New for 2006! The Trading Post is proud to carry recreation and touring kayaks from Perception. For over 25 years, Perception has been one of the world's leading maufacturers of modern kayaks.

With its outstanding combination of initial stability and speed, the Eclipse is the all around platform that has helped many people explore so many beaches, oceans and bays

With its outstanding combination of initial stability and speed, the Eclipse is the all around platform that has helped many people explore so many beaches, oceans and bays.

Everything you wanted in a capable expedition boat, with less weight and a lower cost. Introducing Airalite™.

The shortest in the Avatar family, the Avatar 15.5 is perfect for smaller paddlers insisting on high performance in a shorter length. Nimble and responsive multi chine design puts the Avatar 15.5 at home in all kinds of paddling environments.

Designed with the Greenland-style kayak in mind, the new Avatar 16.0 reflects progressive thinking by our touring and boat designers. Stability not usually associated with such responsive performance is substantial -- making the Avatar 16.0 at home on any and all water in the capable hands of paddlers of many levels.

You should never wait too long to introduce children to the water. This can be easily done with the Carolina 12.0. It is a sleek and seaworthy for water rats up to 120 pounds. Sort of like a junior touring boat designed specifically for kids.

For this year, we decided to redesign our popular Carolina 13.5 making the hull faster, the cockpit easier to enter and exit and by increasing the boat's overall comfort.

The lightweight version of the popular 13.5. This boat is stable, tracks well, cruises efficiently, and paddles easily.

The Carolina 14.5 is incredibly seaworthy and easy to paddle no matter what your experience level. When you paddle it you will understand why it is the most popular touring boat in the world.

The boat that virtually invented the day touring category joins forces with the kayak material of the future.

This big boy takes the very best of our original Carolina and increases the cockpit size and height to accommodate the bigger brethren in the paddling family. We've increased its volume as well as the cargo capacity by adding nearly fifteen inches from its little brother.

Sometimes the best way to travel is in pairs and nothing travels better that way than the new Carolina II 17.5. The superior wide beam tandem design is unbelievably stable. As part of the Carolina family, it is seaworthy and incredibly easy to paddle for paddlers of any experience level.

Short and sweet, the Swifty is our most popular recreational kayak. Extremely stable and easy to paddle, it's what we call an easy access boat. Anyone can get into it and have fun.

Hmmmmm...Now what could possibly keep you from saying yes to this sleek new kayak? Just like the Sonoma 13.5, this 10 foot recreational wonder is highlighted by our revolutionary Airalite Technology. Short, sweet, and more fun to paddle than most kayaks on the market.

The Acadia 11.5 provides paddlers with an outstanding starting platform to explore and enjoy kayaking.

The Sundance 9.5 is the smallest and most nimble of our new Sundance family. The Sundance resembles a a touring kayak in design but features super-sized knee room and is ideal for lakes and ponds. A perfect boat for first time paddlers.

This mid-sized tandem has adjustable rotomolded seat on rails for a custom fit so it can accommodate long-legged and petite paddlers.

Take the Sundance 9.5 and add add some speed and better tracking to the mix and you have the Sundance 12.0. Like the Sundance 9.5, it is ideal for lakes and ponds, but is also at home on slow moving rivers.

Paddlers love the polyethylene version of this popular fishing, bird watching and photography boat due in part to excellent stability and efficient glide.

The Sundance II is a new tandem designed for couples and families. The large cockpit opening and equally accommodating seats make it an easy place to spend the better part of your recreational free time