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Winter Equipment Rentals Choose from back country skis, snowshoes, and fat bikes, Bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance. For availability within 24 hours, please call. Please note that rentals and adventures are non-refundable. If a request is made at least 24 hours in advance, we will do our best to change your […]

Summer Equipment Rentals Multi Day Summer Equipment Rentals in Muskoka (For our ON-SITE hourly Rentals see Summer Adventures) Gear Pick Up made Easy We make picking up rental gear safe and easy to do! We have been outfitting adventures for 25 years and have the simple kits to transport all our equipment safely on any […]

Shop In Stock Nalgene Their Story Born from Science. After Chemist Emanuel Goldberg developed the first plastic pipette holder in 1949. Their Culture Nalgene makes a wide range of BPA free reusable water bottles and containers to suit your personal preferences, needs and lifestyle. So whether you’re looking for a virtually indestructible water bottle for […]

Their Story South England spring 1981. A continuous rain falls onto the lush green hills. Quite usual for this area, and right in this downpour there stands a young biker with fuzzy hair and a fully loaded bicycle. The weather seems to get on his nerves. Water is dripping down his clothes, his bags, his […]

Their Story On a surf and ski trip through California, our founders were sleeping in a van, several miles up a dirt road near a secret hot spring. They awoke the next morning in subzero temperatures with a car that wouldn’t start. Far outside of cell reception, and confronted with an impossibly long walk into […]

Their Story DESIGNED TO FILTER OUT WATERBORNE PATOGENS SUCH AS BACTERIA AND PARASITES LifeStraw is a company that produces portable water filters for personal and emergency use. The company was founded in 1994 by a Swiss company called Vestergaard Frandsen, which specializes in producing disease-control textiles and materials. The first LifeStraw product was launched in […]

Their Story IT STARTED IN A GARAGE IN OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN The company was founded in 1991 by Joe Matuska, a passionate kayaker and outdoor enthusiast who was frustrated by the lack of high-quality paddles on the market. He started the company in his garage in Osceola, Wisconsin, where he began experimenting with different designs and […]

Their Story More than five decades ago, Mustang Survival began engineering lifesaving solutions that push the boundaries of performance and what is possible in marine safety. Fifty-five years later, we continue evolving and innovating, never losing sight of our goal to bring people home safe. Their Culture OUR PURPOSE From inshore to open ocean, recreation to […]

Their Story FROM ITS ORGINS IN MICHIGAN ALONG  THE AUSABLE RIVER For more than 25 years, Carlisle Paddles has been building quality paddles and oars, becoming one of the most recognized names in paddle sports. Carlisle was born out of a desire to make quality paddles that are long-lasting. By developing a close relationship with […]

Their Story A 40 YEAR TESTAMENT TO WOOD AND WILLPOWER Bending Branches is a  paddle company based in Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1982, the company started out as a small, one-man operation in a basement. The company’s founder, Jim Dresser, was an avid canoeist who was frustrated with the poor quality of the paddles available […]