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Where we buy, and where we earn

Some of our product links are affiliate links — when you buy through them, we earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend gear we use or would use on the trips we actually run.

Amazon Associates disclosure

Desert Maritime is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Active merchant relationships

  • Amazon · marketplace, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · Amazon Associates

    General marketplace and retailer. Primary channel for book affiliate links (64 book entities currently reference Amazon buy-links).

  • Backcountry.com · retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · AvantLink

    Outdoor gear retailer — wide assortment including paddlesports, camping, and apparel. Parallel channel to REI for gear affiliate links.

  • Bookshop.org · marketplace, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · direct

    Independent-bookstore-aligned book retailer. Editorial alternative to Amazon for book affiliate links; supports independent bookstores.

  • Canyon Coolers (direct) · manufacturer, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · direct

    Canyon Coolers direct-to-consumer storefront. The brand's own retail arm for rotomolded coolers.

  • Cataract Oars (direct) · manufacturer, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · direct

    Cataract Oars direct-to-consumer storefront. Composite whitewater oars sold direct from the manufacturer.

  • NRS (nrs.com) · manufacturer, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · direct

    Northwest River Supplies — direct-to-consumer retailer for NRS-brand whitewater gear and a broader assortment of third-party paddlesports equipment.

  • Partner Steel (direct) · manufacturer, retailer
    Affiliate program: not active · direct

    Partner Steel direct-to-consumer storefront. Camp stoves sold direct from the Pocatello, Idaho maker.

  • REI Co-op · retailer
    Affiliate program: active · AvantLink

    Outdoor retail co-op. Carries a wide assortment of paddlesports, camping, and climbing gear from multiple brands.

Our promise

We don't sort product recommendations by commission rate. Editorial judgment picks the gear; merchant affiliation follows. If we ever carry an offer we wouldn't personally buy from, we'll say so.

Questions? See our full affiliate disclosure.