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Recreational Barrel Works Camper Canoe Pack

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  Portage your gear comfortably and securely over the roughest portage trails with the CAMPER canoe/portage pack. Recreational Barrel Work's smallest canoe pack is designed for smaller adults or youth and will work hard and perform up to the highest expectations. Loaded with features that will be appreciated every time you travel to your favourite paddling destinations or adventures into new lands.

• • Extra comfy padded shoulder straps and hip belt.
    
  • Full length foam pad in the back panel means your gear is not digging into your back.
    
  • 7 padded handles front, 2 on back & 2 on each side for easy handling.
    
  • Yellow adjustment straps are easy to see on hip belt and shoulder straps.
    
  • Side compression straps and bottom pockets.
    
  • Large zippered lid pocket opens easily even under tension.
    
  • Adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • Top cuff under the lid for extra volume.
    
  • Daisy chains on lid to attach extra gear.
    
  • Double fabric layers in the bottom for durability.
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder strap & hip belt.
    
  • Easy-Snug hip-belt adjustment buckles for one-handed operation.
    
  • Compatible with Super Tump or regular Tumpline (sold separately)
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  	Main Body	Attic/Cuff	Lid Pocket
  Width	48.3cm / 19in	48.3cm / 19in	33cm / 13in
  Depth	17.8cm / 7in	17.8cm / 7in	6.9cm / 2.7in
  Height	58.4cm / 23in	20.3cm / 8in	38.1cm / 15in
  Volume	50 Litres / 3059 cubic inches	17.4 Litres / 1064 cubic inches	8.6 Litres / 526 cubic inches

  
  Overall Volume: 50-76 Litres / 3059 – 4650 cubic inches
  Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  Weight: 1.7kg/ 3.75
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Canoe Pack Liner - Heavyweight

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  Put this canoe pack liner inside your pack and waterproof all your gear inside at once.  A durable and light waterproof fabric unlike the heavy PVC bags.
  
  These waterproof liners are an XL dry bag for the inside of your pack and will handle all day rain or a spill in the rapids. Designed to be much taller than your pack ensures you can get lots of rolls to seal the contents before finishing with a simple half knot and clicking the buckle together to seal the deal.

  • This huge liner fits all canoe packs, even the biggest ones.
    
  • Directions: Roll the top ~ Tie half a knot ~ Buckle Close.
    
  • Taped seams and reinforced stress areas.
  • Heavyweight – 70 Denier waterproof coated grid ripstop nylon
  
  ***Please Note: Packs and barrels are not included. They are pictured to indicate size.***
  
  
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  • Fits packs 65-140L / 3966 – 8543 cu.in.
    
  • Heavyweight Fabric:  70 Denier waterproof coated grid ripstop nylon
  • Height: 125cm / 49in.
    
  • Length: 50cm / 19.75in.
    
  • Side Panel Width: 28cm / 11in
    
  • Weight (Heavyweight): 695 gm / 24.5 oz
    
  • Colour: Bright Yellow
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Canoe Pack Liner - Lightweight

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  Put this canoe pack liner inside your pack and waterproof all your gear inside at once.

  A durable and light waterproof fabric unlike the heavy PVC bags.
  
  These waterproof liners are an XL dry bag for the inside of your pack and will handle all day rain or a spill in the rapids. Designed to be much taller than your pack ensures you can get lots of rolls to seal the contents before finishing with a simple half knot and clicking the bucket together to seal the deal.
  

  • This huge liner fits all canoe packs, even the biggest ones.
  • Huge! Fits packs 65-140L / 3966 – 8543 cu.in.
  • Roll the top ~ Tie half a knot ~ Buckle Close.
  • Taped seams and reinforced stress areas.
  • Lightweight – 30 Denier waterproof coated honeycomb ripstop nylon
  
  ***Please Note: Packs and barrels are not included. They are pictured to indicate size.***
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  • Height: 125cm / 49in.
  • Length: 50cm / 19.75in.
  • Side Panel Width: 28cm / 11in
  • Weight – Lightweight: 336 gm / 12 oz
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Coureur 2-Part Canoe Pack

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  Part of the Heritage line of packs the Coureur 2-Part Canoe Pack (104L) has two rectangular shaped sections (52L each) that connect together by quick release buckles for portaging and then separate again just as fast. This pack is a great solution for solo paddlers who want to split their load to balance the canoe. This pack includes modular shoulder straps that can also be quickly attached when it’s time to portage.
  
  The Coureur 2-Part Canoe Pack comes with the Modular Shoulder Straps. Add the optional Tumpline or Super Tump for whatever suites your portaging style best. Also great as a sled/toboggan bag in winter.
  
  This updated version of a classic boasts hard wearing 1000 Denier Nylon, and 2-inch webbing that runs down both sides and along the bottom of the pack to secure the load to a tumpline. Each section of the pack has quick release buckles on a the lid to close over an expandable drawstring attic to keep your gear contained. Also, under the lid are 2 yellow compression straps. The foam back back pad is a welcome nod to comfort along with the functionality of 3 hi-viz grab handles on each section (6 handles in total) to get this pack in and out of the canoe or around camp. A daisy chain strip along both sides give additional lash points.
  

• • Modular shoulder straps are included with the COUREUR 2-Part Pack.
    
  • Comfy padded shoulder straps with adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • Each pack section has generous reticulated foam (3/4”) over a layer of dense EVA foam (1/2”) in the back panel means your gear is not digging into your back.
    
  • 6 hi-visibility grab handles – 3 on each section of the pack for easy handling.
    
  • Pack sections clip together fast and unclip just as fast at the start and end of the portage with 5 quick-release buckles.
    
  • Quick release buckles can be used to secure items when pack sections are separated.
    
  • Expandable top attic cuff under each lid for extra volume, with a drawstring closure.
    
  • 2 x Yellow compression straps are easy to see under each lid.
    
  • Daisy chains on sides to attach extra gear or help secure to your winter sled/toboggan.
    
  • 2-inch webbing down both sides and along the bottom of the pack to secure the load to a tumpline.
    
  • Each lid secures closed with 3 quick release compression straps
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder straps and tumpline connection points.
    
  • Modular Shoulder Straps can be set to have the load ride as high or low as you desire.
    
  • Modular Shoulder Straps are removable to suit your portaging style.
    
  • Compatible with Super Tump or regular Tumpline (sold separately)
    
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  • Overall Volume: 104 Litres / 6336 cubic inches
  • Attic/Cuff: Adds more storage space if required.
  • Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  • Weight: 2.0 kg/ 4.4 lbs
  Dimensions of each pack section: centimeters / inches
  • Width: 56cm / 22in
  • Depth: 30.5cm / 12in
  • Height 30.5cm / 12in
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Recreational Barrel Works Expedition Barrel Harness

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  ***Barrel Sold Separately***
  
  Portage your 60L, 30L or 20L canoe barrel comfortably and securely with the EXPEDITION barrel harness by Recreational Barrel Works. A graduate from miles of experience on the roughest portage trails. You have found a harness designed to work hard and perform up to the highest expectations.
  
  This harness is designed to fit most body sizes and features generous padding on the shoulder straps, hip-belt and backpad between you and the barrel. Other advantages are features like multiple attachment points for shoulder strap adjusters – great for taller people, a longer hi-viz shoulder tension adjustment strap which is easier to reach when wearing the harness. A webbing strap across the top of the barrel to secure your load and serves as a place for extra clothing layers or your PFD while on the portage.
  
• • Fits a 60L, 30L or 20L barrel.
    
  • Extra comfy padded shoulder straps and hip-belt.
    
  • Generous padding on back pad and lumbar area
    
  • 4 accessible grab loops make it easy to handle.
    
  • A long shoulder-strap tension adjustment strap which is easy to reach when wearing the harness.
    
  • Moveable buckle and attachment points for shoulder strap adjusters – great for taller people.
    
  • Rugged/durable connection of shoulder straps to the harness body to prevent failure.
    
  • Webbing across the top of the barrel prevents accidentally opening and also a handy place for extra clothing or PFD on the portage.
    
  • Easy to change the straps from a 60L barrel to a 30L or 20L barrel and back again.
    
  • Clever fold-away fabric at the top of the harness when on a 30L barrel, so you can open the lid easily.
    
  • A strap under the barrel for carrying odd items or straight sided barrels.
  • Can carry a 20lb propane tank.
    
• Volume: Fits 60L, 30L and 20L barrels
  Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  Weight: 1.2 kg/2.6 lbs
  Colour: Black
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Expedition Canoe Pack

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  Portage your gear comfortably and securely over the roughest portage trails. A canoe pack designed to work hard and perform up to the highest expectations. Loaded with features that will be appreciated every time you travel to your favourite paddling destinations or adventures into new lands.
  
