What (materials) did the Eskimos build their kayaks with?

Very few trees grew in Greenland and most of the Arctic, so the Inuits scavenged driftwood. This was not a problem in Greenland, as the coast received a fairly constant trickle of driftwood that followed the ocean currents. They used skins, mostly seal, to sheathe their kayaks, and waterproofed them with blubber. Later, when contact with Europe was more common, they began to buy wood at the trading posts, and sheathed their kayaks with canvas.

Paddle blog

Kayakkspesialisten paddles the entire Norway coast in 2011. Follow the trip and the planning on our blog: Paddle expedition blog.

New kayak type!

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Building a Nansen kayak.

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New articles

Finally all articles and texts have been translated into english. Now you can read about kayaking with children, dressing for sea kayaking and more!