We need your help! Please reach out to your favorite kayak, raft, Canoe, sup and packraft companies and tell them you want to try their boat at Clack Fest this year!
One of the best parts of Clack Fest is getting to try out new boats. Here’s your chance to test out the latest and greatest rafts, cat boats, packrafts, inflatable kayaks, canoes or SUPs from all the leading manufacturers.
Vendors with Demos Available to Try Out
Jackson Kayak
Jackson Kayak is a paddlesports company founded in 2003 by whitewater paddlers Eric Jackson, Tony Lunt, and David Knight with a mission centered around innovation, inclusivity, accessibility, and community. Based in Tennessee, the company grew from its whitewater roots into recreational, fishing, and outdoor products while remaining focused on building kayaks “by paddlers, for paddlers.” Jackson Kayak emphasizes family ownership, U.S.-based manufacturing, athlete-driven design, and a culture focused on making kayaking approachable and enjoyable for all skill levels.
Liquidlogic Kayaks
https://liquidlogickayaks.com/
Arca Works
ARCA Works is a paddlesports company founded by whitewater kayaker Andrew Hiltbrand in 2022. Built from years of competitive kayaking experience and nearly two years of product development, the brand focuses on creating high-performance paddles through constant testing, refined materials, and evolving construction methods. ARCA Works emphasizes innovation, craftsmanship, and a passion for whitewater culture, with the goal of improving gear “one paddle at a time” while staying deeply connected to the kayaking community.
Soul Waterman Kayaks
Soul Waterman is a whitewater-focused paddlesports brand founded by Corran Addison. The company centers its philosophy around innovation, fun, and performance-driven design rather than mass-market appeal. Addison explains that SOUL was built to create the kind of kayaks and SUPs he personally believes in—craft focused on making whitewater paddling more exciting and accessible for everyday paddlers, families, and enthusiasts alike. The brand emphasizes premium materials, constant experimentation, and pushing the sport forward with fresh ideas, while maintaining a deep passion for all forms of “whitewater,” including snow sports.
Outdoor Program
Whitewater Junkie River Sports
Nothing could have surprised us more. After spending several years enjoying our favorite pastime with some of the most amazing people, sharing it with our kids, and making memories with family, we have found ourselves wrapped up in our dream of building a career within our passion for whitewater. Everyday we pinch ourselves.
Rio Craft
Rafts and Gear
RIVTEK
Sol Paddle Boards
Based in Telluride, Colorado, SOL Paddle Boards handcrafts top-rated inflatable SUP boards for paddlers and rental outfitters from coast-to-coast.
Atlas Paddles
Atlas Paddles was founded in 2025 making paddles right in your backyard.
Go North Rafts
Go North Rafts is a, Oregon-based company specializing in ultralight, durable packrafts designed for a variety of outdoor adventures, including whitewater paddling, bike rafting, hiking, fishing, and hunting. They are available locally at Clackamas River Outfitters in Estacada.
Zet Kayaks USA
At ZetKayaks.com, we are dedicated to bringing you the best in kayaking with our exceptional range of Zet kayaks. Whether you’re a seasoned paddler or just starting out, our selection of whitewater kayaks offers something for everyone.
Pyranha Kayaks
After over 40 years of research and development, award winning designs, world-class expeditions, supporting top class boaters and expanding to become Europe’s leading specialist manufacturer of canoes and kayaks, we still design and build all our boats in Britain. We do not know where our kayaks will be paddled so they are all built to the same high standard – to be pushed to the limit by our world class team of paddlers on the world’s toughest rivers in the Himalayas, Rockies and Andes.
We are still primarily run by kayakers and so are committed to being on the leading edge of kayak design and make constant improvements to our whole production process to support this.
From kids to champions, we want everyone to enjoy the world’s biggest water sport having as much fun out there as we do. Whether that’s just ripping up your local play spot, exploring a remote creek or just messing about on the river. We always have and always will be by Enthusiasts, for Enthusiasts. Developing the most technologically advanced materials, using the industry leading processing methods and most detailed quality control systems means we can produce truly world class kayaks and reduce our impact on the environment.
AIRE
AIRE has been making high-performance, durable whitewater rafts, catarafts, and inflatable kayaks since 1989 in Meridian, Idaho. AIRE designs and builds their boats in the USA, using an innovative AIREcell system—an internal bladder inside a tough outer shell—for superior performance, durability, and repairability. Designed and tested by boaters, AIRE’s industry leading designs are at the forefront of whitewater rafting. Their boats are popular among rafters, guides, and adventure seekers for their quality, performance, and unmatched 10-year No Fault Warranty.