• • Extra comfy padded shoulder straps and hip belt.
    
  • Full length foam pad in the back panel means your gear is not digging into your back.
    
  • 5 padded handles front, back & sides for easy handling.
    
  • Yellow adjustment straps are easy to see on hip belt and shoulder straps.
    
  • Side compression straps and bottom pockets.
    
  • Large zippered lid pocket opens easily even under tension.
    
  • Adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • Top cuff under the lid for extra volume.
    
  • Daisy chains on lid to attach extra gear.
    
  • Double fabric layers in the bottom for durability.
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder strap & hip belt.
• Overall Volume: 105-125 Litres / 6407 – 7628 cubic inches
  Main Body Volume: 92.5 Litres / 5643 cubic inches
  Attic/Cuff Volume: 27.7 Litres / 1690 cubic inches
  Lid Pocket Volume: 4.8 Litres / 293 cubic inches
  
  Dimensions: centimeters / inches  
  (W:Width / D:Depth / H:Height)
  Main Body:
  W: 48.3cm / 19in          D: 27.9cm / 11in         H: 68.6cm / 27in
  Attic/Cuff:
  W: 48.3cm / 19in            D: 27.9cm / 11in         H: 20.3cm / 8in
  Lid Pocket:
  W: 33cm / 13in              D: 7.6cm / 3in             H: 38.1cm / 15in
  Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  Weight: 1.7 kg/ 3.75 lbs
  

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Recreational Barrel Works External Barrel Pouch

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  The Barrel Pouch is great for items that you want to keep handy, such as rain-gear, snacks, sun-screen, toilet-paper or first-aid items.
  
  Also handy for items you want kept outside the barrel, such as stove fuel.
  
  
  • A tubular pouch with a zipper down the side that attaches to your barrel harness by quick release buckles.
    
  • Quickly and easily detaches and re-attaches to your barrel.
    
  • Can also be used on a pack by using the daisy chain webbing opposite the zipper.
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  • Fits on a 60L or 30L barrel Harness.
    
  • Also fits on any pack with side compression straps.
    
  • Volume: 6.15 Litres / 375 in²
    
  • Length: 43cm / 17 inches
    
  • Diameter: 13.5cm / 5 inches
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works External Barrel Pouch XL

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  The Extra Large External Pouch is great for those long and large items. A large tubular compartment with a drawstring and cover-flap lid to stow your gear. Swallows up those big items like tent poles, folding saw, axe, fishing rod case, tarp poles, camp chairs and more.
  
  Also handy for items you want kept outside the barrel, such as stove fuel. Attaches to the barrel harness or canoe pack with the included hardware.
  
  
  • A tubular pouch with a draw-string and flap lid that attaches to your barrel harness or canoe pack by quick release buckles.
    
  • Quickly and easily detaches and re-attaches to your barrel.
    
  • Can also be attached to most packs.
    
  • Handy daisy chain down the front.
    
  • Adjust the closure buckle up or down the front daisy chain to suit the cargo.
    
  • Ingenious hook-&-loop tab rolls up excess webbing to keep it out of the way.
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  • Fits on a barrel harness or pack.
    
  • Fits on any pack with attachment points like side compression straps.
    
  • Volume: 20.25 Litres / 1,237 cubic inches
    
  • Length: 71cm / 28 inches
    
  • Diameter: 19cm / 7.5 inches
    
  • Weight: 275g / 0.6 pounds
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Internal Frame for Expedition Canoe Pack

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  Internal frame insert for your Recreational Barrel Works Expedition Canoe Pack.

  
  Slip this frame into the pocket of your Expedition Canoe Pack (sold separately) to help make those portages feel a little shorter by giving structure and support to the pack. This rigid but flexible frame sheet with two aluminum stays slides securely into the built-in pocket inside the packs.

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  • Features 2 aluminum stays inside webbing sleeves on a plastic frame sheet.
  • Internal frame sheet slides into a pocket on the inside of the pack and secured.
  • Aluminum stays can be withdrawn, shaped to your back and replaced for a customized fit.
  • Material: 2 inch Nylon webbing with hook and loop closure flaps, 1.25mm plastic frame sheet, 2 x aluminum stays
    
  • Length EXPEDITION: 66cm / 26 inches
    
  • Width: 24.75cm / 9.75 inches
    
  • Weight: 500 g/ 1.1 lbs
    
  
  

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Recreational Barrel Works Internal Frame for Paddler Canoe Pack

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  Internal frame insert for your Recreational Barrel Works Paddler Canoe Pack.

  
  Slip this frame into the pocket of your Paddler Canoe Pack (sold separately) to help make those portages feel a little shorter by giving structure and support to the pack. This rigid but flexible frame sheet with two aluminum stays slides securely into the built-in pocket inside the packs.

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  • Features 2 aluminum stays inside webbing sleeves on a plastic frame sheet.
  • Internal frame sheet slides into a pocket on the inside of the pack and secured.
  • Aluminum stays can be withdrawn, shaped to your back and replaced for a customized fit.
  • Material: 2 inch Nylon webbing with hook and loop closure flaps, 1.25mm plastic frame sheet, 2 x aluminum stays
    
  • Length PADDLER: 61cm / 24 inches
    
  • Width: 24.75cm / 9.75 inches
    
  • Weight: 500 g/ 1.1 lbs
    
  
  

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Recreational Barrel Works Minimalist Barrel Harness

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  ***Barrel Sold Separately***
  
  The Minimalist Barrel Harness encases a 60L or 30L barrel 360 degrees in webbing and is designed to make it easier hauling the barrel and to secure the barrel during transportation or to hang in a tree. The Minimalist Barrel Harness provides multiple lash points to tie a rope or connect a webbing strap. It also has four (4) built in handles to make carrying your barrel easier as well as getting it in and out of your canoe/raft/vessel.
  
  The Minimalist Barrel Harness does not have shoulder straps. The Minimalist Barrel Harness is perfect for those trips where the only time your barrel is carried is from the vessel to the campsite and back. Another use for the Minimalist Barrel Harness is when portaging with a pack or barrel and you want to flip a second barrel up on top. The second barrel wrapped in a Minimalist harness can be easily balanced using the built-in tether straps on the top and bottom.
  
• • Fits a 60L or 30L barrel
    
  • 4 accessible grab loops make it easy to handle.
    
  • Two horizontal webbing straps – one at top and bottom, plus four vertical
  • webbing straps
    
  • A strap over the top of the barrel with a quick release buckle
    
  • A strap under the bottom of the barrel
    
  • Top and bottom straps are extra long to enable a tethered hold if this
  • barrel is slung on top of another pack or barrel across a portage.
    
  • Comes in a re-usable stuff sack
• Volume: Fits 30L and 60L barrels
  Material: 1 inch nylon webbing
  Weight: 300 g / 10.6 oz
  Colour: Black
  

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Recreational Barrel Works Modular Shoulder Straps

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  The Modular Shoulder Straps can connect to the Heritage Line of RBW Canoe/Portage Packs and Wanigan harness. They can also connect to other makes of legacy packs.

  
  
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  • Threads onto 2 inch slip-lock buckles.
  • Fits TREKKER DAY PACK & CARRY-ALL, VOYAGEUR and COUREUR Heritage Canoe/Portage Packs and the Wanigan Harness.
  • Features comfortable foam shoulder strap padding and an adjustable sternum strap.
  • Put these new shoulder straps onto legacy packs that accept 2-inch webbing.
    
  • Material: 2 inch Nylon webbing at top. Generous length to allow positioning of shoulder straps where they work best for you. 1 inch webbing at bottom of shoulder straps.
  • Length of Shoulder Strap padding: 54.6 cm / 21.5 inches
  • Width of Shoulder Strap padding: 8.25 cm / 3.25 inches
  • Weight: 500 g/ 1.1 lbs
  • Colour: Black
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Paddler Canoe Pack

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  Portage your gear comfortably and securely over the roughest portage trails with the full size PADDLER canoe/portage pack. Recreational Barrel Work's 2nd largest canoe pack is designed to work hard and perform up to the highest expectations. Loaded with features that will be appreciated every time you travel to your favourite paddling destinations or adventures into new lands.
  

• • Extra comfy padded shoulder straps and hip belt.
    
  • Full length foam pad in the back panel means your gear is not digging into your back.
    
  • 7 padded handles front, 2 on back & 2 on each side for easy handling.
    
  • Yellow adjustment straps are easy to see on hip belt and shoulder straps.
    
  • Side compression straps and bottom pockets.
    
  • Large zippered lid pocket opens easily even under tension.
    
  • Adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • Top cuff under the lid for extra volume.
    
  • Daisy chains on lid to attach extra gear.
    
  • Double fabric layers in the bottom for durability.
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder strap & hip belt.
    
  • Easy-Snug hip-belt adjustment buckles for one-handed operation.
  • Compatible with Super Tump or regular Tumpline (sold separately)
  • Compatible with the Internal Frame (sold separately)
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  	Main Body	Attic/Cuff	Lid Pocket
  Width	48.3cm / 19in	48.3cm / 19in	33cm / 13in
  Depth	22.9cm / 9in	22.9cm / 9in	7.6cm / 3in
  Height	63.5cm / 25in	22.9cm / 8in	38.1cm / 15in
  Volume	70 L / 4275 cubic inches	25.2 L / 1539 cubic inches	9.6 L / 585 cubic inches

  
  Overall Volume: 70-105 Litres / 4275 – 6410 cubic inches
  Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  Weight: 1.9kg/ 4.2 lbs
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Paddler's Map Case

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  Waterproof for real.  A map case designed by paddlers for paddlers.  Finally a map case that can live up to the claim of being waterproof.
  
  • 100% Waterproof
    
  • Maps are viewable on both sides of the case.
    
  • Large enough for topographic maps and more.
    
  • UV stabilized TPU materials stay like new and protect your contents
    
  • Clear viewing window on both sides of the case.
    
  • Operate your electronics while inside the case (GPS, phone, tablets) – Touch screen compatible
    
  • Materials are PVC-free and BPA-free
    
  • Hot & Cold temperature resilient
    
  • D-ring anchors at all 4 corners to secure to your canoe, pack or kayak deck.
  • Brighter highlights for greater visibility
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  • Viewable dimensions: Length 42 cm / 16.5 in, Width 33 cm / 13 in
    
  • Overall dimensions: Length 47 cm / 18.5 in, Width 42 cm / 16.5 in
    
  • Weight: 300 grams / 10.5 ounces
    
  • Hot & Cold rated 52C to -35C / 130F to -32F
    
  • IP68 rated – Dust tight and remains dry when submerged under 1 meter of water for a period of 30 minutes
    
  • Waterproof CHE Zipper
    
  • Materials are PVC-free and BPA-free
    
  • RF welded seams
    
  • Transparent material is pure Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), Thickness 0.3mm
    
  • Edge material is 600D double sided TPU coated, Thickness on Top = 0.9mm, on Bottom = 0.6mm

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Recreational Barrel Works Pocket Organizer

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  These Pocket Organizers are used inside your barrel and are another great way to organize your stuff.  They fit in the barrel around the stacked barrel buckets or cooler. Keeps small items organized and prevents them from getting lost in your barrel.

  Pocket Organizers are very useful for keeping multiple items together and easy to locate.  Great for: snacks,  juice mixes, soup mixes, hot chocolate packets, tea, hot oatmeal packets, spices and more.

  • Each organizer contains 3 pockets accessed by a top zipper. Each pocket is 17 cm (6.7 inches) wide.
    
  • Each pocket is pleated to give extra volume.
    
  • Convenient loops at each end and be used to clip to a line or more.
    
  • Keeps small items organized and prevents them from getting lost in your barrel.
    
  • Different colored Pocket organizers help organize your food so you can find it quickly.
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  • Overall Height: 18.5 cm (7.3 inches)
  • Overall Length: 54 cm  (21.25 inches)
  • Overall Weight: 85 g / 3 oz
  • Overall Volume: 3.47 litres / 212 cubic inches
    
  • Each Pocket Volume: 1.156 litres / 70.5 cubic inches
    
  • Each Pocket Height: 17 cm (6.7 inches)
  • Each Pocket Width: 17 cm (6.7 inches)
  • Each Pocket Depth: 4 cm (1.6 inches)
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Replacement 30L Barrel Lid

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  Replace the lost or damaged lid on your Blue 20L or 30L Recreational Barrel Works Plastic Barrel. Please note - Red 30L barrels require a different lid.
  
  
  • Diameter: 23 cm (9 inches)
    
  • Weight: 300 g / 0.66 lbs
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Recreational Barrel Works Replacement 30L Barrel Metal Ring

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  Replacement locking ring for the lost or damaged Ring/Clamp on your 30L Recreational Barrel Works Blue Plastic Barrel. Please note - Red barrels require a different ring.

  • Fits 30L Recreational Barrel Works Blue Canoe Barrel (not Red barrel)
  • Sturdy galvanized metal locking ring
  • Diameter: 23 cm / 9"
  • Weight: 280 g / 0.6 lbs
    
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Recreational Barrel Works Replacement 60L Barrel Lid

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  Replace the lost or damaged lid on your Recreational Barrel Works Plastic Barrel

  • Fits 60L Blue Recreational Barrel Works Canoe Barrel (not for Red barrels)
  • Durable plastic construction with air-tight seal
  • Diameter: 30 cm / 12"
  • Weight: 600 g / 1.3 lbs
    
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Recreational Barrel Works Replacement 60L Barrel Metal Ring

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  Replacement locking ring for the lost or damaged Ring/Clamp on your 60L Recreational Barrel Works Plastic Barrel

  • Fits 60L Recreational Barrel Works Canoe Blue Barrels (not Red barrels)
  • Sturdy galvanized metal locking ring
  • Diameter: 30 cm / 12"
  • Weight: 350 g / 0.75 lbs
    
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Recreational Barrel Works Replacement Barrel Handle

Replacement handle for 30 and 60 Litre Recreational Barrel Works Barrels Durable plastic construction Colour: Black

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Recreational Barrel Works Super Tump

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  ***Pack/Barrel/Wanigan/Harness Sold Separately***
  
  For those who love a tumpline, RBW has just upped the game with the Super Tump. A wider and longer head pad with a soft fleece side is the most comfortable tumpline available. Portage your canoe barrel or canoe pack with the added efficiency of a tumpline. A tumpline transfers weight from the load directly to your forehead and down your spine relieving load pressure from your shoulder-straps. The Indigenous peoples and voyageurs used to only use a tumpline to carry their loads. Those who love the tumpline swear by it.
  
  The Super Tump is designed so you can add it or remove it from your barrel harness or canoe pack. Unique design allows for adjustment while you are wearing it to get the right length for comfort while carrying your portage load.
  
• • Fits EXPEDITION Barrel Harness
    
  • Fits all models of RBW Canoe Packs
    
  • Comfy fleece lining on a pad that is 20 inches long by 5 inches wide for your forehead.
    
  • Adjustable length. Can be adjusted while you are wearing it.
    
  • Comes with hardware for rigging onto 1 inch webbing on other harnesses or canoe packs.
    
• • Volume: Fits on harnesses or canoe packs
  • Material: 1 inch Nylon webbing, 500 denier nylon fabric and soft fleece
  • Weight: 300 g/ 10.5 oz
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Trekker Day Pack & Carry-All

Colour Georgian Bay Blue

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  An accessory pouch that attaches to a barrel harness or the daisy chain on a canoe/portage pack. A durable 42L (2563 cubic inches) pouch that can hold larger items such as a 2-burner stove, solar panels or grill.
  
  Connect to a barrel harness or canoe pack via 6 quick release webbing straps.
  Add the modular shoulder straps and this item serves double duty as a day pack or wear it while portaging the canoe or even a pack for the younger members of your expedition.
  
  ***Please Note: Modular Shoulder Straps and Hip Belt sold separately***
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  • Works great as a Day pack or small pack to wear while portaging the canoe. (Modular Shoulder Straps and Hip Belt sold separately)
  • A versatile large pouch for larger items such as 2-burner stove, grills or solar panels.
  • Connects to barrel harness or canoe/portage packs by 6 webbing straps using quick release buckles.
  • 3 x horizontal compression straps with quick release buckles.
  • Straps configure and compress to fit the contents of the pack/pouch.
  • Sturdy carry handle in high visibility yellow.
  • Securely closes with a drawstring attic under a dual-closure lid.
  • Top attic/cuff under the lid for extra volume.
  • Moveable quick release buckles close the lid and maximize configuration to the load.
  • Compression strap buckles are also moveable to a multitude of locations.
  • Daisy chains horizontally and vertically to attach extra gear.
  • Airline friendly for carry-on.
  • Overall Volume: 42-44 Litres / 2563 – 2685 cubic inches
  • Main Body inches: W: 16.5in D: 6.5in H: 24in
    Main Body centimeters: W: 42cm  D: 16.5cm H: 61cm
  • Attic/Cuff adds 1 inch of height
  • Material: 500 Denier Nylon
  • Weight: 1.7kg/ 3.75
  
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Tump Line

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  ***Pack/Barrel/Harness Sold Separately***
  
  Portage your canoe barrel or canoe pack with the added efficiency of a Tump Line. A Tump transfers weight from the load directly to your forehead and down your spine relieving shoulder-strap stress off your shoulders. The voyageurs used to only use a tump to carry their loads. Those who love the tump line swear by it.
  
