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February AW Membership Giveaway Winner: Charlie Cagle |
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Top 5 gear picks? Kayak: Jackson Fun. Paddle: AT2 Flexi. Accessories: Jackson "Happy Feet" and "Happy Seat". The fifth is for recreational kayaking only and not appropriate or acceptable for everyone. It's the 5 liter Heineken Mini-Keg, never spill or lose your beer again. And it's the best design out there with the spout on the top of the keg not the bottom.
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Squad Bio:
Home town? Niles, Michigan
Years paddling? 7 years (Recreational), 2 years (Whitewater)
Favorite place to paddle? For recreational kayaking, the Dowagiac River in Michigan. It's a quick flowing river but no whitewater. For the whitewater, locally, it's the East Race in South Bend, Indiana, a 1900 foot stretch of "man made" whitewater. It is actually the first artificial whitewater course in the US. The flow & underwater obstructions are adjustable creating a course from a Class II up to a Class III. It's not big but there is enough to play on. Otherwise give me the Gauley River in West Virginia.
Why I paddle? Two reasons. First, when I kayak, recreational or whitewater, there is no better stress reliever. The peace you find on a river is unmatched by any other activity that I know. Second, the people you get to meet. In my experience, I have found that people who paddle have a genuine appreciation and respect for life and this rock we inhabit.
Favorite kayaking flick? Hotel Charley II
What I do when the river is dry? Summer: Music Festivals, Jimmy Buffett Concerts, Long boarding (Street), Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking. Winter: Snowboarding.
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