]

I would assume that adding them /grow to the end of Skabc URL would work

 

At this time, name tags are no longer available on the new design of the Meetup site. However, I’m happy to show you how to access this tool for the time being.

For now, you can get to them by adding /grow to the end of your Meetup group’s URL.

Here’s a direct link for your group.

https://www.meetup.com/Hang-on-Im-Coming-Hiking-Group/grow
You’ll be able to print name tags for your group on this page.

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[Former Member]

I was in Haida Gwaii in 2013 and observed a alarming number of  “melting” orange Sea Stars, which I reported to The Vancouver Aquarium.  At that time the Purple Sea Stars in that area were fine.

[Lynn Malbeuf]

2 sets of wall hangers for your kayaks – $20.00 per pair

 

[Reed Clarke]

I have a Jervis Inlet camp in the trips list scheduled for April 9. Perhaps you are thinking it might be a bit cold up there at that time of the year. Oh, it could be worse than that. Tomorrow the forecasters are predicting this area could see over 50 mm of rain. Hey, April 9 could be cold AND wet in Jervis Inlet.

So, why schedule a Spring trip into Jervis? Well, first off, it can be beautiful up there with snow covered peaks and water running off cliffs everywhere. Also, there will only be a few yachts visiting the area. Try going in August and you’ll understand that remark.

But, what is really important here is that somewhere in April or May, there will be a good stretch of weather. And, if you want to see those beautiful peaks, that is the time to go. This trip is going to be what I call a “slider”. It is not locked to April 9. It will likely slide to late April or early May. But, we will begin seriously watching the forecast in early April, trying to spot when that decent weather opening is coming along. When it appears on the horizon, the trip will get locked in.

What I need is a group interested in doing this paddle. Obviously, this will have to be people who have some flexibility in their schedule. We need to do our route planning in advance. We will have to have as much packing and food preparation completed as possible. Then, once we pick our dates, we’ll finalize packing and head for Egmont.

The trip will be for 7 or 8 days. We will not only camp in Princess Louisa Inlet, we will be taking a swing into the seldom visited top end of Jervis Inlet.

A note on paddling experience. My intent is to keep this to a 2B/C level paddle. But, I can’t guarantee we won’t hit some wind in front of Vancouver Bay. At times it can be a tough area to deal with. The good news is that there are plenty of little spots we can run to and wait things out, should it get too rough. The upper Jervis area is usually pretty easy paddling. So, while this isn’t a recommended trip for beginners, it is still suitable for a wide range of paddlers.

I don’t want the group to get too big, six total, certainly no more than eight. There are some big campsites in Jervis, but there are also some we may have to brush out a bit to get a group in.

So, if you have the flexible schedule to join us on a Spring trip to Jervis Inlet, send me an e-mail and we’ll get the planning started.

Cheers, Reed (seakayak@telus.net)

[Clark Perry-Bater]

Hi Maureen, I don’t have a Current Designs Extreme, but I just bought a Current Designs Solstice GT. I don’t know how the volume of the 2 boats compare, but the Solstice is a fairly high-volume boat. At this time, I have no idea if it’ll be in use in August, but that’s generally my prime paddling season, so no promises.   -Clark Perry-Bater

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