Everyone wants them: New FX PFD and Fuse Cag!

During Paddle Expo, their were two clear favourites from Palm. The brand new FX PFD and the updated Fuse cag.

I used the Fuse as my cag of choice all last year. It looks stunning and for me I need a cag that’ll  keep me dry, but also be lightweight, comfy and give me the best possible freedom of movement. That is the Fuse exactly.

This year Palm have updated the colours to the Aqua/ Lime and Aqua/Sherbet.

What I missed though was a PFD that would match the looks and performance of the Cag. Even the whole industry has lacked any really good looking progressive play/ freeride PFD’s for a long while.

Now that’s finally fixed with the updated FX. Available in Lime, Aqua and Red.

Covered with the same outer layer as the cags it just jumps out at you. You can choose the colours now to make it blend in as if your not wearing anything or stand out like a neon billboard (more my style :-)

Function-wise it’s cut beautifully for freedom of movement, and a close fit for aggressive WW paddling. It has nice comfy soft foam to mould to your shape, quick easy adjustment straps and enough flotation to feel comfortable if you do end up in the water.

I literally can’t wait to get my hands on the Aqua/ Pink FX pfd…

Above Video: Cheesy gives us the details of the Beauties!

Palm's Designer Barney Caulfield shows his creation

Available in 3 colours: Aqua, Lime and for those who prefer the classics Red

 

Fuse available in Aqua/Sherbet and Aqua/Lime

For next season I picked the Aqua/ Lime for myself

The FX in Aqua/Pink is pretty much my dream PFD. Actually it's the best looking kit I've ever seen.

People were crowding around and taking photos of the FX all the time, it really was the winner of the show.

Now you can have everything matching.

 

 

Paddle Expo Party with Palm!

Paddle Expo is not all about showing new products and all the business stuff.

It’s also a place to meet, catch up with old friends, make some new ones, socialise and make plans for the new season.

Palm paddler Dave Carroll gives you a taste of the spirit of the show on a high 5 marathon run around the stands…

Tonight the show organisers threw a big beautiful dinner and party for everyone with an unstoppable flow of German beer, wine and juices for every taste. Live music and kayak movies accompanied the party.

As it usually happens free food and drinks attracts kayakers from all over and somehow we met some familiar faces who definitely weren’t around in show time and came especially for the dinner ;-)

Get a glimpse of the fancy food and some famous faces below:-

 

Paddle Expo 2012 – 50 New Products…

This morning PaddleExpo 2012 opens here in the beautiful german city of Nuremberg.

This year we have 50 items of new or updated kit to show to the world over the next 3 days!

Today was our last day of set up, so below you can catch a glimpse of some of the gear and boats we have lined up…

Throughout the exhibition we’ll be uploading videos, photos and blogs so everyone can see and find out more about what will be coming to stores near you soon.

I personally have seen quite a few new things I’ve set my eyes on :-)

Check back soon for more!

Pringle

Photo/ Videos by Pringle & Katya – RiverZoo.com

 

Palm @ Kanumesse Day 0 – Video Wrap Up…

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