Colorado Kayak Supply (CKS) Blog

Fall Nicaragua Surf trip
After years of kayaking trips to places like New Zealand, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico to break up the winter it was time to try something new. So ...
SixSixOne (661) Race Elbow Pad Review With Dan Piano
SixSixOne (661) Race Elbow Pad Review
Creeking with elbow pads is more fun. I look at a couple of things in an elbow pad: hard plastic shell, adju...

An East Coast Fall - Photo Recap
Here is my TO DO list from this past fall#1- knit millions of hats#2 - hang out with the family#3- find a winter job#4- kayak some of the classic ...
Kokatat Ronin Pro Rescue PFD Reviewed By Evan Ross
Kokatat Ronin Pro Rescue PFD Review
Kokatat’s much anticipated Ronin Pro PFD has finally been released to the United States. The Ronin is an extre...
The Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Review By Aaron Koch
Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Hammock Review
Aaron Koch owns and operates Kayak Huasteca, down in Mexico. Every once in a while he sends us a review...
Predator Six Full Face Whitewater Kayak Helmet Review
Predator Six Full Face Helmet
A little while ago, Tim Kelton emailed us a review that he had written about The Sweet Rocker. His reasons for wan...
CKS Squad Top 5 Gear Pics With Mike Tavares
Mike Tavares Top 5 Picks
WaveSport Project 52
Over the past few years, many different playboats have come and gone, but few still remain that st...

International Day of Climate Action in Buena Vista
On October 24th, people in nearly 200 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history; the Inte...

Outer Banks Road Trip
Coming to the end of Mike Tavares' and my east coast vacation, we decided to head to the outer banks for the last week. First stop was...
The Kokatat GMER Dry Suit Review With Joe Keck
The Kokatat GMER Drysuit
This drysuit, along with Werner’s Powerhouse bent shaft paddle(note: click link to check out Joe's review), is the second...
