Gorge Gear Library
A major goal at wouzel.com has always been to serve the community with gear knowledge and unbiased reviews. However, nothing can quite beat testing the gear yourself. As such, I've compiled a list of free demo's in the Gorge.
Please do not abuse demo gear! It's a privilege for us all that can easily be lost. Bring it back as nice as you picked it up. Clean and dry!
Gwen LeTutor of Wingfoil Pro Center has loaned out the following:
80 and 85cm Skinny masts
Regular Fuse
Titanium Fuse
Enduro 800/900
Silk v2 850
Mako Carve Pro 120
Reach out on instagram to schedule a demo: Bryan.Wouzel
CRISP Foils has sent out a 110, 130, 150 Armstrong and 110, 130, 150 adaptable flex tail for the 2026 season. Reach out on instagram to any of these accounts to set up a demo:
Carter_fiveo and grab a Dynamo Wing at the same time!
Five-O Windsports is offering free demo's on Dynamo wings. E-mail Carter to meet up and grab them. info@fiveowindsports.com
Omen Foils is offering up free demos on their boards and foils. Fill out the contact form on their site or shoot them an email. info@omenfoils.com
Slingshot will be running their free demo center at the waterfront this year. Wing and kite gear will be available for multi-day demos. To get all the details you can reach Slingshot at: info@slingshotsports.com
Chinook Sailing has offered up a handful of 18" harness lines to try with parawings. Reach out to me via insta: Bryan.Wouzel or ask me at the beach if you'd like to give one a go!
Naish is participating in the gear library and will be happy to set you up with demos of foils, wings, boards, and parawings. Reach out to Adam at Naish to set up a demo. adam@naish.com
Hydrocraft launched this year! They will be doing demos out of their shop this summer:
708 Oak Street, Hood River, OR 97031
If you aren't by the shop you can reach them via e-mail: info@hydrocraftsystems.com
They will also have Vayu parawings on hand for you to demo.
Buyback Gear:
For One Week PAID Checkouts:
Wings:
Cloud IX 3.5m windwing $300 with $200 buyback.
F-One Strike v3 2m $300 with $200 buyback.
You can email me at bryan.wouzel@gmail.com to coordinate.
The Gorge Gear Library exists to help riders make better purchasing decisions by providing direction to access demo equipment. Brands and shops may provide demo gear, but inclusion in the library does not imply endorsement, and my reviews remain independent.