Aldercreek Canoe & Kayak
A pillar of the Pacific Northwest kayaking community we are your one stop shop for all things kayak, canoe and SUP. We offer classes, rentals and retail with knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Riverworx
Industrial river equipment made in the USA. Manufacturing custom composite kayaks and high quality river equipment in the Pacific Northwest
Aquabound Paddles
For over 30 years, Aqua Bound has stood for kayak paddles of the highest-quality. Our Wisconsin-based team takes pride in producing best-in-class experiences for paddlers around the globe. Our commitment to service, pride in workmanship and dedication to innovation translate into paddles that bear the mark of quality and the promise of good times. Proudly made by paddlers, for paddlers, we embody the spirit of adventure and a never-satisfied attitude. You can trust that no matter where the waters are headed, Aqua Bound is committed to “Taking You There”.
Sawyer
Premier Oar and Paddle Manufacturer Headquartered in Beautiful Southern Oregon for 60 years. Sawyer offers a full line of modern and traditional products for oarsmen, canoeists, kayakers, surfers and paddlers of all genres, delivered into your hands to provide unsurpassed function, performance and beauty. We design and handcraft every product in Talent, Oregon, USA, ensuring everything we make is from the highest quality materials with careful attention to detail. We take pride in our employees, stewardship of the environment and our country. In return, you have the assurance of knowing the product you receive from us is genuine, made in America and cannot be replicated. Sawyer products are designed by paddlers, oarsmen and surfers alike to fully meet your performance needs. Pick one up today and experience “The Feel of Water!”
Go Light Outdoors
Your Source for Quality Lightweight Whitewater Equipment – including our “International Travel” cataraft packages designed to be transported on commercial airlines to worldwide destinations. We also offer one of the lightest, best handling, high-kick catarafts on the market that weighs in as little 40 pounds for the set of tubes. We are a dealer for Jack’s Plastic Welding and Sotar. Accessories include full break-down aluminum frames, custom mesh bags, and custom travel bags for tubes and frames.
Sotar
Sotar boats are design and made next the Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Merlin, OR. It takes many hands to design and build our boats. Each hand adds to the boats custom details. We are a small business with fewer than 20 employees. We work hard and then we play hard on the products we make. Sotar makes everything from inflatable kayaks, to ultra light rafts, to full size 18 oar frame boats.
Recretec
Simply put, we strive to build the best raft and cataraft frames on the market. What does that mean? It means that even though we’ve been doing this since 1972, there is no perfect frame. We’re constantly trying to improve a time tested product, which is not easy. The only way we can do that is to not only have passion for the outdoors where our products live, we also have to be excited everyday about fabrication and listen to our customers. Through thousands of hours of real world feedback and in house R&D, we believe we have succeeded in offering the most versatile range of adventure rafting products available today.
Kokopelli
Since 2012 Kokopelli has designed and manufactured award winning packrafts, inflatable kayaks and stand-up paddle boards. Kokopelli products are ruggedly designed to last and purposefully built for ultimate portability and packability. Paddlers, campers, hikers, overland and van life enthusiasts, bikers, climbers, anglers and hunters adventure all around the world in their packrafts. Kokopelli specializes in packrafts which are ultralight and packable kayaks that weight 5-20 pounds, making them easy to cary to remote paddle spots or if you are just tight on storage space.
Clackamas River Outfitters
Clackamas River Outfitters is dedicated to getting people on the water with the right gear, local knowledge, and a focus on safety and fun. The shop specializes in paddle sports gear, rentals, tours, and instruction on the Clackamas River in approachable paddling experiences, helping beginners to experts explore the Clackamas River with confidence. Every visit is centered on friendly service, quality equipment, and memorable time outdoors. CRO also specializes in disc golf and carries a wide variety of discs. Stop by our shop in downtown Estacada.
More Information You Need to Know
Are you interested in trying new gear at this year’s festival? Here’s what you’ll need to know about vendor demos.sign up for demos at the registration booth
- All demo participants must obtain a wrist ban
- Wrist bans are obtained by signing a liability form and paying the $10 ACA insurance fee at the registration booth.
- Paddlers should have previous whitewater experience and their skills should be appropriate for the section of river they are demoing gear on. If an individual is unsure what section of river is appropriate for them they should double check with the vendor they are demoing gear from.*
- Weather in May can be unpredictable. Temperatures range from cold and wet. To sunny and dry.
- Appropriate personal gear is mandatory for demos. Drysuit/wetsuit, helmet, and life jacket are mandatory to demo boats. We recommend neoprene boots and neoprene gloves/pogies if you plan to be on the water.
- Shuttles will be running from the event site at Carter Bridge between Hole In the Wall Put In and Big Eddy take out.
*If you aren’t a whitewater paddler, some vendors will have the option to try out a packraft, kayak or SUP on North Fork Reservoir but you will need to transport the boat from the event 10 miles down stream and then back up to the event.