Erik Sjöstedt

- this paddling thing seems like fun. Time outside counts!

In the first place, it is sea paddling/tour paddling that applies, long-distance paddling says something, but we rarely paddle far. Excursion paddling is probably a sensible definition 🙂 Really like being out with the kayak and the tent but other time outdoors is not wrong either.. Want to go out more! There will also be some walking, hiking, mountain biking, skiing with more. Take some photos when we are out, think it's fun. Showing some of the pictures here on the net and on e.g Flickr, Instagram, Facebook and more. If anyone wants to see them bigger, we can come up with one projector or we can print pictures on canvas or other material.

Born: May 7, 1968. Living: In Kollebäckstorp (or Knäckebröhult as we now say), in the middle of the forest in Northwest Scania together with Pia (formerly two cats Nikon & Ilgot). From time to time we think about moving to an archipelago region, so if anyone has a fun job offer, just get in touch 😉 Speaking of Knäckebröhult, we've sometimes managed to be a bit sneaky.

• Outside had an article about us in spring 2013 which is now online.
• In autumn 2017, the Andra Sätt podcast visited and talked a bit.
• In the summer of 2020, Subaru's magazine visited.

The articles above are pretty much about working a little less, doing more of what you like and being outdoors and together a lot.

Erik Sjöstedt works with: Various workers in own company Paddle. A bit of mixed work with our own sites, other people's sites and some texts in mixed directions sometimes. Previous occupations below.

• May 2012 – September 2013. Freelance basis for/for out north. Product texts, blog and the like. Stopped when it felt like too much "factory".
• 2008-2011 – Half-time as a web editor, pixel pular and outdoor geek at Get Out but was dismissed when Outnet took over and they cleared away the overflow 😉
• 2007-2009 Half-time as web editor at the magazine FOTO, which was owned by Allers. The sites were then in EPIserver and were incredibly sluggish, so I got tired and had also come to the conclusion that a maximum of half an hour in total would be enough.
• 1999-2008 pixel nerd on Choose Photolab. Scanning, retouching, printing, original work and more.
• 1996-1999 Worked together with Lars Kjellberg to start up the photo sites Photodo.se and Photodo.com (now closed). A little early for ad-funded sites then, but fun to try.
• 1992-1996 Participated in starting the magazine Fotografi together with Lars Kjellberg and Leslie Spenner. Wrote, scanned, laid out, did camera tests, lens tests and lots of other fun stuff.
• 1989-1992 Photo technical assistant at the newspaper Aktuell Fotografi (now FOTO which is now defunct). Tested some gadgets, wrote some practical articles and slaved away in the darkroom and studio. Aktuell Fotografi was owned by Allers, who bought the magazine Foto and merged the magazines in 1992.

Paddles: A bit mixed but mostly Clapotis, Clapotis in cow fiber or Arrow Play, sometimes one VKV Kåre, Tracer 165 etc. Previous kayaks in the fleet have been NDK Triton , Rockhopper 340, Surf skis Fenn Mako XT replica, Rockpool Alaw Bach, SKUK Romany, NDK Explorer,  Skim Dex, Buccaneer, VKV Offshore, Mistral and others Read more about our kayaks here. Has also SUPat a little in recent years and have done some rapids paddling.

Favorite color: Orange! Will probably get some more fine colored orange stuff!!

Kayaked for the first time: 1991 in Lake Halen. No real highlight because those kayaks were pretty lousy. Before that we had paddled some Canadians. The interest in kayaking was born at some point; then it became a rental kayak a number of years before own kayak was acquired in March 1998. Built me ​​a Kavat in the year 2000.

Other: Support purchases of Danish pilsner when the need arises. Feel free to take one Single Malt on a rock next to the kayak. Playing geocaching (treasure hunting with GPS) a little now and then. Otherwise, there will be some forest cycling (or MounTainBike as it is also called), some forest walks and SkogsLufs (or TrailRunning as it is called in anxious Swedish)... Then we went down to part-time job around 2009 there has been a little more skiing, a little more farming, around the house and a little motorhome driving.

Member of: Gothenburg Canoe Association, ÄSSS – Ängelholm Skälderviken Sailing Society Denmark The sea kayakers and Tjörns Kayak Club.

Also available on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, Gowalla, Jaiku, LinkedIn, Flickr, GPS photo, The outside, Runkeeper Bloggy, blogger etc 😉