  The tump line is designed so you can add it or remove it from your barrel harness or canoe pack. Unique design allows for the tump line to be adjusted while you are wearing it to get the right length for comfort while carrying your portage load.
  
  
• • Fits EXPEDITION Barrel Harness
    
  • Fits EXPEDITION Canoe Pack or TRIPPER Canoe Pack
    
  • Comfy fleece lining on 2 inch webbing for your forehead.
    
  • Adjustable length - Can be adjusted while you are wearing it.
    
  • Comes with hardware for rigging onto 1 inch webbing on other harnesses or canoe packs.
    
• Fits on harnesses or canoe packs
  Material: 1 inch and 2 inch Nylon webbing and fleece
  Weight: 100 g/ 3.5 oz
  Colour: Black
  

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Recreational Barrel Works Voyageur Canoe Pack

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  Part of the Heritage line of packs and inspired by those who prefer traditional portage packs and wanigans in the backcountry, the Voyageur Canoe Pack is a large volume pack (120L) rectangular shaped pack but horizontally oriented and perfectly shaped to sit low in the canoe. This style of pack was often carried with just a tumpline, but Recreational Barrel Works added modular shoulder straps to help carry this pack. Also great as a sled/toboggan bag in winter.

  This updated version of a classic boasts hard wearing 1000 Denier Nylon, and 2-inch webbing that runs down both sides and along the bottom of the pack to secure the load to a tumpline. Quick release buckles on a the lid closes over an expandable drawstring attic to keep your gear contained. Also, under the lid are 3 yellow compression straps. The foam back pad is a welcome nod to comfort along with the functionality of 4 hi-viz grab handles to get this pack in and out of the canoe. A daisy chain strip along the lid and along both sides give additional lash points. Also great as a sled/toboggan bag in winter.
  
• • Modular shoulder straps and Super Tump are included with the VOYAGEUR Pack.
    
  • Comfy padded shoulder straps with adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • A generous section of reticulated foam (3/4”) over a layer of dense EVA foam (1/2”) in the back panel means your gear is not digging into your back.
    
  • 4 hi-visibility grab handles – one on back, one on front and one on each side for easy handling.
    
  • Slightly smaller dimension on the pack bottom make it easier to get in and out of the canoe.
    
  • Expandable top attic cuff under the lid for extra volume, with a drawstring closure.
    
  • 3 x Yellow compression straps are easy to see under the lid.
    
  • Daisy chains on lid and sides to attach extra gear or help secure to your winter sled/toboggan.
    
  • 2-inch webbing down both sides and along the bottom of the pack to secure the load to a tumpline.
    
  • Lid secures closed with 4 quick release compression straps
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder straps and tumpline connection points.
    
  • Super Tump can be adjusted while portaging.
    
  • Modular Shoulder Straps can be set to have the load ride as high or low as you desire.
    
  • Super Tump and Modular Shoulder Straps are removable to suit your portaging style.
    
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  	Top	Bottom
  Width	76cm / 30in	61cm / 24in
  Depth	35.5cm / 14in	33cm / 13in
  Height	51cm / 20in

  
  Overall Volume: 120 Litres / 7320 cubic inches
  Material: 1000 Denier Nylon
  Weight: 1.1kg/ 2.4 lbs
  
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Recreational Barrel Works Wanigan/Cooler Carrier Harness

Colour Black

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  A comfortable Wanigan harness with shoulder straps, back pad and the obligatory tumpline. This harness makes carrying box shaped items like wooden or plastic wanigans and coolers easier. Two horizontal sections of 1 inch webbing along with two vertical sections of webbing encircle your wanigan or cooler securely through slip lock and tension lock buckles and daisy chain. The harness has four (4) built-in handles to make lifting/carrying easier as well as getting it in and out of your canoe. The vertical webbing sections have quick release buckles so you can get access into the wanigan/cooler fast and close it up, just as rapidly. Additionally, the vertical straps work to keep the lid closed and secured on your wanigan/cooler.
  The most common way to portage a wanigan is by a tumpline. This harness includes the Super Tump, a wide and comfortable tumpline, as well as a unique foam back pad to bring comfort between your back and the hard side of the wanigan/cooler. Also included are the modular shoulder straps. Shoulder straps on a wanigan are a truly unique and welcome feature.
  
• • Fits wanigans (wooden or plastic) and coolers.
    
  • Extra comfy padded shoulder straps with adjustable sternum strap.
    
  • Shoulder straps can be adjusted to carry the wanigan as low or high on your back as desired.
    
  • 4 x hi-viz yellow handles. One on each side for easy handling.
    
  • Back pad of reticulated foam (3/4”) over a layer of dense EVA foam (1/2”) means comfort for your back.
    
  • Adjustable horizontal and vertical webbing straps enable fitting to many different sizes of wanigan or coolers.
    
  • Reinforcement on – handles, shoulder straps and tumpline connection points.
    
  • Super Tump, Shoulder Straps and Back Pad can be attached/detached to configure for your portaging style.
    
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  Fits box shapes	Minimum	Maximum
  Horizontal Circumference	152cm / 60in	231cm / 91in
  Vertical Circumference	122cm / 48in	170cm / 67in

  
  Material: Nylon webbing
  Weight: 0.46kg/ 1.0 lbs
  
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Salus Abacus

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  The thrill and satisfaction of harnessing the wind and directing your dinghy to move and perform is an experience only sailors know. Designed for sailors by sailors, the Salus Abacus sail vest frees you to get the most out of your adventures. The tapered front, 8-points of adjustment, ergonomic pocket and rounded edges, combine to enhance your fit, comfort and performance while on the water—or in it!
  
  This product is made in Canada
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  “Salus and CYA Announce Agreement”
  Canadian Yachting
  Regatta Issue 2001
  
  The CYA is pleased to announce the launch of a four-year agreement with Salus Marine which will see Salus provide PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) to Canadian Sailing Team athletes and CYA High Performance Coaches.
  
  The design of the ABACUS Sail Vest by Salus Marine is the result of 16 months of research, surveys, focus groups and testing among sailors. Salus President, Steve Wagner, states that his company is proud to have designed a piece of equipment that meets the qualifications of Canada’s best sailors. “The Canadian high performance sailors were very clear as to what they wanted in a PFD. All we had to do was listen.”
  
  The ABACUS Sail Vest provided to CST athletes and CYA High Performance Coaches will be red in colour and clearly identified with the CYA logo and other distinctive embroidery. A similar vest without the CYA identification is available from retailers.
  
  According to CYA Executive Director Marianne Davis: “Our agreement with Salus Marine will provide our athletes and coaches with a vital piece of safety equipment that will enhance their ability to perform.”
  
  

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  “Slowly, but surely…”
  Canadian Yachting Magazine
  April 2003
  
  Slowly, but surely, Salus Marine is making waves and its presence known everywhere. Rumors report that Canadian sailing team members are getting huge payoffs for their jackets on trade when they travel abroad. Salus is a sponsor of the Canadian Yachting Association’s high performance coaches and the national team.
  
  The jacket we looked at blends the ease of movement for the arms in a unique one-piece design. What we loved, too, was the side zipper that allowed easy on and off when a quick change to a smock or splash top was needed.
  
  A tight fit does nothing to constrict any movement in any direction, it’s design speaks to its designer’s DNA, obviously a sailor who has smartly incorporated a unique “ergonomically” designed larger pocket with an easy to open zipper positioned diagonally on the side. Kudos Salus!
  
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Salus Angler

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  The Salus Angler offers a unique combination of style, comfort and utility, featured in one fishing vest. The mesh design and soft foam provide exceptional comfort, which, in combination with the low profile sides and cargo-style pockets with hand warmers, make the Angler a welcome companion on any fishing trip.
  
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Salus Bijoux Infant

Colours - Salus Lime Red Pink Blue Gold

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  As parents, we put safety first. In designing the Salus Bijoux, Salus stepped outside the confines of existing standards to offer unprecedented security, safety and comfort for babies 9 – 25 lbs. The front design ensures that baby turns face-up from a face-forward position. The collar cradles the head when lifted by the strap or while floating. Mesh harness and short front enhance comfort sitting upright, lying down, or in a baby carrier.
  
