LIFE IN WATER

LIFE AROUND SHARKS

Shark diving isn’t for the faint of heart. For Tanner Mansell, the ocean and life around sharks is a lifestyle that he couldn’t ignore. 

XTRATUF® TREKS BEYOND
Lifelong water lover and climber Noah Kane pushed himself harder and farther to reach new heights when he attempted a climb El Toro in Northern Mexico. See how he faced the toughest challenge of his life.
PUSHING BOUNDARIES

Meet Errin Casano- outdoor enthusiast and self-professed boundary-pusher. She packed up her kayak and XTRATUFs to set out on an ocean adventure on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia where gnarly winds attempted to push her off course.   

COREY FORREST TOUGHING IT OUT
It’s still dark outside and my hands are already black with grease. I feel a bead of sweat make its way down my spine and I wipe my brow with the back of my hand. “It’s always something,” I mutter to myself at least fifty times a day.
I AM XTRATUF: CAPTAIN LIONEL
Cutting his teeth on the frigid waters of Alaska to now working as a professional guide in the Florida gulf, meet Pro Team Member Captain Lionel James whose mental and physical strength personify what it means to be XTRATUF.  
I AM XTRATUF: MCKENNA PETERSON
Meet McKenna Peterson, captain of F/V Atlantis and professional skier. No one could ever have imagined McKenna’s story. Her life has taken wild turns that feeds her adrenaline and fuels her to keep persevering. To keep doing.
I AM XTRATUF: AK Shellfish Farms
Meet Weatherly and Greg Bates of Alaska Shellfish Farms. These two Rhode Island natives found their way to Alaska where they chose to plant their family’s roots to harvest oysters, mussels, and kelp in one of the most remote mariculture farms in...
LEMON HALIBUT RECIPE BY @CASTANDIRON
Light a fire and let it burn down to a good coal bed. Place a rack over top and preheat your cast iron skillet. Add some high-smoke point oil to the skillet and place a pot of salted water over the fire to boil.
MCKENNA PETERSON RESILIENCE
Fishermen are expert storytellers. The more salty the fisherman, the better the story. A fishing mentor of mine likes to tell a story from ‘way back in the day’ during a particularly terrible Alaska salmon fishing opening. The story goes that...
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Over the past 60 years, we have been focused on building the most durable boots to reduce the carbon footprint by creating product that will last for years to come. This is just the first step for us to reduce our carbon footprint by keeping our...
FISHCAKE BENNY RECIPE BY @CASTANDIRON

Eggs benny has to be one of my favourite meals to make at home and there's no reason not to make this over a fire. Made with chinook salmon and spot prawn.

 

CATCHING UP WITH THE SALMON SISTERS
The past year, we have focused on getting wild fish onto people’s plates – through our online direct to door sales and through our Give Fish Project, which donates wild salmon to our community through the Food Bank of Alaska.
COREY FORREST - HER?
My family has been making a living on the water and commercial fishing for hundreds of years, so I suppose it is in our blood. But, unlike my brothers who seemed inclined to be part of it from a young age, there were never any women...
Craft Brewing Business
These boots are made for brewin'
“From the mash tun through the bottling and after washing up, the proven Legacy Chevron outsole will give you great traction. The outsole compound has a lot of give to it, so you get good traction on wet floors but also on diamond plates...
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
I was an eager young 14 year old innocently arriving to a beautifully-treacherous place where I would learn to love the simplicity of a cup of black coffee and a granola bar. I had just finished school and convinced my parents that I was...