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White Water Stand Up Paddling Spins with the Elements

The crew of the Element Tour has quickly embraced stand up paddling and added their own spin to it, especially around white water destinations.

The Element Tour crew putting their new creation to the test in the turbulent waters of some undisclosed white water run, with the overly cautioned note of "Kids Do Not Try This At Home!!!"

 

Cick on photo to full image. Element Tour crew going at it at some white water run during spring time. Cick on photo to full image. Baby, the Japanese retired fire tuck, which runs 100% on vegetable oil.  Video: Nature Propelled Learn about the story behind the retired Japanese fire truck called "Baby," which turned out to be the green fun icon of the Element Tours. Video: Oil + Water Watch the story of how the Baby came to life, plus learn about the background story of the Element Tour crew. Links Boardworks Surf Element Tour

While kayaking in Montana, Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt became friends and later set foot on the road together to become one of a kind ambassadors for outdoor fun and sustainable life. As the faces of the Element Tour, these two travel around the world on a retired Japanese fire truck called “Baby,” which runs 100% on vegetable oil and generates electric power along the way. The tour encourages children to get outside and play and teaches them about the importance of being environmentally minded. “Since creating the Elements Tour in 2006, Seth has given presentations to more than 300,000 people, among them 40,000 students and teachers,” according to their website (http://www.elementstour.com).

And during some of their travels, Warren and Bradt, whose primary sports are kayaking and skiing, became enamored with stand up paddling, an explosive new sport where the rider stands on a board and propels himself using a paddle. Boardworks Surf quickly became the board sponsor of the crew and set them up with all the gear to get them rolling – figuratively, not literally, of course. With board and paddle in tote, the duo quickly welcomed the new challenge and took stand up paddling to many white water destinations.

Only a few days into their stand up paddling craze, they threw a personal twist to the sport by attaching a float to the boards and converting an inflatable couch into a down river device. As someone quickly noted, “they just need the beer dispensers on those helmets,” noting the leisurely presentation of the sit-down paddling device. Were it not couched in so much danger, the Elements Tour’s spin on stand up paddling could become quite popular  – pardon the pun.