Reed Chillcheater
Published January 19, 2007 | 
What do you wear
When you need to impress
Just slip
into high heals
And a brand new little black dress
-pet shop boys
You all know my fixation with Reed gear. Yeah, they make it possible for the secret order of Kayak Ninja to wrap ourselves in back gear. Not that you can’t go with yellow or blue too, but black is my thing. 
The deal with Reed’s gear is that it’s just so warm and comfortable. I’ve had my cags for some time now and am always amazed how they just totally kill the effects of wind when I’m out on the water. Something that really effects me quickly. Even in my drysuit I can feel the breeze sneaking through. Not in my Reeds though. Just great stuff. So it just feels really cool and somehow apt to be able to say I’m sponsored by Reed. Thanks so much to Chris & Jo. They’ve been really kind to me over the last year as it is while I’ve been bugging them about customizations, out of date logos and every other fiddly bit I’ve come to them with. I’d thought it was just as likely they told me “derrick, please don’t shop at our store any longer. . “
Now here’s something I didn’t know. You can order Chillcheater products online here in the States from Second Wind Sports who is the North American distributor. Of course here in the Midwest you can also get Reed stuff from the Geneva Kayak Center near Chicago. But you do have to drive there.
Now we can’t all look as good as Freya Hoffmeister in her Reeds, but we can still look pretty damn cool.
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7 Responses to Reed Chillcheater
One of these days I’ll have to try out some Reed stuff and see if the Aquatherm lives up to the hype. It looks like good stuff but I’d probably only be interested in the dry gear versus just a touring cag.
Damn, you’re making me want to place an order. I *hate* to be cold. Surprisingly I’m often colder sitting at my desk than in my kayak. Do Reed make office wear?
Thomas
And, of course if you’re in Canada, then you can order directly to England like I do. Great gear, great service!
Hey,
Reed Dry gear is sort of semi-dry. Not really the sort of rolling maniac dry gear.
Hey Thomas, it depends what you have to wear to the office. They have nice fleece, then a cotton pull over sweater. Just the thing if you work from home though.
I’ve ordered mine from the UK as well till now, but they tell me to suggest everyone in North America go through Second Wind.
Derrick, Those sponsor’s logos look cool as hell in your navigation bar!
Are the Ndk red dragons the discontinued logos that you wrote about? Or are there any others?
Yeah, they do a bit.
Now I just have to earn them!
right on the logs, my red dragons.