Action cameras are everywhere in the outdoors community, and paddling adventures are an obvious match for these tiny tech marvels. However, nowadays there’s so many options on the market and they keep improving so quickly that it’s hard to tell if one is right for us. And if so, which one?

When you're on the coast in the Pacific Northwest, you know you can count on good paddling no matter where you go! Coastal paddling on the ocean, alpine lakes with gorgeous mountain views, or rivers that flow from the high mountains into the ocean, you have got options in Washington!

Treading water three miles offshore is no place for a wrong number. Christian Nelson didn’t know the trouble he was in. He was three miles out from Gulf Shores Alabama when the kayak he was trolling from developed a 9-inch crack between the scupper holes.

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