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Brands & Manufacturers

ARK Inflatables

African River Kraft's customer driven designs are NEVER quite finished. In fact, I'm happy to tell you that our research and development is an ongoing process. We're always looking at ways to improve our originals, putting new ideas into production, and ceaselessly testing new waters. In short, we're constantly on the search for your dream craft.

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Granite Gear

Jeff Knight and Dan Cruikshank founded Granite Gear in 1986. It all started when we went on a paddling trip deep in the heart of Quetico. As usual, it took a few days of being out there before we shed the outer layer of our plastic civilization and began to get the rhythm of “being” in the wilderness. A week after that, we had discovered something about who we really were, and how we wanted things to be. At such a time, Dan and Jeff began to build a fire, both literally and figuratively…. that would become Granite Gear. A fire that started with the idea that we could make gear that genuinely worked, and supported wilderness adventurers in the pursuit of discovering something about themselves.

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Holy Cow Canoe Company

Originally started in 1978 as "Trent Canoe", our sights were firmly set on building the absolute best line of Cedar strip canoes. Our quality expectations were set very high from the beginning, resulting in having to manufacture practically everything needed for our boats in house including seats, yokes, thwarts and related items to fully complete the canoes.

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SeaSpecs

Polarized, lightweight, extreme sunglasses specifically designed for outdoor watersports.

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