One of the nice things about having our contributors spread out around the country is that we can diversify our reviews, even if the weather doesn’t cooperate. At our home base in Utah, three guys spent the morning of January 1st riding their fat tire mountain bikes across a local lake and back, since the ice was several inches thick. Temps have been consistently in the single digits for much of the year so far. Yet in Southern California, we’ve got someone out kayaking. Seems wrong (because I’m the one freezing), but we’ll roll with it. - Brian I’ve been kayaking for over 10 years and was very happy to find a sit-in kayak with all the features of a sit on top model. The Sierra 10 from Malibu Kayaks was a great find. Its cockpit area was very comfortable, with a seat that supplied plenty of back support, making long days on the water that much more enjoyable. There’s loads of room for tackle, and the built in rod holders were also designed for easy access. Dimensions for this polyethylene boat are as follows: overall length is ten feet, with a maximum width of 31 inches, and a deck [...]