A light, compact and elegantly designed kayak which you can fold like origami might be the next coolest water toy ever invented. Designed from the need of saving space, Oru Kayak is made out of a ...

We’re going to guess it’s been a while since you’ve been kayaking. We could be dead wrong here, but there are a lot of logistical issues to deal with before you get out there on the water to do some ...

Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market's most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, ...

The Earth’s waters are rising. Since 1880, global warming has increased the world’s sea level by eight inches, and climate scientists report that the rate of this rise will only accelerate (to the ...

If the idea of an afternoon kayaking sounds like the perfect escape but the reality of storing a boat in your apartment seems daunting, Oru has created a kayak for urban dwellers that folds up in an ...

Finding a place for a bike in a cramped city apartment is hard enough. Finding a place for a seagoing vessel is nearly impossible–unless you have this foldable kayak. For Anton Willis to grab a boat ...

German product designer Daniel Schult has come with an alternative, however, in the form of a folding kayak that can be carried like a backpack. First of all, yes, American manufacturer Oru does ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Origami was originally the Japanese art of paper folding, ...

The best products are the ones that solve a problem. When it comes to owning a kayak, one of the biggest problems is where to store it when it’s not in use. For some, it’s as easy as standing it up in ...

Anton Willis grew up in rural Mendocino County, with easy access to rivers, lakes, and the ocean. A recreational but not avid kayaker, he was forced to become even less active in the sport in 2008 ...