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Employee-owned NRS, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-performance inflatable boats and SUP boards, and of rugged, innovative gear for anyone seeking adventure on the water. Born in a college professor’s garage in 1972 as Northwest River Supplies, NRS has become a major force in the outdoor industry, inspiring and equipping countless paddlers and anglers in the U.S. and around the world.

Jackson Adventures originated in 2004 with the launch of Jackson Kayaks, a made-in- America whitewater brand founded by world champion and Olympic kayaker, Eric Jackson, design partner David Knight and friend, Tony Lunt. From its headquarters near Rock Island, Tennessee, the brand quickly established itself as the leader in innovation and build quality and soon diversified into a line of recreational and fishing kayaks equally distinctive for thoughtful design and elite performance. A premium cooler brand, Orion, arrived in 2014. And in 2018, Jackson Adventures created a whole new category of personal recreational and fishing craft with Blue Sky Boatworks, a super-stable, highly efficient platform that claimed Best Fishing Craft honors at 2018’s iCast. In 2019, the latest brand to join the family, Orion Kennels, brings the Jackson Adventures DNA of intelligent design and singular performance, to dog owners. The tradition of pioneering kayaks, boats, outdoor products and essential accessories continues with the arrival of Jackson Adventures’ propulsion breakthrough, the FlexDrive 3D system that seamlessly integrates easily upgradable propulsion, power and steering solutions for the industry’s most advanced interface between the user and his craft. Throughout this journey, Jackson Kayak and now Adventures, has never veered from the central values that launched the company: That we always be open and welcoming. That we make our growing family of customers and dealers feel close. That we strive for improvements in the products we create so that they reflect our authentic and honest understanding of the adventure and the adventurer. In other words, always be Outdoor To The Core.

Our mission here at Oru kayak Inc. is to transform the way we connect to the outdoors. We are an award-winning company on a mission to make the outdoors more accessible by designing a series of origami folding kayaks that transform from a portable box, into a sleek lightweight, and high-performance watercraft. Our folding kayaks inspired by origami has won multiple designs and industry awards including ISPO's Product of the Year and Gold winner of Edison awards — it’s even in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. We believe in constant innovation, and we’re hard at work on new products that make the outdoors more accessible. We’re a team of makers, designers, business strategists, and outdoors lovers. We believe that combining all of these perspectives is the key to making products and services that inspire and amaze. We are dedicated to unlocking the wonder of the great outdoors!