Squad Bio:

Name:  Boyd Ruppelt
 
 
Birthdate:  2-6-84
 
Hometown: Lakeland, TN
 
Currently Resides in:  My truck ;-)
 
Work: Kayaker, Student, kayak instruction, etc…
 
Years Paddling:  14 sweet years of whitewater!!!
 
Top 3 Rivers: The one I just did, the one I'm on now, and the next one for sure!!
 
The Perfect Vacation is: Vacation??? wah?!...   Well it'd have to involve my girlfriend (Samantha), some waterfalls, and a campfire…
 
Hobbies other than kayaking: snowboarding, mountainboarding, climbing, caving, etc…anything else outside
Favorite website: www.JacksonKayak.com for the constant content… & Memphis Whitewater!  it's my hometown paddling community!!!  :-)
 
Recent playlist on my MP3 player: Grits, Rehab, Cunning Linguists, Nelly Furtado, Swollen Members, Akon, Spacehog, and more…
 
Best day of paddling ever:  Can't pick just one, I live for those days when the apprehension upstream becomes the bliss of success below the last horizon!!!
 
Sponsors:   Jackson Kayak, CKS, Keen Footwear, Stohlquist, KAVU, Fortress Watches, H2O Audio,  Native Eyewear, Snapdragon, Werner, and Gaia Paddlesports
 
See more of me at:
Jackson Kayaks (http://www.jacksonkayaks.com)
My Blog (http://BoydR.blogspot.com)
Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/Boydruppelt)
Gaia Sports (http://www.Gaiasports.com)