Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market's most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, ...

I've been using Oru's kayaks for a few years. A friend and I sailed with them around Fiji and down to New Zealand, and though most of my time was spent surfing and spearfishing, it was always easy to ...

In its ready-to-paddle configuration, the CLR measures 340 cm long by 65 cm wide (133 by 25 inches), and can carry up to 118 kg (260 lb). The user sits on an integrated foam seat with a backrest. Once ...

The best products are the ones that solve a problem. When it comes to owning a kayak, one of the biggest problems is where to store it when it’s not in use. For some, it’s as easy as standing it up in ...

Below the gangway leading down to Harris Harbor, 25-year-old medical student Austin Jones split open his foldable kayak, revealing among water bottles, camping and survival gear two canisters: one of ...

The Earth’s waters are rising. Since 1880, global warming has increased the world’s sea level by eight inches, and climate scientists report that the rate of this rise will only accelerate (to the ...

We’re going to guess it’s been a while since you’ve been kayaking. We could be dead wrong here, but there are a lot of logistical issues to deal with before you get out there on the water to do some ...

It’s a brave new world out there, and not just in the ways that first come to mind. In the outdoor recreation industry, there are more portable kayaks and paddleboards available than ever before. Some ...

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