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  “Rippers Gear Test: The World’s Best Infant Lifejacket – Salus Bijoux”

  Outside Magazine Blog

  August 2011

   

  RIPPERS’ GEAR TEST: THE WORLD’S BEST INFANT LIFEJACKET—SALUS BIJOUX

  By Raising Rippers

  If you tell people that you’ve taken teensy, just-born babies out on the water—be it in a raft, a sailboat, or a 15-horsepower runabout—invariably, the first question you’ll get is, “They make lifejackets that small?” Yes, in fact, they do.

  But not all infant PFDs are created equal. When our older daughter, Pippa, was a month old and traveled to Stony Lake for the first time, my mother rustled up some ancient lifejacket from the depths of the boathouse that looked like it’d been around since my infancy a billion years ago. It had surely been an adequate piece of flotation apparatus in its day, but its day was most definitely past. The chest and back flotation panels had faded from rescue-me! orange to rust-colored sepia, and the buckle on the crotch strap had to be re-threaded. We used it for a few weeks, and even cinched down to its tightest, most compact size, it still swallowed the baby. She was all PFD, no Pippa (exhibit A)…Click HERE for full article.

   

  

  “Safety, Family Style”

  Boats & Places

  Spring 2010

   

  As a parent, you are always trying to set a good example for your kids, something that is especially important when it comes to their safety. Most of us agree we want our kids to wear their PFDs, but we’re reluctant to wear them ourselves, cringing at the thought of wearing a bulky, hot and bothersome old life jacket.

   

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  “Splish Splash”

  Savvy Mom

  July 2006

   

  We all love the water, but we don’t love the fear we sometimes have when our children are near water.

  Drowning is the second most common cause of injury-related death for kids in Canada and of course peaks in the summer. A little good news though? We’ve hunted down some innovative new solutions to help you navigate the rough waters of water safety with your family this summer.

  When we received two reader submissions on the same day raving about the virtues of the Bijoux Baby Vest from Salus Marine, Canada’s top personal flotation device manufacturer, we knew it was worth testing out…

   

   

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  2006 CASBA Award

   

  Two new products from Salus that are attracting a lot of attention are their new Baby vest, called the Bijoux, which is very unique to the Canadian Boating market. The designers at Salus had to really step outside the confines of the standards to develop this important new product. It turns a baby to the face up position very quickly; the most important thing in saving an infant’s life. It’s comfortable and fits babies from nine to 25 lbs.

  This very important new Baby vest has just won the CASBA Marine Industry Award. Most importantly, it is a major advance in protecting very young children. But it is also a great benefit that now there is no need for new parents to shy away from boating with the Bijoux on the market. www.CSBC.ca

  Salus Marine Wear’s other new product is the Angler Vest for fishermen. www.salusmarine.com

   

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Salus Bijoux Infant Print

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  As parents, we put safety first. In designing the Salus Bijoux, Salus stepped outside the confines of existing standards to offer unprecedented security, safety and comfort for babies 9 – 25 lbs. The front design ensures that baby turns face-up from a face-forward position. The collar cradles the head when lifted by the strap or while floating. Mesh harness and short front enhance comfort sitting upright, lying down, or in a baby carrier.
  
  This product is made in Canada
  
  Please click here for a letter from Transport Canada detailing the approval process for infant Life Jackets.
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  “Rippers Gear Test: The World’s Best Infant Lifejacket – Salus Bijoux”

  Outside Magazine Blog

  August 2011

   

  RIPPERS’ GEAR TEST: THE WORLD’S BEST INFANT LIFEJACKET—SALUS BIJOUX

  By Raising Rippers

  If you tell people that you’ve taken teensy, just-born babies out on the water—be it in a raft, a sailboat, or a 15-horsepower runabout—invariably, the first question you’ll get is, “They make lifejackets that small?” Yes, in fact, they do.

  But not all infant PFDs are created equal. When our older daughter, Pippa, was a month old and traveled to Stony Lake for the first time, my mother rustled up some ancient lifejacket from the depths of the boathouse that looked like it’d been around since my infancy a billion years ago. It had surely been an adequate piece of flotation apparatus in its day, but its day was most definitely past. The chest and back flotation panels had faded from rescue-me! orange to rust-colored sepia, and the buckle on the crotch strap had to be re-threaded. We used it for a few weeks, and even cinched down to its tightest, most compact size, it still swallowed the baby. She was all PFD, no Pippa (exhibit A)…Click HERE for full article.

   

  

  “Safety, Family Style”

  Boats & Places

  Spring 2010

   

  As a parent, you are always trying to set a good example for your kids, something that is especially important when it comes to their safety. Most of us agree we want our kids to wear their PFDs, but we’re reluctant to wear them ourselves, cringing at the thought of wearing a bulky, hot and bothersome old life jacket.

   

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  “Splish Splash”

  Savvy Mom

  July 2006

   

  We all love the water, but we don’t love the fear we sometimes have when our children are near water.

  Drowning is the second most common cause of injury-related death for kids in Canada and of course peaks in the summer. A little good news though? We’ve hunted down some innovative new solutions to help you navigate the rough waters of water safety with your family this summer.

  When we received two reader submissions on the same day raving about the virtues of the Bijoux Baby Vest from Salus Marine, Canada’s top personal flotation device manufacturer, we knew it was worth testing out…

   

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  2006 CASBA Award

   

  Two new products from Salus that are attracting a lot of attention are their new Baby vest, called the Bijoux, which is very unique to the Canadian Boating market. The designers at Salus had to really step outside the confines of the standards to develop this important new product. It turns a baby to the face up position very quickly; the most important thing in saving an infant’s life. It’s comfortable and fits babies from nine to 25 lbs.

  This very important new Baby vest has just won the CASBA Marine Industry Award. Most importantly, it is a major advance in protecting very young children. But it is also a great benefit that now there is no need for new parents to shy away from boating with the Bijoux on the market. www.CSBC.ca

  Salus Marine Wear’s other new product is the Angler Vest for fishermen. www.salusmarine.com

   

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Salus Capri - Women's

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  The Salus Capri was inspired by women - designed to curve in all the right places - especially important when showing off your moves on the water. Practically outfitted with a utility lash tab, reflective trims and fleece lined hand warmer pockets, the Capri is designed for performance but molded for comfort. Stylish and practical to the extreme, the Capri will make the most out of any water adventure.
  
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  True to its name, the Salus Comfort Fit is ideal for recreational boating, canoeing and stand-up paddling. Designed with a unique combination of soft foam, mesh shoulders and gently rounded edges, Salus' Comfort Fit PFD fits with such ease, it feels like a part of your body. The low-profile sides and large arm holes allow for maximum mobility and enhanced arm movement while the high waist allows for easy bending and prevents ride-up.
  
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  • Mesh shoulder for light weight and freedom of arm movement
    
  • Quick drainage and longer life provided by bottom mesh lining
    
  • Patented soft foam and round edge design to provide unprecedented comfort
    
  • High cut design for ease in bending and to prevent ride up
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Salus Comfort Fit with Pockets

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  True to its name, the Salus Comfort Fit is ideal for recreational boating, canoeing and stand-up paddling. Designed with a unique combination of soft foam, mesh shoulders and gently rounded edges, Salus' Comfort Fit PFD fits with such ease, it feels like a part of your body. The low-profile sides and large arm holes allow for maximum mobility and enhanced arm movement while the high waist allows for easy bending and prevents ride-up.
  
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  • Mesh shoulder for light weight and freedom of arm movement
    
  • Quick drainage and longer life provided by bottom mesh lining
    
  • Patented soft foam and round edge design to provide unprecedented comfort
    
  • High cut design for ease in bending and to prevent ride up
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Salus Eddy Air

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  Closely modeled after the Eddy-Flex, the Eddy-Air has all the same great features with a few added touches. Two large front zippered pockets provide easy access to all your on the water gear and a high back mesh design that fits beautifully with most high back seats. The unisex styling, contoured fit, reflective trim, round edges and soft-foam construction all combine to make the Eddy-Air a step up in features and comfort.
  
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  • Gently rounded edges for enhanced comfort and fit
  • Utility band for carabiner, and secure and tidy whistle lanyard
  • Customized fit with 6-point adjustment system
  • High back mesh design for enhanced comfort against seat back
  • Transport Canada Approved

  
  
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Salus Eddy Flex

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  Our most popular vest, the Salus Eddy-Flex offers added contouring back foam, tapered shoulders, Dry-Lex back lining, pull-forward adjustments and an easy-grab zipper tab, making it a welcome companion to any water adventure. The addition of unisex styling, contoured fit, easy-on front zipper design, 3M reflective trim, rounded edges and soft-foam construction put the Eddy-flex in a league of high-end vests with streamlined features.
  
