Over the last year I have been fortunate enough to work with the amazing Brand NRS. While I am officially on their Team now, there have been several years and products that I would steal from my loving husband for a long period of time. NRS has a great selection of rash guards for women, women's dry top and other great water gear.
Often we focus so much on the major items, such as my new Gore-Tex dry suit or dry top, that we don’t take the time to appreciate the smaller items that honestly bring so much ease, comfort and protection into my paddling and life.
Rash Guard Women's and Kids Shirts
The Silkweight rash guard, women and kids sizes, come with sun protection and are an all time favorite in my house. Not only do the NRS rash guards provide good sun protection but they are comfortable, fit will, and come in new colors almost every year. The jewel tones of this years are super flattering and they have the look of being fashion forward while functioning to their full capacity. Often we sacrifice the way our gear looks because its “kayak gear” but NRS changed the game with their line up of fashion forward paddling equipment. I particularly love that it has a clean and almost logo free look. The NRS rash guards are a good swimming shirt or paddling shirt.
https://www.nrs.com/nrs-womens-silkweight-long-sleeve-shirt/p7a3
Women’s Rev. Gore-Tex Pro Dry Top
Okay so I said I was going to just mention the smaller items, but I cant do an NRS gear review and not mention the fact that one, they have Gore-Tex and two.. the fit and color of my Rev women's dry top makes me very very happy.
Some things to know if you’re used to using another brand of women's dry top. I wear a medium because I have very broad shoulders. In Kokatat dry tops tops I wore a small. So try one on before you buy one. Another thing to know is that the length of the neck gasket is a little shorter so I like that it’s not bundling up around my neck. It sits where it supposed to without extra material gathering.
https://www.nrs.com/nrs-womens-rev-gore-tex-pro-dry-top/p3ur
NRS Women’s Expedition Weight Shirt
I don’t have any photos of me in my fleece because its always under my dry top, BUT I can’t tell you how important good fleece is to me. Kinda like snuggling under a blanket on the couch, you don’t want a scratchy, thin blanket to keep you cozy.
What you do want is a soft, thick blanket that stays plush after a ton of washings. The other thing that is important to me in my fleece is dry time- all fleece is not created equal in drying time, some materials dry much quicker and absorb less water much like the expedition weight fleece from NRS. And if I didn’t sell you on the top, you should know it has matching bottoms.
https://www.nrs.com/nrs-womens-expedition-weight-shirt/pz1k
NRS Ether HydroLock Dry Sack
3 different colors, ten million different uses and 7… yes 7 different sizes. On river trips its very nice having the smaller sizes to keep stuff separated, organized and dry. Having my kids near the water this is the lunch bag, the toy bag, the medical supply bags and more. The green is my favorite color, but are bright and I love having multiple of the smaller sizes.
https://www.nrs.com/nrs-ether-hydrolock-dry-sack/pasy
NRS Thrive Inflatable SUP Boards
4 different sizes, and ten million uses. We absolutely love our Thrive Sup Board. While it may seem like a big purchase, anything that helps my family spend more time on the water and having fun, is worth every penny in my book. We took ours to FL to visit springs, manatees, and it was such a good platform for us all to relax and enjoy our surroundings. This model is also very stable so if you want a kids, or two to ride along, you’ll feel plenty stable.
https://www.nrs.com/nrs-thrive-inflatable-sup-boards/pcyr
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Paddling Layers: NRS Women's Silkweight Long-Sleeve Shirt, NRS Women's Expedition Weight Shirt, Women’s Rev. Gore-Tex Pro Dry Top
SUP Boards: NRS Thrive Boards
Dry Bag: NRS Ether Hydrolock
Camera: GoPro Hero 11
Sunglasses: Wiley X
Kayaks: Jackson Fun Kids Kayak
Life Vest:NRS Zen PFD
