The BKC Blog
How to Store a Kayak
Whether you enjoy kayaking during only certain seasons of the year, or you are re-organizing your space, learning how to properly store a kayak is a key part of protecting your investment and avoiding damage to your kayak. Due to its size, the boat itself can be challenging to nicely stow away, but with the right tips it is doable. Regardless of indoor or outdoor space availability, storing your kayak appropriately is accessible with the...
How to Store a Kayak
Whether you enjoy kayaking during only certain seasons of the year, or you are re-organizing your space, learning how to properly store a kayak is a key part of protecting...
Benefits of Kayaking for Exercise
Kayaking is an ideal exercise option for those who enjoy the water and staying active. Just like how you can choose to either walk, jog, or run, kayak exercise is similarly customizable. You can leisurely paddle around a lake, but you can also be out on the ocean or on river rapids for a more intense experience. It’s also adaptable to an individual or group work-out routine, not to mention during COVID, it’s an easy...
Benefits of Kayaking for Exercise
Kayaking is an ideal exercise option for those who enjoy the water and staying active. Just like how you can choose to either walk, jog, or run, kayak exercise is...
Do Kayaks Tip Easily?
Especially for beginning kayakers and anglers, the threat of tipping over your boat is daunting and possibly discouraging. While even a seasoned kayaker still has a small chance of this happening due to conditions on the water, there are several techniques you can practice and get experience with to decrease the chances of taking a spill. Conditions that Cause a Kayak to Tip Generally, kayaks are safe and don’t just tip over for no reason....
Do Kayaks Tip Easily?
Especially for beginning kayakers and anglers, the threat of tipping over your boat is daunting and possibly discouraging. While even a seasoned kayaker still has a small chance of this...
Beginner Guide to Kayaking
Kayaking is a great sport that allows you to explore nature in a totally new way. Whether you’re out on the ocean, going downstream on a river, or simply paddling around a lake, it always leads to an exciting adventure and fun memories. That being said, it can be intimidating to take up the sport if you’ve never done it before. It’s easier than you think, though, especially if you have some friends to start...
Beginner Guide to Kayaking
Kayaking is a great sport that allows you to explore nature in a totally new way. Whether you’re out on the ocean, going downstream on a river, or simply paddling...
Tips for Night Kayaking
While it may not seem extremely different from daytime kayaking, night kayaking is more challenging than you’d anticipate. Even if the waterways are the same and you’ve traveled a familiar route before, it’s still going to require a different set of skills and feel quite different after sunset. In this respect, it’s important to come prepared for your trip and be prepared to light and conduct yourself accordingly – whether your night kayaking adventure is...
Tips for Night Kayaking
While it may not seem extremely different from daytime kayaking, night kayaking is more challenging than you’d anticipate. Even if the waterways are the same and you’ve traveled a familiar...
Paddle vs Pedal Kayaks
Humans have been paddling kayaks for hundreds – possibly even thousands – of years. But we’ve only been pedaling kayaks for about 20 — in 1997, a kayak company in California revolutionized the sport by creating the first pedal drive attachment for kayaks. Ever since then, recreational boaters and kayak fishermen alike have been arguing the pros and cons of pedal kayaks versus paddle kayaks. The “paddle vs. pedal” debate is an important one to...
Paddle vs Pedal Kayaks
Humans have been paddling kayaks for hundreds – possibly even thousands – of years. But we’ve only been pedaling kayaks for about 20 — in 1997, a kayak company in...