Avataq blues
My kayak rolling friend Carolina wanted an Avataq as a present to her rolling man Nisse. However, I soon found out I was out of good Neoprene glue and couldn’t finish what I promised and started. So frustrating. So I…
Category Accessories
Neoprene mitts
Gaaah! This is the third consecutive winter where I drop one or both kayaking gloves somewhere. And the winter is just started. One pair I left on my friend Danne’s car roof. Bad roof! You know the drill: You’re loading…
Sewing neoprene
So it begins… after a few more tests it was time to finally start making my first neoprene Tuilik with my own neoprene graphics. For the qajaqally challenged: it’s a jacket with a hood and a spray skirt in one.…
Sewing machine for neoprene
I know you want one, everybody wants one 🙂 Or maybe not. This one is my new pet imported from China. Why? Well, I tried to order a few Tuiliks from Brooks but they wouldn’t answer my emails and have…
Spray skirts and covers
Too many kayaks and logistic problems… I needed som hatch covers and spray skirts, so I made some. Ahh, automatic, not very smart phone functions… so here’s the result.
You need a stylish deck bag, I know I do
Well, you may not need it actually, but if you’re not travelling light enough for a Greenland kayak, this is the reserve storage to save your day…or week. It might not earn you social points at the local disco but…
And a jacket to go with the pants
If you checked out my previous post you may have gathered I wasn’t too impressed with the quality of today’s so called outdoor pants. Since I wondered what else I can learn to sew I figured a jacked to go…
Cargo pants
Recently I bought two pairs of hiking/outdoors pants and was surprised at how quickly one pair wore down. It took me a few days in the workshop to make a black pair of Urberg pants look like they were five…
Yet another mad hatter
Got an order for a hat by my mate Rickard. This time I remembered to take some photos.
Laminated paddle
This time it’s a laminated aspen and fir paddle. I know aspen wood can be brittle but it’s knot free, doesn’t take on much moisture and easy to work with so I want to give it a try. If you…
Carbon greenland paddle?
The other night I had the peculiar feeling of one paddle becoming two under water. It had become pretty dark so I couldn’t see anything upside down in the murky Lake Mälaren, so I used one paddle half as a…
BIB FTW
Packed with acronyms here… So, you drink some Bag In Box wine. Or in my case, my neighbours do and leave me a little for cooking 🙂 You recycle the inner container and use it for some kayak touring and…