Ever since Oru introduced its first origami-style folding kayak back in 2012, other brands have come out with boats that were claimed to be lighter and more compact. Oru has now addressed that ...

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, ...

Every good thing has its downsides, and for a casual kayaker, the flip side of owning a small boat that you can take out anytime is that you have to get it to the lake somehow—and store it somewhere ...

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While the story of Oru Kayak’s viral startup has been told many times, little has been written about its performance on the water. Oru Kayaks redefined “folding boats” with its origami-inspired design ...

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