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Refresh Your Rain Gear With Nikwax

Refresh Your Rain Gear With Nikwax

Do you have great outdoor clothing that might be getting a little funky after a few seasons of use?  Extend the life of your product by keeping your foul weather...

Refresh Your Rain Gear With Nikwax

Do you have great outdoor clothing that might be getting a little funky after a few seasons of use?  Extend the life of your product by keeping your foul weather...

Gear Review: XtraTuf Legacy Boot

Gear Review: XtraTuf Legacy Boot

What season comes between winter and summer in the Upper Peninsula? Mud season. After years of searching we think we've finally found the perfect pair of boots to handle spring in...

Gear Review: XtraTuf Legacy Boot

What season comes between winter and summer in the Upper Peninsula? Mud season. After years of searching we think we've finally found the perfect pair of boots to handle spring in...

Isle Royale National Park by SUP

Isle Royale National Park by SUP

A Trip report from the summer of 2018 by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson One of the most magical places in the Upper Peninsula sits 60 miles off shore...

Isle Royale National Park by SUP

A Trip report from the summer of 2018 by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson One of the most magical places in the Upper Peninsula sits 60 miles off shore...

Find the Perfect Kid's Bike This Spring

Find the Perfect Kid's Bike This Spring

There is no better way for a child to celebrate the end of winter than with that first glorious bike ride of spring. But sometimes when the snow melts we...

Find the Perfect Kid's Bike This Spring

There is no better way for a child to celebrate the end of winter than with that first glorious bike ride of spring. But sometimes when the snow melts we...

Gear Review - Flylow Baker Bib

Gear Review - Flylow Baker Bib

Customers always ask what is the best piece of clothing to stay warm in the cold winters and on Upper Peninsula ski hills. Our answer? The Flylow Baker Bibs. From...

Gear Review - Flylow Baker Bib

Customers always ask what is the best piece of clothing to stay warm in the cold winters and on Upper Peninsula ski hills. Our answer? The Flylow Baker Bibs. From...

Custom Voile Ski Straps featuring Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Down Wind Sports

5 Uses for the Voile Straps from our staff

Customers always ask what is the best piece of clothing to stay warm in the cold winters and on Upper Peninsula ski hills. Our answer? The Flylow Baker Bibs. From...

5 Uses for the Voile Straps from our staff

Customers always ask what is the best piece of clothing to stay warm in the cold winters and on Upper Peninsula ski hills. Our answer? The Flylow Baker Bibs. From...