It seems almost too cliché but each January, after a December of gluttony and sloth, I find myself looking for outdoor activities that require enough calorie burning to work off the eggnog, pudding and Guylians of the holiday season.
This year I’ve settled on something aquatic and due to the fact that I don’t have the budget of Donald Campbell, it’ll have to be something affordable. Whilst researching I came across the Oru Folding Kayak, we featured it here on Silodrome back in 2011 when it was first announced and I was pleased to see that it’s now in production and ready for New Years Resolution kayakers like me.
Each Oru folds up into its own carrying case with space to hold a life vest, paddle, and other accessories, it has a reinforced cockpit with padded seat and backrest and has a double-layered plastic hull that’s ocean, river and lake ready.
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This set of natural glass whiskey tumblers looks a lot more like the glassware used by our great great grandfathers than the modern mass-produced glasses we’re all more familiar with. Each of these glasses are individually handmade by the Xaquixe Glass Studio in Mexico from selected recycled glass, in a strict fair trade environment ensuring…
This Tamiya 4×4 1:10 scale R/C car is based on the race-winning Datsun 240Z rally car used in the 1971 East African Safari Rally. The East African Safari Rally The East African Safari Rally was one of the most brutal, grueling motorsport events in the world. The race was founded in 1953 as the East…
250 London is a two-person company based out of the English capital city that specializes in creating unique motocross, mountain bike, and flat track gear. These jerseys are new for 2018, and each can be ordered with your own surname and racing number on the back – you just choose the option at checkout and…
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