The best way to keep your pool cool and clean is with regular routine care. Keeping up with the regular maintenance can help your pool last for years to come. Here are a few tips and a good video to help you take care of your pool.
1. Get rid of the floaters. Skim the debris off of the surface and clean out the baskets every couple of days.
2. Wash the walls. You want to make sure you are cleaning off any scum or algae build up. This will help reduce the amount on chemicals you need to put in to the pool.
3. Clean out that filter. No matter what kind of filter you have make sure you are cleaning it. Pay attention to the directions for your filter. If you clean it too often it can let particles through that would normally get caught on the filter. Read More
Kayaking can be a relaxing and leisurely hobby or activity, but it can be a whole lot more. Tidal racing takes kayakers to a whole new level of intensity. The sea kayakers get their adrenalin rush from looking for high speed currents created by the changing tides and taking them on head first. Check out this video to sea what tidal racing is all about.
You can get everything you need to take on the tide at Pelican Shops.
In its opening weekend Bethany Hamilton’s biopic, Soul Surfer, grossed $10.6million at the box offices. That’s good enough for fourth nationwide, despite being in less theaters than each of the three movies ahead of it (and most below it, too). Read more.
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Spring is here, or really close, and that means it is time to get your grills out. We know they have probably been sitting under a cover in the garage or shed all winter so we wanted to help you get them ready for grilling season. Check out these videos for starting a charcoal grill, cleaning a gas grill, and refueling a gas grill. If you are looking for a new grill this year Pelican Shops can help you find exactly what you are looking for.
Most people who come in to Pelican Shops love kayaking, in fact we rarely ever hear about anyone trying out the sport/hobbywho didn’t enjoy it. It is a great hobby to help you enjoy the great outdoors and get some exercise while you are at it. We found a great video to help anyone who was considering starting this great hobby this year.
OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR VOLCOM STONE’S $20,000 KICKFLIP-OFF CONTEST!
Volcom is giving away $20,000 to the first person that can land a “proper” kickflip while surfing! By proper we mean an “above and off the lip” kickflip where first you bottom turn, launch an air, use your front foot to flip the board, and then land on it and ride out cleanly. No chop hops, backwash, fingerflips, grabs or laybacks. Just a proper kickflip. We’re going to be strict on these following guidelines. The rules are all listed here, so get out there and put this trick in the history books. Good luck!
Rules:
1. Your entry must be on video from the start of the trick through the ride out. No photos allowed.
2. This contest is open to everyone. The contest begins today and will run until there’s a winner. 3. The kickflip must be a proper air that begins from a bottom turn, is launched off the lip and travels above the wave. No backwash, No chop hops, or anything in the flats, from the wave face, or below the lip of the wave.
4. All waves must be self caught -- You must paddle into the wave. This means NO tow-ats, step-offs, jetskis, boats, dinghys, winches, canoes, oars, helicopters, dolphins or assistance of any kind.
5. No grabs of any kind. Not before, not after, not during.
6. You must completely “ride out” of the kickflip. That means if you land on the back of the wave and fail to continue surfing the wave -- it’s not a make!
7. No heelflips. Or else we’d have called it the Heelflip-Off.
8. No shoes. Who surfs in shoes anyway? Regular “made for surfing” booties are acceptable.
9. You must be riding a real surfboard with at least one fin. No boogie boards, softboards, wakeboards, wakeskates, skimboards, kiteboards, trays etc.
It is due time to pay tribute to skiing, an extreme sport full of extreme people who continue to amaze us all. Some boundaries are pushed by skiers and some skiers are motivated by boundaries.
At the end of the day when your gloves are soaked, your jacket is leaking, and your boots feel like a swamp, it’s time to re-waterproof your gear. This is the easier, cheaper, and more sustainable option, compared to buying new stuff It also helps to make your gear last longer.
Wash
The first step is to clean up your gear. Anything you have spilt will clog the pores of your gear’s fabric.. When a fabric’s pores are clogged, moisture cannot escape and you end up soaked in your own sweat. Wash your garments on a normal, cold-water cycle with a powder detergent. You can also any of the many specialized cleaners that are out there.
Apply
Again there are plenty of options for product to use to waterproof your gear. Just make sure you get all of what you are waterproofing covered. Nothing is more annoying than a wet spot in an uncomfortable place.
Dry
After you’ve revitalized your old gear, let it drip dry or toss it in the dryer on a low setting (throw a tennis ball in with your down items to keep them lofty). If you’ve waxed your boots or gloves, make sure to buff out the excess wax and give the wax a day to set in.
If you need new gear or the stuff to waterproof your gear check out Pelican Shops!
The idea behind Red Bull Weather Warriors is to give athletes the chance to snowboard or wakeboard in an urban environment using the Red Bull Winch in snow or rain. On Super Bowl Sunday, snowboarders Hans and Nils Mindnich benefitted from the snowstorms that hit the New York area and received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to session at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
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