Solent Sea Kayaking

Quick review here of a couple of essentials items for transporting and storing your Sea Kayak. I’ve already reviewed a couple of Lomo items (Kayak Gloves & Aqua Boots) and the over-riding impression you are left with is superb quality for astonishingly low prices. These two smaller items are no different. Lomo Cockpit Cover The [...]

By now regular readers will know I spend a substantial amount of time paddling at night. Therefore I was more than intrigued to pick up some buzz about a new product to the market – the Kayalu Gear Kayalite – a removable, deck mounting kayak light system. Over the last few months I have experimented [...]

At £10, Lomo’s Kayak Gloves are an absolute bargain. Made from thin neoprene the Lomo Kayak Gloves also feature Amara reinforced palms and ‘hotspots’ (places where the hand traditionally rubs on the paddle shaft. Real thought has been put into the design and the extra reinforcement is well placed. The wrists are long enough to [...]

I have owned and used the Northwater Peaked Deck Bag for 18 months or so and been very pleased with it (see my review). I was therefore more than happy to get access to the Northwater Expedition Deck Bag for review. The ‘Expedition’ is the largest deck bag Northwater produce. It has a large zippered [...]

The Northwater Peaked Deck Bag provides deck based storage for your sea kayak in the absence of the increasingly popular ’4th hatch’ that is appearing on sea kayaks such as the P&H Scorpio/Cetus and Rockpool Menai 18. Strapping onto your decklines, it’s contoured/tapered shape sits snugly in front of the cockpit and provides a large [...]