Some of us are out getting what California and Colorado have to offer during the snow melt season, but the rest of us are stuck at the office only dreaming of kayaking. So…for all of you working, not playing, here is a little California carnage.

With the rivers cranking in Colorado and Tommy Hilleke about to be a father of 4 we thought the best way to celebrate would be to have a week of Tommy Tsunami Golden Strokes on Colorado rivers. And here is the 1st one!
Don’t forget to head out to CKS Paddle Fest in Buena Vista, Colorado this weekend to see awesome new footage of epic Colorado rivers in LVM 34.

Join us Friday May 28, Saturday May 29th, and Sunday May 30 at the CKS paddle fest for movie nights in Buena Vista, Colorado.
check out the CKS Paddle Fest website for more information.
Premiering during the festivities…

LVM 34 “I can’t believe it is not butter!”
The latest in the iconic LVM series features: first descents in West Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, and Mexico, an all ladies segment titled Femme 45 produced by Northwest Legend Christie Glissmeyer, Veggie Tour “Livin on Grease” by Fred Norquist, a new safety segment featuring Will Lyons, carnage and much much more!

North Fork North Fork Raw Video from Amongst It on Vimeo.

Dashboard Empanadas
What is a Dashboard Empanada? Come experience the thrill of riding along with Demshitz as they run stouts, flash brown and ride lightning all over the world. The latest creation by Demshitz captain Jared Sailer and his co-pilot Evan Garcia, this film explores the limits of hucking stouts across the brine lands of Chile. Shot in incredible High Definition this film will impress even the most seasoned of whitewater porn lovers.

Dream Result

by Rush Sturges
Is the story of a group of friends who have undertaken a journey to explore the limits of possibility. The film includes the World Record Waterfall Descent of 186 ft Palouse Falls, expeditions into the wilderness of Northern Canada, big air freestyle on the flooded rivers of Quebec, and a quest for waterfalls throughout Chile and Scandinavia. Driven through the passions of nine of the sports top athletes and lifelong colleagues, they experience a year in the life of chasing their Dream Result.

With LVM 33(including the 2009 Green Race Video) nearly finished we thought we would show you some highly entertaining carnage from previous Green Races to get you fired up. Subscribe now to get LVM 33 through LVM 36 delivered to your door over the course of 2010 so you never miss out on the amazing action LVM has to offer.
Stay tuned for sneak peaks of whats to come on LVM 33. Including: Russell Fork Race, Upper Creek, Jocassee:The other side, Femm45, New Zeland update, the 1st descent of the Iskut and much much more.

This is our final podcast for Green Week. Make sure to come out Thursday night(November 5th) for the LVM premiere at Asheville Pizza Company where we will raffle off a Dagger Green Boat for only $10 per ticket (click here to order on line, or get your ticket at the show). Show starts at 9PM. Also in this episode a phone conversation with Frank who operates the powerhouse at lake Tuxedo, an impromptu call with Green Race Legend Tommy Hilleke, updates on the Liquidlogic Stinger (Watch This) and so much more you won’t believe it. Relax and enjoy this one because it is 20 minutes of free goodness. Good Lines!

Paradigms exist to be shattered. Dreams exist to be Crushed. LVM Kayaks exists to do both. Welcome to the next level.

Attain the previously untouchable realm of running larger waterfalls and even those that land on rock. Imagine being able to glide out past obstacles in your landing zone, or even take to flight on a really fast slide. 7 years of R&D and extensive testing of this new accessory have finally come to fruition in the form of one of the most useful innovations to hit the kayaking world in years.
Airplane grade Carbon Composite WingStays (TM) lie poised, ready to deploy as soon as you pull the trigger in your Huckin Hood(TM). As soon as you do, these babies unfold and expose their mylar/kevlar/carbon/kevlar/mylar (that’s 5 layers) laminate sails to the zephyrs which will carry you safely to your landing zone. Using a high pressure nitrogen deploy valve, these wings are guaranteed to deploy in 1/4sec as soon as you pull the trigger. Pull back on your OSH’s while tucked safely behind your HuckinHood(TM) and fly yourself to safety. The only question that remains is “How big and fast are you willing to go?”

If this “accessory” isn’t enough to tip you off that this kayak exists only in our dreams than we don’t know what will. Although we eat, drink and sleep whitewater our focus is on making kayaking videos, not kayaks. For over 30 issues now we have delivered the latest and greatest kayaking videos to our subscribers doors. NOW FOR 2010 LVM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE WILL OFFER THE OPTION OF A BLU-RAY HD SUBSCRIPTION. That’s right more clarity, better sound, hidden menu options all delivered right to your doorstep. We are the first in our industry to offer this service, and will begin producing HD content in issue #34, our first of 2010, at no extra charge to renewing subscribers. So if you aren’t a subscriber, now is the time. Subscribe Here. Stay tuned as we provide all the details for pricing, content submissions and new contests for 2010. As well come back here for full coverage of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Show next week.

Now to answer some of our recent comments:
We are not racist, the name Sambo is from a Russian Martial Arts Style.
We offer the best warranty in the business, if any DVD we ship you doesn’t work we will replace for free. As for warranting kayaks well lets just say that is one reason we are in the video production business.
The green color really is nice!
LVM, helping to spread the whitewater love now in HD!

Artist renderings of IBS

IBS is often regarded as an uncomfortable, inconvenient condition of one’s bowels. Well, not anymore. LVM kayaks is proud to introduce the Integrated Backpack System. How is this different from other backpack systems you might ask? Simple. It’s built in the boat. The little yellow circles you see to your left are actually tiny, 3″ dia. hatches. When you are paddling, or not using the backpack, you simply lock them down with our watertight Screw Lock system and go on about your business. When it’s time to hoof it, open the hatches and attatched to them on the other side is a nice, padded, comfortable shoulder strap. There are hooks on the backside of the hatches as well, which conveniently clip into the back of your seat. The bottom end of the shoulder straps are affixed within the hatches by means of a free, 6″ bar that spans the open hole. Oh, and don’t forget the small, inflatable back pad which can double as a pillow for when you’re curled up in the fetal position thinking about your mother that night on Middle Kings.
Never forget your backpack again, and when IBS kick’s in it’s because you’ll be running the s#!t not s#!tting the runs!

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…