Black Rucksack - The Gear, The Lifestyle and The Pastimes of Men » boating http://blackrucksack.com The Gear, The Lifestyle and The Pastimes of Men Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:08:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Teva Sunkosi 2 Water Shoe http://blackrucksack.com/teva-sunkosi-2-water-shoe/ http://blackrucksack.com/teva-sunkosi-2-water-shoe/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:00:03 +0000 J. A. http://blackrucksack.com/wp/?p=972 The Little Manistee River in northern Michigan serves as a gauntlet for any water shoe. This river has many different types of difficult to navigate riverbeds including: small and loose pebbles, soft sand, slippery clay and large boulders. The Teva Sunkosi 2 water shoe is made to conquer [...]]]> Teva Sunkosi 2 Water Shoe

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The Little Manistee River in northern Michigan serves as a gauntlet for any water shoe. This river has many different types of difficult to navigate riverbeds including: small and loose pebbles, soft sand, slippery clay and large boulders. The Teva Sunkosi 2 water shoe is made to conquer exactly these types of riverbed challenges.

Teva, Hebrew for nature, created an outsole for the Sunkosi 2 that is made of a durable, high friction rubber for much needed grip in the river. Teva refers to this rubber compound as “Spider Rubber”, rightfully so; the outsole is great in the water or on land.  Available in two colors, gunmetal and stone grey, and weighing in at only 10.6 ounces / 605 grams, a pair Sunkosi 2′s are comfortable and meant for freestyle canoeing or kayaking, whitewater rafting or a day of workin’ on the boat at the dock.

Teva Sunkosi 2 water shoes are built to perfection for a day on any river, including the Little Manistee.

Teva Sunkosi 2 Water Shoe
$100

Get the Teva Sunkosi 2 Water Shoe:
- at Amazon.com
- at REI.com

]]> http://blackrucksack.com/teva-sunkosi-2-water-shoe/feed/ 0 Leatherman Serac S3 Flashlight http://blackrucksack.com/leatherman-serac-s3-flashlight/ http://blackrucksack.com/leatherman-serac-s3-flashlight/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:00:46 +0000 J. A. http://blackrucksack.com/wp/?p=783 Leatherman, known for their multi-tools, also produces an LED flashlight worth noting… the Serac S3.

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Leatherman, known for their multi-tools, also produces an LED flashlight worth noting… the Serac S3.

As we all know, a flashlight typically has at least a few fragile components. Therefore, often it is essential to take close care of your flashlight. That does not work for me because I treat my flashlight just like any other piece of gear. And therefore, I was breaking a lot of flashlights. Thankfully, my Leatherman Serac S3 has held up very well to the many tests I’ve put it through, ie. hiking, boating, camping and road tripping.

The Serac S3 has three settings and can put out up to 100 Lumen on high. Granted, set that high a full battery will only last about an hour but, the high setting is great for signaling and other short uses. The medium setting pushes out 43 Lumen for four hours per battery and the low (normal) setting 7 Lumen for up to thirty-six hours. The low is plenty bright for most uses including map reading, hiking, setting up a tent, etc.

Also of note, the flashlight body is made of a hard-anodized aluminum, has a 10 year warranty and is resistant to humidity, corrosion and shock. Tough… as… hell.

Leatherman Serac S3 Flashlight
$90

Get the Leatherman Serac S3 Flashlight:
-at Cabela’s
-at Amazon

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