Aquapac Sponsors the Expedition
Aquapac-sponsored paddler about to embark on 5-month journey around Great Lakes. Bryan Hansel aims to promote paddlesports participation and resource protection
Grand Marais, Minn – (For immediate release) – If Minnesota’s Bryan Hansel sits down later this year to start his “What I did on my summer vacation†essay his opening sentence should be pretty easy.
Paddle.
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Action Wipes Sponsors the Expedition
It’s hard not to like a company with a trademark of “Your face is not a baby’s butt. Don’t wipe it like one!” So, when Martha Van Inwegen, Action Wipes creator, owner, marketer, contacted me via Twitter that she might be interested in sponsoring the expedition, I jumped at the chance. She sent out [...]
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Seals Sprayskirts Sponsors Around the Great Lakes
Seals Sprayskirts have sponsored the expedition with a Pro Shocker Sprayskirt. Joe at Seals had my do a cockpit tracing [Seal's tracing worksheet] of my Nigel Dennis Explorer. I sent it in, and we found that the stock 1.4 size will fit my kayak perfectly. If a standard size skirt wouldn’t have fit, they were [...]
Topics: Planning, Sponsoring Companies
Pacific Outdoors Sponsors the Great Lakes Expedition
I’d like to thank Pacific Outdoor Equipment for the sponsorship of the Around the Great Lakes Expedition. I’m really excited about the new AO Lite Sleeping Pad that I’ll be using on the trip, and as a bonus, it matches the color of my kayak. (I didn’t get my AT trail name having miss-matched [...]
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Epic Kayaks Sponsors the Great Lakes Expedition
The Around the Great Lakes Expedition is proud to have Epic Kayaks as a sponsor. Epic is a company founded by paddlers with a passion for kayaking that stems from a background in racing. They’ve used that passion to move modern technology seen in high-end Olympic level racing into touring equipment.
For my trip, they’ve sponsored [...]
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Enertia Trail Foods Sponsors the Expedition
Enertia meals are specially designed for wilderness adventurers who want great tasting, lightweight, high-energy food. ETF meals are packaged to withstand the rigors of extended outdoor travel, conserve space, save fuel, and provide Leave No Trace efficiency. ETF base camp is located in Marietta, Ohio where Team Enertia strives to create the highest quality customer [...]
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Kokatat Sponsors the Around the Great Lakes Expedition
The Around the Great Lakes Expedition is proud to have Kokatat Watersports Wear as a sponsor. Kokatat makes the best drysuits on the market. Their lifevests are top notch, and their reliability is unsurpassed. They are committed to not only making some of the best gear on the market, but also to supporting the development [...]
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6d6Design Sponsors us with a New Web Theme
6d6Design, a Freelance Web Design and Graphic Design company, has sponsored the Around the Great Lakes Expedition with a new theme for the expedition website. 6d6Design has built websites for photographers and explorers and, perhaps, most notably Brian Brawdy. For this site, he had two main design challenges:
Produce a website theme that could tell the [...]
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New NDK Explorer is in the USA
For the trip, I’ll be paddling a new NDK Explorer. It’s on the ground in the US and will soon be shipping my way. The boat was given to me by an anonymous sponsor. He heard about the trip and thought I should be paddling one of the best expedition kayaks in the world, so [...]
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Java Juice Sponsors the Around the Great Lakes Expedition
The Around the Great Lakes Expedition is proud to have Java Juice as a sponsor. Java Juice is coffee in a package. It’s fast, easy, and delicious. Just add water … coffee’s ready.
I’ve been using Java Juice on my personal trips over the past couple of years and have found it the easiest and fastest [...]
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