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Sunkosi What makes a great canoeing shoe? A combination of good support, effective venting and drainage, reliable traction and a snug fit. Teva’s men’s and women’s (pictured) Sunkosis provide the first three and leave the snug fit up to your feet. Named after the famed rafting river in Nepal, the Sunkosis are more shoe than sandal, but the uppers are half mesh and water drains through screened vents on the soft rubber sole so you won’t think twice about getting them wet. The simple friction nut on the lace loop slides easily when you want to tighten down, but won’t give ground on its own. As suited to trudging the portage trail as they are to tracking up a river or kicking around the campsite. You can even fold the
heel flap down and wear them as clogs. $130 Cdn (men’s and women’s)
teva.com
M A L O N E A U T O R A C K S
Downeaster Sport Trailer With the crossbars at waist height, racking your canoe on Malone’s Downeaster Sport Trailer is a breeze. Speaking of breezes, having your canoe (or canoes if you are using the longer crossbars) on a trailer behind your car instead of on top reduces the wind resistance of your rig and makes the fuel economy of the trailer set-up comparable to car-topping. The trailer comes ready for you to build a simple cargo box into the frame and can handle 160-kilograms of freight, so limited trunk space is no longer an issue. If you have a big family, or a bad back, you’ll find a trailer makes everything easier, except maybe parallel parking. As the issue was going to print, Maine-based Malone was
grinding through the final stages of receiving Transport Canada’s stamp of approval. $1,000 US
maloneautoracks.com
O U T D O O R R E S E A R C H
Revel A retractable hood and clean lines make it easy to mistake the Outdoor Research Revel for a rainjacket that is more style than substance. But the lightweight storm shell (387-grams) has a feature that places this jacket among the top performers: two side zippers that run from the waist right up underneath the armpits. The zippers run in both directions so you can vent just the armpits or open it right up from below. You’ll enjoy the excellent venting capabilities of a poncho, but no one will expect you to don a sombrero. With two huge outer pockets and a zippered inner
pocket you can stuff in a burro-load worth of odds and ends. Arriba. $199 Cdn, $150 US
outdoorresearch.com
—I.M. 1 6 n C ANOE ROOT S fall 2008
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