Reviews by User: James Thompson (8)

Great Kayak! I live along Lake Superior and many inland lakes. This kayak performs awesome on both. It turns on a dime, tracks very well, has a good cruising speed. I weigh 220 and can pack around 120 more pounds of gear with great buoyancy and performance still. I find without gear, the front is a little light. I love that it has a huge opening which allows easy access in and out along with storage. The seat is comfortable, not as fancy as other manufacturer's but works very well and keeps you dry and cool in hot weather. I always feel stable in it with or without gear. Fairly light for portaging, overall I love it because I can use it for recreation, fishing, and long touring in the BWCA. I recommend this kayak for multiple use which I was looking for.

This jacket works awesome. light, small and I purchased this because it had a large side pocket.

I have owned my stove for 4 years. I have had it deep in the woods and even used it in my back yard. I have had no problem getting it going in the weather from -15 to 90 degrees. Even on rainy days. I like that I can break it down completely to clean or service it. It also packs very light and small.

I am an avid all year round BWCA camper and I purchase this bivy for my 2008 January 3-day, 7-mile ski and 1/4 mile hike up 300 feet to our favorite spot. I am very satisfied with this bivy with only one minor issue; it's hard to get into quickly when you have -5 degree weather. I experienced very little condensation and it was very easy to resolve what condensation I had by unzipping a little to vent. I customized a thermo-lite pad to slip inside the bivy and used a -0 degree sleeping bag and slept in my long under ware. I was 100% dry and warm in the weather I experience, (Snow, rain, and very cold (low as -15 degrees) damp weather). I found that there is more than enough room to sleep in all positions and I am a 5' 7, 200 pounds. This also packs very small and is light. Overall I am very pleased and can't wait to use it through out the other seasons! Here is a link to my bivy in use on the trip http://www.frontiernet.net/~jt9786/BC_gear/ORBIVY.html

I see some have had not so good luck with this product, but I can say I have been 100% satisfied. I have had this on 7 or 8 trips into the BWCA and I know for a fact that I have ran 72.8 gallons through this filter. I have also filtered some extremely dirty water and it has work perfectly. I would just make sure that after my trip, I would remove the filter and carefully do a thorough cleaning of the bag, hose and the filter by just rinsing off the junk that the filter left behind. I today still use this filter and I know I can run more through it without worrying. Keep your tools clean and they will last!

This is a good skirt keeping you dry. I only marked this adequate because I own a Heritage Featherlite 14 Kayak and the skirt works for the large opening but not perfect and because of the Featherlite 14 kayak seat back, it doesn't work well. The seat back is a little wide. How ever, I do use this all the time on the Featherlite because it does work.

What's there to say, the only thing is awesome. I have about a dozen of these and use them for everything, bait, storage, water, and great for a cocktail in the woods or in your front yard. I haven't found many other products out there that can withstand the abuse these can take. Recommended!

Great price, Light, comfortable and kept me warm during my trip in January. If you want to see how I used this product you can read my review with the Outdoor Research Micro Night Bivy. The only thing is it is a little bulky for packing but I am very satisfied. I actually modified it to slide into my bivy.