Colorado Kayak Supply (CKS) Blog

By Nelson Jones It’s the most wonderful time of the year; Green Race season is finally upon us! Those five minutes of pain, stoke, fear and joy ar...

This is going to be CKS Online's ongoing (for this week, anyways) blog on the Green Race, one of the most well-known and best events in kayaking. F...

TOP 6 BEGINNER WHITEWATER KAYAK GEAR ESSENTIALS Life can be rough as a beginner kayaker. Few want to invest heavily in a sport that they are just s...

All of this Gauley Fest talk has us spending time on Google, searching for the best old school vids that contain spicy yet nostalgic South Eastern ...

For those of us that love to carry far to much equipment in our PFDs, at some point, those carabineers, pulleys and candy bars will eventually bring us down. For you gear heads out there that like keeping your head above water, the Centurion Prime has arrived. Kokatat has re-engineered the ‘Maximus Prime’ and thrown some serious storage at us.

Verdict? We love it. The Red Paddle Flow is the complete package. It is as quality as it gets, shreds the river, is stable and user friendly, looks cool, and works for the entire family. It's also very reasonably priced for the amount of features and accessories that is has. The fixed fins could be seen as a deal breaker for some, but many would accept them in exchange for durability and simplicity. Overall, we give the Red Paddle Flow 9'6" TWO HUGE THUMBS UP!!!

KOKATAT IDOL DRY SUIT REVIEW - INITIAL IMPRESSIONS Words like innovative, revolutionary, and one-of-a-kind get thrown around so much in today’s in...

Dang. My stomach did a few backflips watching this. The coolest part of this video is how fired up Isaac was for the next few rapids, after takin...

Kokatat Maximus Centurion Rescue PFD Review In the long running debate between which type V rescue PFD is the best, the Kokatat Maximus Centurio...

Finding boating partners in Mexico is tough. This past fall, I found myself drinking a delicious IPA across ...