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Team Expedition Canada's Captain: Ben Kwiatkowski
Make sure not to miss our exclusive interview with Ben Kwiatkowski, captain of Expedition Canada's adventure racing team. Ben shares about their recent race in Chile, where they achieved a remarkable second-place finish, as well as their exhilarating expedition in Croatia. Camping Hiking Adventures & MRS are proud sponsors of Team Expedition Canada!
Experimenting With Additional Skegs and Other Adventures
Have you ever wanted to modify your packraft? Or have you struggled when paddling against strong crosswinds? Our latest blog post reveals the results of Geoff's skeg experiments on his Nomad.
Canadian Wilderness Partner: MRS Nomad
I’ll share my impressions of the craft and my experience with CampingHikingAdventures, but what I also want to tell you, is the Nomad lets me experience places that would be otherwise inaccessible to this 68-year-old.
Nathalie Long: Creator of Canada's First Expedition Race
We are so excited to interview Nathalie Long, creator of Canada's first 7 day Expedition Race. Find out why she switched to a MRS Barracuda R2 Pro as her packraft of choice for racing; what TV series just launched about her, and what she is looking forward to in 2023. Enjoy!
Luc Mehl Tells Us About His New Book!
Luc, you are a bit of a legend in the packrafting community! Can you tell us what motivated you to write your book? The Packraft Handbook started as a short safety manual. I had been teaching swiftwater safety courses for the Swiftwater Safety Institute for a few years and wanted to figure out how to get safety techniques out to more people. I was only reaching 30-40 people a summer with the in-person courses. But after writing the safety and rescue content, I realized that it would be even more valuable to write about how not to need rescue! (Duh!) So,...