Artist Renderings of the optional Huckin’ Hood

Here’s a sneak peak at one of our paradigm shattering developments. This accessory is for our premium Creek Kayak, the Sambo. This boat earned its name from LVM’s late dog. One of the biggest, baddest dogs to date, Sambo was known to jump out of second story windows, and run away for days, surviving on whatever he scavenged/killed. This dog was tough to say the least, and chief designer, Toby MacDermott feels this boat is every bit as tough as Sambo was.

With the recent excitement surrounding running large waterfalls, we feel boat designs need to evolve as quick as this popular new aspect of the sport. One of the common problems associated with running these drops is what happens when you hit the water. You get slammed on your back deck, your paddle get’s ripped out of your hands, often leading to a dangerous swim.
The optionally attached Huckin’ Hood eliminates this. Here’s how it works: The Huckin’ Hood has “O.S.H.” (Oh S*%t Handles) secured inside of it. When the paddler runs a large drop, they can safely throw their paddle, and slide their hands into the hood. Here’s the catch: The OSH’s are actually quick releasing hand paddles which are secured within the hood. Upon safely reaching the bottom of the waterfall, the paddler simply removes their hand paddles and hand rolls to safety. We feel this development will help safely push the limits of our sport, while providing consumers with what they’ve been asking for.
We are really excited about this, post your thoughts in the comment tab at the top of the post…

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