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  “Updated for 2014″

  Paddling Buyers Guide

  2014 Annual

   

  With added contouring back foam, tapered shoulders, Drylex lining, pull-forward adjustments, and an easy grab zipper tab, the Eddy Flex is a welcomed companion to any on-water adventure.

   

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Salus Face Mask Cottage Series Paddle/Canoeing

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• 
  
  
  3-ply HEPA Filter Mask
  
  • Flexible nose piece
  • Adjustable ear loops
  • Washable
  • Internal Layer: Micro Mesh Liner
  • Centre Layer: Non-woven Polyester Filter
  • External Layer: Double Knit Polyester Shell
    
  • 3 Layers in combination provide a 90 BFE rating
  
  This product is made in Canada

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Salus Face Mask Cottage Series Sailing

• Description

• 
  
  
  3-ply HEPA Filter Mask
  
  • Flexible nose piece
  • Adjustable ear loops
  • Washable
  • Internal Layer: Micro Mesh Liner
  • Centre Layer: Non-woven Polyester Filter
  • External Layer: Double Knit Polyester Shell
    
  • 3 Layers in combination provide a 90 BFE rating
  
  This product is made in Canada

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Salus Face Mask White Water Kayaking

• Description

• 
  
  
  3-ply HEPA Filter Mask
  
  • Flexible nose piece
  • Adjustable ear loops
  • Washable
  • Internal Layer: Micro Mesh Liner
  • Centre Layer: Non-woven Polyester Filter
  • External Layer: Double Knit Polyester Shell
    
  • 3 Layers in combination provide a 90 BFE rating
  
  This product is made in Canada

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Salus Face Mask White Water Paddle/Canoeing

• Description

• 
  
  
  3-ply HEPA Filter Mask
  
  • Flexible nose piece
  • Adjustable ear loops
  • Washable
  • Internal Layer: Micro Mesh Liner
  • Centre Layer: Non-woven Polyester Filter
  • External Layer: Double Knit Polyester Shell
    
  • 3 Layers in combination provide a 90 BFE rating
  
  This product is made in Canada

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Salus Jazz

Red / S/M Red / M/L Black / M/L Red / L/XL Black / L/XL Red / XL/XXL

Colour

Red

Black

Size

S/M

M/L

L/XL

XL/XXL

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• 
  
  
  Inspired by pro-paddlers and adrenaline junkies, the Salus Jazz freestyle vest revolutionizes white-water PFD design. The innovative, new rocker shape contours to your torso as you bend and reach, allowing full range of motion. Combine the rocker with sculpted, low-profile foam placement in a streamlined construction and you have a superb performance vest. Whether you’re enjoying smooth soul surfing, or mastering the McNasty, the Jazz provides all the features and comfort you need.
  
  This product is made in Canada
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Salus Kong Paddle Biner

Bent Gate Large wire-gate carabiner with huge gate clearance to accommodate standard diameter paddle shafts. Ideal carabiner for river rescue, equipment retrieval, deck storage or as part of a paddle...

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Salus Nimbus

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Lime / Infant (20-30 lbs) Lime / Child (30-60 lbs) Lime / Youth (60-90 lbs) Pink / Infant (20-30 lbs) Pink / Child (30-60 lbs) Gold / Infant (20-30 lbs) Pink / Youth (60-90 lbs) Blue / Infant (20-30 lbs) Blue / Child (30-60 lbs) Blue / Youth (60-90 lbs) Red / Infant (20-30 lbs) Red / Child (30-60 lbs) Gold / Child (30-60 lbs) Red / Youth (60-90 lbs) Gold / Youth (60-90 lbs)

Colours - Salus

Lime

Pink

Gold

Blue

Red

PFD Size

Infant (20-30 lbs)

Child (30-60 lbs)

Youth (60-90 lbs)

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• 
  
  
  
  The Salus Nimbus makes water play safer for children and more relaxing for adults. All PFD’s float but they can’t save lives if children won’t keep them on. Designed for comfort and soft to the touch, the Nimbus encourages children to wear it for hours at a time. Specially contoured to hug little bodies, children will get the best fit, mobility and safety at the water’s edge, while swimming, or boating.
  
  ***Please Note: The colour and pattern on the inside of the PFD differs from what is shown***
  
  This product is made in Canada
• 

  “Cool Kid’s Stuff”
  Rapid Magazine
  Summer 2001

   

  The Salus Nimbus Children’s Vest is the primo of primo kid’s PFD. With an exclusive round edge design using Ensolite foam, the Nimbus is softer around the arms giving kids greater mobility and comfort. A drawstring bottom and elasticized back make for a proper fit. The leg harness is essential to keep the vest in proper position and eliminate ride-up. The Nimbus is available in sunny yellow or cool aqua green to meet the standards of the most fashion-conscious tykes (or parents). All Salus Marine Wear is designed and manufactured in Canada.

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Tips on choosing your child’s PFD”
  Adventure Kayak Magazine
  December 2001

   

  Choose the PFD that most accurately describes the weight of your child, remembering to include the weight of any paddling gear they may be wearing. A wet diaper can add an additional weight of up to 4 lbs. For big boned children with low body fat you may wish to have a bit more floatation. The CCG advises that infants under twenty pound should not be brought on the water. The disproportional head size and upper body weight of an infant causes too great a risk of inversion in the water which cannot be prevented by PFD design.

  If you night paddle look for a sewn loop on the collar of the jacket to hold a light or glowstick. Many jackets have reflective piping and tape sewn on for improved low light visibility.

  A whistle can be attached to a separate lash point rather than to the zipper preventing the zipper from lowering under the weight of the whistle. Ensure that your child understands that the whistle is not a toy. It is a signalling tool only to be used in an emergency.

  [The following section appeared as callouts to the product image attending the article]

  – The floatation collar required on all PFDs for children and youths under 90lbs will help keep a child’s head floating face up in the water
  – Little people have little or no waist to help keep the jacket from riding up on their rib cage, children’s PFDs have a crotch strap to help keep the jacket down. Rear fastening crotch straps are not common but they are less likely to be accidentally opened and are more comfortable for the child
  – A grab loop on the collar is a must for quick extraction from the water
  – It is now possible to find colours and prints that children will enjoy wearing. Rember though, yellow, orange and red remain the most visible colours in the water and the easiest to spot as your child wanders down the beach
  – Drawstring closures for waist and other adjustments are less likely to pinch an errant bit of skin from your child’s tender spots than plastic buckles

  Salus Marine Wear’s Nimbus Children’s Vest is available in gold or teal in all three children’s sizes with Ensolite rounded edge foam design for comfort.

  519-579-3131

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Marine Seen”
  Boating Business Magazine
  March/April 2002

   

  Safety doesn’t cramp your style with Salus Marine Wear personal flotation devices. Ensolite soft foam, high-end labelling, and round-edge design produce wearable, comfortable PFDs. Six styles available include the Nimbus vest in infant, child and youth sizes; the Comfort Fit, in four adult sizes, for canoe and general boating; the Abacus for dinghy sailors; the Darwin for kayaking; and the Antigua pullover jacket for offshore use.

  Contact Salus Marine Wear Inc.
  Kitchener, ON
  Tel.: (519) 579-3131

   

  

  “Small Company with a Big Difference”
  Ontario Sailor
  January/February 2003

   

  SALUS Marine Wear is a small manufacturing company with a BIG difference.

  “We make PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) that deserve to be worn,” says president Steve Wagner. All of the Salus products – from our entry level children’s vest to high performance sail and kayak vests – are consumer driven with comfort, style, fit and utility at the forefront of every design. The foremost consideration in any PFD is wearability – defined as something you will WANT TO wear. And Salus PFDs are most certainly wearable.

  SALUS is proud to announce that the Canadian Yachting Association CYA is outfitting the Canadian Sailing Team  with the ABACUS sailing vest.

  For more information call 1-877-418-9998

   

   

  

  “Salus means safety”
  Boating Industry Magazine
  April 2004

   

  Four years ago, when Steve Wagner developed the thinking behind Salus Marine Wear, it was to ensure that people wore their personal flotation devices (PFDs). Steve looked at conventional PFDs for all areas of boating; kayaks, canoes, power and sail. He videotaped the users of the jackets and then talked with them about what they liked and didn’t like about their current flotation devices.

  Wagner is a graduate of Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. After designing PFDs and hockey equipment, Steve saw an opportunity for an innovative product. He launched Salus at the 2001 Toronto International Boat Show and his staff has grown to over a dozen.

  In an interview with the Toronto Star, Wagner was questioned about setting up in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. His response was that the closing of many companies in the so-called needle trade (Greb boots, Kaufman footwear and Arrow shirts) left a large experienced labour pool there to draw from.

