Swiftwater Season: Gear up for the runoff.
Life Jackets
Combining recycled ripstop nylon and PVC-free foam with Every Body Design™, we’ve crafted a line of comfortable life jackets that can withstand your wildest adventures.
PADDLING ACCESS FOR ALL
Water is for everyone. Everyone should be able to access and enjoy it. The PaddleWays app is your all-in-one digital tool for discovering, planning and navigating better paddling adventures. It provides detailed maps, real-time conditions, and more than 48,000 points of interest, for free.
Closeout Gear & Apparel
Shopping for clearance and sale deals? Wicked smart. There’s no on-the-water adventure that can’t be a bit more comfortable or fun by sporting some closeout apparel or packing along clearance gear.
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SUPing the Sandy: Maine’s Hidden Gem » Joe Klementovich and friends contemplate the benefits of dam removal for migratory fish on a source-to-sea SUP descent of the Sandy River.
The Toilet Paper Diaries Lesson Three: Whitewater, Brownwater—Managing Human Waste in the Backcountry » Expedition guide Matt Cuccaro shares tips to manage bodily waste in a simple and sanitary way and top strategies to avoid turd tragedies.
Dee Valley Clean Up » Watch the inspiring true story behind Dee Valley Clean Up and learn how a few raft guides picking up trash united a community.
The Toilet Paper Diaries, Lesson Two: Don't Drink That! Gastrointestinal Care for Paddlers » Trauma nurse and longtime paddler Kyle Smith shares tips and tricks for how to maintain proper GI health in the backcountry.
Indus Calling » Massive whitewater, legendary mountains, and a Level 4 Travel Advisory? Ben Orkin couldn't resist the call of a Pakistani paddling adventure.
LEADing the Way with Zorbari Nwidor & Chicago Adventure Therapy » At Chicago Adventure Therapy, Zorbari Nwidor uses nature and adventure as tools for healing and self-discovery in Chicago youth.
Paddling to Provenance, Part Two » After migrating from the Deschutes to the Salish Sea, Rob finds solace in the contemplative yet challenging nature of expedition kayaking.
The Toilet Paper Diaries, Lesson One: Wildlife Observation: It’s the $h!t » Dr. Erin Clancey shares tips and tricks for identifying wildlife—by their literal poo— for a safer and more immersive paddling experience.
White Svaneti—Episode 4: The Final Chapter » This is it—the big one. The final day of the mission. The last twenty kilometers. All that stands between the team and the Enguri Dam is a deep canyon full of churning whitewater, gargantuan boulders and massive siphons.
About NRS: Northwest River Supplies
In 1972, with only $2,000 in his personal savings, Bill Parks started Northwest River Supplies with one mission: to help others raft. 42 years later, Bill sold NRS to its employees. Today, the 100% employee-owned business strives to continue Bill’s legacy helping people pursue passions on the water.
At our Moscow, Idaho headquarters you’ll find passionate water-lovers just like you, from rafters to whitewater kayakers, sea kayakers to stand up paddlers, kayak anglers to fly fishermen. Our lives, and livelihoods, are drawn to water.