by Eric Jackson | Mar 27, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Karma Unlimited, Playboating, Reviews, Video, Whitewater
We finally have the production version of the Karma Unlimited! This is the boat that will make people re-think what a long boat feels like! Fast, but easy to control, fast, but paddles much like a creek boat, fast, but stable and not-edgy… Did I mention...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, Fun Tour, Internationalization, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, On The Road, Playboating, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater
The new Rock Star was well tested in holes, winning the World Championships for men and women in 2013 and just about every other freestyle event as well this season. However, we had not been able to play it for any extended period of time on epic waves. ...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Fun Tour, Instructional Posts, Internationalization, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Playboating, River Running, Rock Star, Team JK, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater
I have paddled in many places around the world, but China was still virgin territory for me. It is far away, and without a guide of some sort, getting around in Rural China is not easy as the language barrier is incredible. Reading signs is impossible, and...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 30, 2014 | 2013 Karma, Creeking, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Mexico Creeks, On The Road, The Athlete, Trip Reports, Video, Videos, Whitewater
This is a special video with angles and shots rarely seen in kayaking. I brought my DJI- Phantom Quadcopter, 6 batteries, GoPro Hero 3+ cameras, one Levitar GoPro elevated mount to capture these shots. We did a ton of epic creek boating in Veracruz, as well as a...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 17, 2014 | 2013 Karma, 2014 WW Competition, Creeking, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Mexico Creeks, On The Road, park n huck, The Athlete, Whitewater
On the plane ride home from Mexico, I put this edit together of our Mexico trip in the Jackson Karma using GoPro Studio. We took my Phantom Quad on the trip and got some epic shots, of which I am not putting all of them here, but you’ll get a taste of it! ...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 13, 2014 | 2013 Karma, EJ Thoughts, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, On The Road, park n huck, The Athlete, The Jackson Family, Trips, Whitewater
Veracruz, Mexico is home to rugged mountains, jungle, wonderful people, and epic whitewater. In 2006 a first descent Expedition lead by Ben Stookeberry, with Rafa Ortiz, Nick Troutman, Phil Boyer, Eric Seymore, Darin Mcquoid, Heather Herbeck, and I opened up the...