  Boating Industry Canada had the oppontunity to meet with Steve at the annual Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBA) dinner in January where Salus was presented with the Marine Manufacturer’s Award for a technological development improving boating safety or the environment.

  A story told at dinner about how Salus names all of its PFDs highlighted one name in particular as having great significance. While conducting a photo shoot for the kayaking vest, Steve had to clamber down an embankment and cross a stream to get to the area where the kayakers were being photographed. With the stack of PFDs stacked neatly on his back, Steve stepped into a deep area of the stream and completely disappeared! Only the bundle of PFDs was visible.

  Everyone knows that a PFD will float you safely when properly worn. A half dozen PFDs strapped to your back should not be considered “appropriate” and will not do what a single vest is intended to do. Fortunately for all of us, Steve extricated himself and continued on, albeit a little wet, to complete the photo shoot. The new PFD is now aptly known as the Darwin, after the award named in honour of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution.

  The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honouring those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Steve is definitely not a candidate.

  Salus Marine Wear offers eight lines of flotation devices, from the Nimbus for children, through the Abacus – adopted by the Canadian Yachting Association as the offical vest of the CYA high performance sailing team and their coaches – to the Antigua, an offshore pullover and jacket.

  Safety, comfort, design and looks all add up to a product that has made an impact on the Canadian boating scene in only four short years. Steve’s tireless support of his retailers at all of the major shows is his personal trademark. We look forward to watching the hard work pay off for Salus Marine Wear.

  www.salusmarine.com

   

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• 

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Salus Nimbus Denim

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Denim / Infant (20-30 lbs) Denim / Child (30-60 lbs) Denim / Youth (60-90 lbs)

Colour

Denim

Size

Infant (20-30 lbs)

Child (30-60 lbs)

Youth (60-90 lbs)

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• Description
• Reviews
• PFD Size Chart

• 
  
  
  
  The Salus Nimbus makes water play safer for children and more relaxing for adults. All PFD’s float but they can’t save lives if children won’t keep them on. Designed for comfort and soft to the touch, the Nimbus encourages children to wear it for hours at a time. Specially contoured to hug little bodies, children will get the best fit, mobility and safety at the water’s edge, while swimming, or boating.
  
  ***Please Note: The colour and pattern on the inside of the PFD differs from what is shown***
  
  This product is made in Canada
• 

  “Cool Kid’s Stuff”
  Rapid Magazine
  Summer 2001

   

  The Salus Nimbus Children’s Vest is the primo of primo kid’s PFD. With an exclusive round edge design using Ensolite foam, the Nimbus is softer around the arms giving kids greater mobility and comfort. A drawstring bottom and elasticized back make for a proper fit. The leg harness is essential to keep the vest in proper position and eliminate ride-up. The Nimbus is available in sunny yellow or cool aqua green to meet the standards of the most fashion-conscious tykes (or parents). All Salus Marine Wear is designed and manufactured in Canada.

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Tips on choosing your child’s PFD”
  Adventure Kayak Magazine
  December 2001

   

  Choose the PFD that most accurately describes the weight of your child, remembering to include the weight of any paddling gear they may be wearing. A wet diaper can add an additional weight of up to 4 lbs. For big boned children with low body fat you may wish to have a bit more floatation. The CCG advises that infants under twenty pound should not be brought on the water. The disproportional head size and upper body weight of an infant causes too great a risk of inversion in the water which cannot be prevented by PFD design.

  If you night paddle look for a sewn loop on the collar of the jacket to hold a light or glowstick. Many jackets have reflective piping and tape sewn on for improved low light visibility.

  A whistle can be attached to a separate lash point rather than to the zipper preventing the zipper from lowering under the weight of the whistle. Ensure that your child understands that the whistle is not a toy. It is a signalling tool only to be used in an emergency.

  [The following section appeared as callouts to the product image attending the article]

  – The floatation collar required on all PFDs for children and youths under 90lbs will help keep a child’s head floating face up in the water
  – Little people have little or no waist to help keep the jacket from riding up on their rib cage, children’s PFDs have a crotch strap to help keep the jacket down. Rear fastening crotch straps are not common but they are less likely to be accidentally opened and are more comfortable for the child
  – A grab loop on the collar is a must for quick extraction from the water
  – It is now possible to find colours and prints that children will enjoy wearing. Rember though, yellow, orange and red remain the most visible colours in the water and the easiest to spot as your child wanders down the beach
  – Drawstring closures for waist and other adjustments are less likely to pinch an errant bit of skin from your child’s tender spots than plastic buckles

  Salus Marine Wear’s Nimbus Children’s Vest is available in gold or teal in all three children’s sizes with Ensolite rounded edge foam design for comfort.

  519-579-3131

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Marine Seen”
  Boating Business Magazine
  March/April 2002

   

  Safety doesn’t cramp your style with Salus Marine Wear personal flotation devices. Ensolite soft foam, high-end labelling, and round-edge design produce wearable, comfortable PFDs. Six styles available include the Nimbus vest in infant, child and youth sizes; the Comfort Fit, in four adult sizes, for canoe and general boating; the Abacus for dinghy sailors; the Darwin for kayaking; and the Antigua pullover jacket for offshore use.

  Contact Salus Marine Wear Inc.
  Kitchener, ON
  Tel.: (519) 579-3131

   

  

  “Small Company with a Big Difference”
  Ontario Sailor
  January/February 2003

   

  SALUS Marine Wear is a small manufacturing company with a BIG difference.

  “We make PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) that deserve to be worn,” says president Steve Wagner. All of the Salus products – from our entry level children’s vest to high performance sail and kayak vests – are consumer driven with comfort, style, fit and utility at the forefront of every design. The foremost consideration in any PFD is wearability – defined as something you will WANT TO wear. And Salus PFDs are most certainly wearable.

  SALUS is proud to announce that the Canadian Yachting Association CYA is outfitting the Canadian Sailing Team  with the ABACUS sailing vest.

  For more information call 1-877-418-9998

   

   

  

  “Salus means safety”
  Boating Industry Magazine
  April 2004

   

  Four years ago, when Steve Wagner developed the thinking behind Salus Marine Wear, it was to ensure that people wore their personal flotation devices (PFDs). Steve looked at conventional PFDs for all areas of boating; kayaks, canoes, power and sail. He videotaped the users of the jackets and then talked with them about what they liked and didn’t like about their current flotation devices.

  Wagner is a graduate of Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. After designing PFDs and hockey equipment, Steve saw an opportunity for an innovative product. He launched Salus at the 2001 Toronto International Boat Show and his staff has grown to over a dozen.

  In an interview with the Toronto Star, Wagner was questioned about setting up in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. His response was that the closing of many companies in the so-called needle trade (Greb boots, Kaufman footwear and Arrow shirts) left a large experienced labour pool there to draw from.

  Boating Industry Canada had the oppontunity to meet with Steve at the annual Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBA) dinner in January where Salus was presented with the Marine Manufacturer’s Award for a technological development improving boating safety or the environment.

  A story told at dinner about how Salus names all of its PFDs highlighted one name in particular as having great significance. While conducting a photo shoot for the kayaking vest, Steve had to clamber down an embankment and cross a stream to get to the area where the kayakers were being photographed. With the stack of PFDs stacked neatly on his back, Steve stepped into a deep area of the stream and completely disappeared! Only the bundle of PFDs was visible.

  Everyone knows that a PFD will float you safely when properly worn. A half dozen PFDs strapped to your back should not be considered “appropriate” and will not do what a single vest is intended to do. Fortunately for all of us, Steve extricated himself and continued on, albeit a little wet, to complete the photo shoot. The new PFD is now aptly known as the Darwin, after the award named in honour of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution.

  The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honouring those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Steve is definitely not a candidate.

  Salus Marine Wear offers eight lines of flotation devices, from the Nimbus for children, through the Abacus – adopted by the Canadian Yachting Association as the offical vest of the CYA high performance sailing team and their coaches – to the Antigua, an offshore pullover and jacket.

  Safety, comfort, design and looks all add up to a product that has made an impact on the Canadian boating scene in only four short years. Steve’s tireless support of his retailers at all of the major shows is his personal trademark. We look forward to watching the hard work pay off for Salus Marine Wear.

  www.salusmarine.com

   

  Read full article (PDF)

• 

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Salus Nimbus Tie Dye

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Tie Dye Pink / Infant (20-30 bs) Tie Dye Pink / Child (30-60 lbs) Tie Dye Blue / Infant (20-30 bs) Tie Dye Pink / Youth (60-90 lbs) Tie Dye Blue / Child (30-60 lbs) Tie Dye Blue / Youth (60-90 lbs)

Colour

Tie Dye Pink

Tie Dye Blue

Size

Infant (20-30 bs)

Child (30-60 lbs)

Youth (60-90 lbs)

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• Description
• Reviews
• PFD Size Chart

• 
  
  
  
  The Salus Nimbus makes water play safer for children and more relaxing for adults. All PFD’s float but they can’t save lives if children won’t keep them on. Designed for comfort and soft to the touch, the Nimbus encourages children to wear it for hours at a time. Specially contoured to hug little bodies, children will get the best fit, mobility and safety at the water’s edge, while swimming, or boating.
  
