Inflatable Kayaks

[Cataboo]

Here's an inflatable on craigslist:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...227708900.html

making boats:
http://yostwerks.com/

No duct tape involved unless you wanna... Somewhere there's this pretty hilarious link about a math graduate student who was building his own foldable boat and after building his frame, was super excited & wanted to try it out before getting the skin put on it - so he wrapped the frame with saran wrap & went off to the river to try the boat out.

[Cataboo]

how long is the mothership? Can you fold down the seats? Julie manages to stick that sit on top of hers into her husband's honda element - folds down the passenger side seats and it just slides in. I think that kayak is like 10-12 foot long or something, I took her over to appotomatox river company (paddleva.com) once & she picked it 'cause it fit in that car... I don't think it was more than like $300-400 new. Appotomatox river company sometimes has great prices on boats, although it's a haul getting down there from up here.

[Zen]

I could stick it out the sunroof.

[lph]

I don't know anything about inflatable kayaks, but I just wanted to say that I found a technique for sliding my kayak onto a roof rack that is very easy. As long as you can lift one end of a kayak you can do it, unless you have a very tall car maybe.

[Zen]

Well, the roof rack would also be another added expense
A good paddle costs almost as much as a kayak!

[Cataboo]

roof racks are things you can sometimes get cheaper on criagslist if you know the parts you need...

paddles, steepandcheap has had some carlisle ones lately that aren't bad... otherwise, bending branches makes some nice inexpensive paddles. Unfortunately I've sold all my spare paddles that I'm allowed to, or julie inherited them. You used to be able to get bending branches infusion dream paddles, which were a plastic paddle with a crank shaft that weighed about 37 ounces - good paddle in that you never had to worry about the blades ( my carbon fiber paddle blades - I cry when they scratch) especially in rocky areas. I still have one of the unfusion dreams, but unfortunately the bf likes that paddle a lot.

Check out the CPA kayaker forums to see if anyone's selling anything cheap (cheasapeake paddlers association)


I've gotten my last couple paddles off ebay "relatively" cheaply.

[Cataboo]

Well, the roof rack would also be another added expense
A good paddle costs almost as much as a kayak!

You know... if you started skiing in addition to the kayaking, then you could join me in the full range of the most expensive hobbies on earth without having the income to match...

Between cycling, kayaking, photography, computers for photos & the internet, skiing, lightweight camping/backpacking gear and the rest of that.... It gets mighty expensive.

Of course, other people somehow just ride their 20 year old bike and never upgrade anything and are fine.

add in kite surfing, kites are freaking expensive too. luckily i can talk the bf into buying those for himself & just use his.

[7rider]

You know... if you started skiing in addition to the kayaking, then you could join me in the full range of the most expensive hobbies on earth without having the income to match...

Between cycling, kayaking, photography, computers for photos & the internet, skiing, lightweight camping/backpacking gear and the rest of that.... It gets mighty expensive.

Ain't that the truth.
But she'd have to ad scuba diving to the list to really induce an economic coronary.

[Zen]

These knees can stand just so much. I only joined the ski club for the parties