Assembly Instructions

Flying with Folding Boats

Mapping Out Your Next Trip

Packing & Securing Gear in a PakCanoe

Repair & Maintenance of Pakboats

Skin on Frame Boats

Surviving Mosquitoes & Black Flies

Trying the Puffin II on the ocean 2004. ...it won't "cut" through any waves, but that makes it a very dry ride. I had no problem launching through small breaking waves. Landing in the surf was no problem, either..... more...

Revisiting the Thames 2003 Last week when I went to England I was paddling the Thames through the heart of London.... more...

Gudenaa River, Denmark 2003 Just wanted to tell you about a recent two-day paddle up the Gudenaa River in the middle of Jutland, Denmark. more...

Adventure Kayak Magazine, Summer 2003 "Foldables, the secret is in the bag". more...

Portable Paddling. Backpacker Magazine, June 2003 So you want to go paddling this summer, but aren't too keen to haul your boat to remote put-ins? more...

120 miles camping with the Puffin, 2003 Managed to stuff me plus 10 days supplies in the little boat. more...

Long Island Sound 2002 I had tremendous fun in 12-15 kts of wind, dying swells up to about four foot and smaller wind chop that was breaking at times. more...

Penobscot Bay, Maine 2002 The Puffin was such fun to paddle in the remaining swells and wind driven waves. more...

Puffin Adventure in Oregon 2002 It feels a lot different than my "sit-on-top" but paddled beautifully, tracked well, and I kept up with my friends in their hard shelled sea kayak with no problem. more...

Venice, Italy 2001 By Gino Thomas-Solimando Since there is really no private boating in Venice - other than the classic Venetian rowing boats, which are rowed from a standing position like gondolas - the sight of my bright yellow Pakboat was a constant occasion of interest: quizzical and cool from the gondoliers, amazed and delighted from the hordes of tourists… more...

Puffin in Euro Travels, Folding Kayaker by Bill Longyard (2000) The Thames can be very turbulent when the wind blows against the tide. Add to this chop the wake of large sightseeing boats and towed barges ... more...

Recreation with the Puffin (2000) I am absolutely nuts about my new boat. I have been getting acquainted with. more...

RV-travel with the Puffin (1999) I'm in my third month of traveling now and I have had the Puffin out countless times on rivers, lakes and even protected stretches of ocean. more...

Puffin Adventure in Belize (1999) After wending my way through about 100 yards of mangrove channels, I was out onto miles of open flats and just had a ball, paddling and fishing. more...

Puffin Field Test (1999) North American Fishing Club Congratulations! The Puffin Sport Kayak has received the North American Fishing Club Field Test Seal-Of-Approval. more...