  ***Please Note: The colour and pattern on the inside of the PFD differs from what is shown***
  
  This product is made in Canada
• 

  “Cool Kid’s Stuff”
  Rapid Magazine
  Summer 2001

   

  The Salus Nimbus Children’s Vest is the primo of primo kid’s PFD. With an exclusive round edge design using Ensolite foam, the Nimbus is softer around the arms giving kids greater mobility and comfort. A drawstring bottom and elasticized back make for a proper fit. The leg harness is essential to keep the vest in proper position and eliminate ride-up. The Nimbus is available in sunny yellow or cool aqua green to meet the standards of the most fashion-conscious tykes (or parents). All Salus Marine Wear is designed and manufactured in Canada.

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Tips on choosing your child’s PFD”
  Adventure Kayak Magazine
  December 2001

   

  Choose the PFD that most accurately describes the weight of your child, remembering to include the weight of any paddling gear they may be wearing. A wet diaper can add an additional weight of up to 4 lbs. For big boned children with low body fat you may wish to have a bit more floatation. The CCG advises that infants under twenty pound should not be brought on the water. The disproportional head size and upper body weight of an infant causes too great a risk of inversion in the water which cannot be prevented by PFD design.

  If you night paddle look for a sewn loop on the collar of the jacket to hold a light or glowstick. Many jackets have reflective piping and tape sewn on for improved low light visibility.

  A whistle can be attached to a separate lash point rather than to the zipper preventing the zipper from lowering under the weight of the whistle. Ensure that your child understands that the whistle is not a toy. It is a signalling tool only to be used in an emergency.

  [The following section appeared as callouts to the product image attending the article]

  – The floatation collar required on all PFDs for children and youths under 90lbs will help keep a child’s head floating face up in the water
  – Little people have little or no waist to help keep the jacket from riding up on their rib cage, children’s PFDs have a crotch strap to help keep the jacket down. Rear fastening crotch straps are not common but they are less likely to be accidentally opened and are more comfortable for the child
  – A grab loop on the collar is a must for quick extraction from the water
  – It is now possible to find colours and prints that children will enjoy wearing. Rember though, yellow, orange and red remain the most visible colours in the water and the easiest to spot as your child wanders down the beach
  – Drawstring closures for waist and other adjustments are less likely to pinch an errant bit of skin from your child’s tender spots than plastic buckles

  Salus Marine Wear’s Nimbus Children’s Vest is available in gold or teal in all three children’s sizes with Ensolite rounded edge foam design for comfort.

  519-579-3131

   

  Read full article (PDF)

  

  “Marine Seen”
  Boating Business Magazine
  March/April 2002

   

  Safety doesn’t cramp your style with Salus Marine Wear personal flotation devices. Ensolite soft foam, high-end labelling, and round-edge design produce wearable, comfortable PFDs. Six styles available include the Nimbus vest in infant, child and youth sizes; the Comfort Fit, in four adult sizes, for canoe and general boating; the Abacus for dinghy sailors; the Darwin for kayaking; and the Antigua pullover jacket for offshore use.

  Contact Salus Marine Wear Inc.
  Kitchener, ON
  Tel.: (519) 579-3131

   

  

  “Small Company with a Big Difference”
  Ontario Sailor
  January/February 2003

   

  SALUS Marine Wear is a small manufacturing company with a BIG difference.

  “We make PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) that deserve to be worn,” says president Steve Wagner. All of the Salus products – from our entry level children’s vest to high performance sail and kayak vests – are consumer driven with comfort, style, fit and utility at the forefront of every design. The foremost consideration in any PFD is wearability – defined as something you will WANT TO wear. And Salus PFDs are most certainly wearable.

  SALUS is proud to announce that the Canadian Yachting Association CYA is outfitting the Canadian Sailing Team  with the ABACUS sailing vest.

  For more information call 1-877-418-9998

   

   

  

  “Salus means safety”
  Boating Industry Magazine
  April 2004

   

  Four years ago, when Steve Wagner developed the thinking behind Salus Marine Wear, it was to ensure that people wore their personal flotation devices (PFDs). Steve looked at conventional PFDs for all areas of boating; kayaks, canoes, power and sail. He videotaped the users of the jackets and then talked with them about what they liked and didn’t like about their current flotation devices.

  Wagner is a graduate of Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. After designing PFDs and hockey equipment, Steve saw an opportunity for an innovative product. He launched Salus at the 2001 Toronto International Boat Show and his staff has grown to over a dozen.

  In an interview with the Toronto Star, Wagner was questioned about setting up in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. His response was that the closing of many companies in the so-called needle trade (Greb boots, Kaufman footwear and Arrow shirts) left a large experienced labour pool there to draw from.

  Boating Industry Canada had the oppontunity to meet with Steve at the annual Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBA) dinner in January where Salus was presented with the Marine Manufacturer’s Award for a technological development improving boating safety or the environment.

  A story told at dinner about how Salus names all of its PFDs highlighted one name in particular as having great significance. While conducting a photo shoot for the kayaking vest, Steve had to clamber down an embankment and cross a stream to get to the area where the kayakers were being photographed. With the stack of PFDs stacked neatly on his back, Steve stepped into a deep area of the stream and completely disappeared! Only the bundle of PFDs was visible.

  Everyone knows that a PFD will float you safely when properly worn. A half dozen PFDs strapped to your back should not be considered “appropriate” and will not do what a single vest is intended to do. Fortunately for all of us, Steve extricated himself and continued on, albeit a little wet, to complete the photo shoot. The new PFD is now aptly known as the Darwin, after the award named in honour of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution.

  The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honouring those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Steve is definitely not a candidate.

  Salus Marine Wear offers eight lines of flotation devices, from the Nimbus for children, through the Abacus – adopted by the Canadian Yachting Association as the offical vest of the CYA high performance sailing team and their coaches – to the Antigua, an offshore pullover and jacket.

  Safety, comfort, design and looks all add up to a product that has made an impact on the Canadian boating scene in only four short years. Steve’s tireless support of his retailers at all of the major shows is his personal trademark. We look forward to watching the hard work pay off for Salus Marine Wear.

  www.salusmarine.com

   

  Read full article (PDF)

• 

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Salus Outcast

Charcoal / M/L Charcoal / L/XL Charcoal / XL/XXL Charcoal / 2XL/3XL

Colour

Charcoal

Size

M/L

L/XL

XL/XXL

2XL/3XL

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• 
  
  
  Whether you’re a paddler who likes to fish, or an angler who likes to paddle, the Outcast is the ideal PFD, offering a unique combination of kayak and fishing features in one vest. Contoured fit, soft foam, rounded edges, and a high-back construction make the Outcast perfect for fishing in comfort. Two large front pockets and gear-clips spin the Outcast into a must-have piece of fishing gear.
  
  This product is made in Canada
• 
  
  • Six points of adjustment
  • Utility lash tab
  • Rod Stabilizer
  • Back hang ring for landing net
  • Two large zipper pockets
  • Dry-Lex lining for breathability
  • High back mesh design for comfort against seat back
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Salus Pig Tail Bungee Tow Line

PT-440 (Yellow) With a universal fit for all QR-belts, the Salus Pig Tail extends from 26 to 44 inches. The tow system is fitted with a 2” stainless steel O-ring...

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Salus Proto

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Red / S/M Red / M/L Gold / M/L Red / L/XL Gold / L/XL Red / XL/XXL

Colour

Red

Gold

Size

S/M

M/L

L/XL

XL/XXL

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  The Salus Proto is an ideal white-water cross-over vest for play boating as well as guiding, river running and tripping. Strip it down for play boating with the ability to conceal most of the webbing and adjustments for a clean, streamlined vest. Or, gear it up with the quick-release belt, tow line, river knife, strobe and hydration pack, to make it a great choice for guiding or long river trips.
  
  ***Hydration pack and tow line are not included***
  
  This product is made in Canada
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Salus Quick Release Belt

2" wide rescue belt features a quick release cam buckle and stainless steel tri-glide. Attachment buckle for most rescue PFD’s.

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Salus Regatta