When a Canadian energy company made a proposal to start routing oil tankers through the Douglas Channel and Greatbear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada, the birds, whales and other wildlife endemic to the area couldn’t stand up for themselves. So Norm Hann stood for them. Norm and his partners traveled
Get DOWN with yo’ bad self! (Or how to clean your down jacket).
As I was looking through online reviews of Nikwax products, one review really caught my eye. It simply stated, “Don’t ever wash down. The benefit is never worth the cost.” Now, I couldn’t disagree more, but it got me thinking about how nerve-wracking cleaning expensive outdoor gear can be. I
Nikwax Faction member Jen Segger is making tracks in Costa Rica!
Think you’ve had a busy week? Canadian endurance athlete and Nikwax Faction member Jen Segger (www.challengebychoice.ca) will run 250km before the week is out. Jen, along with 12 other Canadian athletes, is in the final stages of the 250km staged endurance run in Costa Rica. As the Canadian ambassador for the race
Where are my Nikwax instructions?
We recently switched all of our products in North America to dual language (English and French) labels. With this switch we had to fit more words on the label. In order to do so, we had to make some of our labels peel and read. Here’s a handy guide on
A Happy Tale of Snowboard Theft
Yes that’s right. You read that correctly. This is my happy tale of how I got my snowboard stolen and what ensued. It was during night snowboarding on a Tuesday that it happened. One minute I was inside enjoying a French dip and a frosty pint, the next I was
The Verfest is coming!
This is for all you skiers and snowboarders out there! The 5th annual Vertfest is happening February 12-13 at Alpental. Vertfest is the BIGGEST backcountry festival and rando rally race in the Northwest!! This year its a 2 day event with rad clinics, demos, films and of course the race!
Welcome!
Hello Interweb! Welcome to our Blog. This is a new and exciting endeavor for us here at Nikwax and we’re designing it with YOU in mind. Our hope is that this is the beginning of a conversation. We’ll talk about Nikwax, both our products and our company, but we’ll also