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Corporate Partners
Class V Partner
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LL Bean
Freeport, ME 04033
(207) 552-6038
www.llbean.com
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| L.L. Bean, Inc. is a leading developer and retailer of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. While its business has grown substantially, the company remains committed to the same honest principles upon which it was built - a focus on the customer, continuous product improvement, respect for people, wildlife and our natural resources and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. L.L.Bean is proud to sponsor conservation organizations that ensure quality outdoor experiences and help people enjoy the outdoors in a responsible manner. |
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REI
www.rei.com
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| REI is an outdoor retail co-op dedicated to inspiring, educating and outfitting its more than 3 million active members and the community for a lifetime of outdoor adventure. Founded in 1938 by a group of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality equipment, REI operates retail stores nationwide, two online stores — REI.com and REI-OUTLET.com — and an adventure travel company, REI Adventures. |
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Old Town Canoes & Kayaks
www.oldtowncanoe.com
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| In today’s technology-crazed, disposable world, the hallmarks of Old Town Canoe Co. – heritage, innovation and craftsmanship – stand out. The world’s largest and oldest manufacturer of canoes and kayaks, Old Town successfully blends the performance of modern materials and design with the time-honored look and feel of traditional paddle craft. |
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Eureka
www.eurekatent.com
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| EUREKA! BUILT TO HANDLE ANYTHING.
FROM BACKCOUNTRY TO BACKYARD.
Around the globe and across the street, Eureka!® has been bringing families and friends together in the outdoors for more than 100 years. Our field-proven tents, shelters and sleeping bags are ready to take on everything from the rigors of an Everest Expedition to the rowdiness of a backyard sleepover. With innovative features, our products are designed for a lifetime of use, providing the comfort that makes it easy for you to enjoy life outdoors.
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Wenonah Canoe
www.wenonah.com
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| Wenonah uses Kevlar, Royalex and other advanced materials to build light, tough, responsive canoes to satisfy the most demanding wilderness travelers. |
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Patagonia
www.patagonia.com
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| Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.
–Patagonia's Mission Statement |
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Kokatat
www.kokatat.com
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| Kokatat is the leading watersports wear manufacturer with a comprehensive line of technical paddling apparel. Our products are designed by paddlers for paddlers to meet the most challenging weather and water conditions. You’ll find a rich history of innovation, expedition field-testing, outstanding customer service and quality control behind every Kokatat product. |
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Werner Paddles
www.wernerpaddles.com
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| Werner Paddles is the leading manufacturer of high quality kayak and canoe paddles, offering great performance and value at several price points. |
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NRS
www.nrsweb.com
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| NRS is the major supplier of paddlesports equipment for kayakers, rafters and canoeists. Whether you’re looking for inflatable boats, paddles, PFDs, kayaking accessories, safety gear, or boating apparel for men, women and kids – it’s right here. |
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Exped
www.exped.com
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| Exped means expedition equipment, and through ingenious simplicity and innovation, Exped gear maximizes the users outdoor experience. Exped is based in Zurich, Switzerland with a subsidiary in Seattle. |
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SEA-LECT Designs
www.sealectdesigns.com
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| SEA-LECT Designs™ is a manufacturer and wholesaler of the highest-quality paddlesports hardware and repair accessories. Featuring products like our innovative Trucourse™ Rudder and footbrace systems, hatch covers, in addition to a wide variety of pad eyes, cleats, hooks, handles, pumps, paddles, anchors and kayak fishing gear...we’re your paddlesports hardware and repair solution. |
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Paddling.net
www.paddling.net
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| Paddling.net is the leading resource for paddlesports information with consumer reviews, launch maps, classifieds, buyers guides, photos, forums and much more all free to use. |
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Hornbeck Boats
http://www.hornbeckboats.com/
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| We build all of our boats here on the Trout Brook road in Olmstedville which is in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. We are 90 minutes north of Albany and 90 minutes south of Lake Placid . 10 minutes off Northway exit 26 or 28.
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NEMO Equipment
Dover, NH
www.nemoequipment.com
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| NEMO equipment is based in Dover, NH. We offer a comprehensive line of tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads engineered to support nearly every kind of outdoor adventure, from a backyard camp out to an Antarctic exploration. NFCT Members receive a discount on all in-stock NEMO product! |
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Cache Lake Camping Foods
www.cachelake.com
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| Cache Lake™ Camping Food – creators of the original Fryin’ Pan Bread™. Quick cooking, belly-filling, tastebud pleasing foods, satisfying thousands of canoeists. |
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Concept2
www.concept2.com
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| Since 1976 we've been making innovative rowing products. From our Indoor Rowers to our Dreissigacker Racing Oars, our products will help you get fit, stay fit, win your race, or train for your primary sport. |
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VBT Vermont Bicycling & Walking Vacations
1-800-245-3868
http://www.vbt.com/
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| In 1971 we were the first U.S. company to offer bicycle vacations in Europe, and today we offer active vacations—by bicycle and by foot—in 26 countries around the world. But no matter how far afield we roam, we never stray too far from our Vermont roots. These include a reverence for the great outdoors, a tradition of neighborliness (extended around the world), and a commitment to honest value. |
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Canoe & Kayak
www.canoekayak.com
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| Backed by 38 years of experience, Canoe & Kayak magazine is the world's leading paddlesports publication. We keep it simple: Live, Breathe, Paddle. We provide the techniques, destinations, videos, photos and stories that inspire you to get on the water. Come join us: our collective readership constitutes the largest group of paddlers anywhere on the planet. |
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Necky Kayaks
www.neckykayaks.com
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| In the 1970s Necky Kayaks began building competitive closed deck canoes. By the 1980s Necky Kayaks was building composite touring kayaks and introduced the first polymer model. Hand-shaped by kayakers for kayakers, Necky Kayaks build the highest quality touring, recreational and whitewater kayaks. Based in Ferndale, Washington, Necky Kayaks is a division of Johnson Outdoors, Inc. |
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Ocean Kayak
www.oceankayak.com
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| Since 1971 Ocean Kayak has been the world's number one manufacturer of sit-on-top kayaks. Ocean Kayak features the widest selection of sit-on-top kayaks carefully designed with our paddlers in mind. Ocean Kayaks are perfect for recreational paddling, surfing, fishing, diving and more. Based in Ferndale, Washington, Ocean Kayak is a division of Johnson Outdoors, Inc. |
Class IV Partner
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The Mountaineers Books
www.mountaineersbooks.org
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| The Mountaineers Books is the nonprofit publishing arm of the nearly 100-year-old Mountaineers Club. With more than 500 outdoor titles in print, the Mountaineers Books produces guidebooks, instructionals, adventure narratives and conservation books. The publishers’ mission is to lead readers to the pleasures and lessons of the great outdoors, helping them bond with wild places and encouraging stewardship of our natural environment. |
Class III Partner
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Eagle Creek
www.eaglecreek.com
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| For over 30 years Eagle Creek has taken all that Mother Earth can give and given it right back. Durable luggage, comfortable travel gear and insightful travel tools. |
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