PADDLING BUYERS GUIDE
2012 ANNUAL TOP 350+ BOATS & GEAR
The Year’s Best Gear
PADDLEBOARDS • DRYSUITS • PADDLES • PFDS CANOES • KAYAKS • WHITEWATER 2012 ANNUAL • $5.95 IN THE HATCH BY MICHAEL MECHAN
The Bombproof Campsite
WEATHER THE STORM WITH THESE BASE CAMP ESSENTIALS
MSR ZING
www.cascadedesigns.com/msr • $400
A tarp is essential for a camp kitchen, gathering area or even sleeping shelter that’s shielded from the rain, sun and wind. The MSR Zing has multiple configuration options that let you optimize for space or protection and includes two adjustable aluminum poles if you’d rather not use your carbon paddle for support. Mastering the set-up of a high qual- ity tarp like this provides added relief from the elements on weather-bound days.
JETBOIL
FLASH
www.jetboil.com $100
Jet-boil’s all-in-one, personal cooking systems combine the burner and cooking vessel in a single unit that will fit in day hatches for easy access. Light the system with the push of a button and you can make soup, brew coffee, prepare a freeze- dried meal or two cups of cocoa on the spot. The stove can be expanded with pot or pan add-ons but the beauty of a Jetboil is its no-nonsense configuration—one piece means a safer stove and no accidental spills.
NEMO
MORPHO 2P
www.nemoequipment.com $490
Jamming 18-inch tent poles into a nine- inch-diameter hatch on a low-profile touring boat is problematic. Nemo’s Air Supported Technology employs foot pump-inflatable sleeves instead of conventional poles to provide re- markably sound structure that’s far more packable, durable and field repairable. The Morpho 2P is easy to set up in nasty conditions and provides ample living space to stay com- fortable away from the storm.
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