Inflatable Kayaks

[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.

[Cataboo]

ha. I haven't gotten there yet - I have a friend down in florida that offers to certify me if I go down..
but the last thing I need is another expensive hobby that i need to fly to

[emily_in_nc]

I would also be interested in feedback on inflatable kayaks. We just sold our very nice (but loooong) touring kayaks because they were too big to take on our 30' sailboat, and we're just spending way more time on that than we were paddling in the past 2 years. We're considering a tandem inflatable kayak eventually as we do love paddling.

We sold our kayaks and Thule hull-a-ports on craigslist and have our Yakima roof rack listed now.

[Cataboo]

Maybe you should think about something like this:

http://www.oceankayak.com/kayaks/sin...yak_board.html


It'll fit into your van, be fine for the monocacy or around cambridge - you won't be a speed demon on it, but I don't think you'll be one anyways

REi's got it on a bit of a sale, not sure it'll be there in october when you're ready to buy... benefit of rei is that if you try it out & don't like it... you can return it. free shipping if you pick it up in store.
http://www.rei.com/outlet/product/793958

[Zen]

There's no photo of the second one but it sounds like it looks like the first one.
So that's what you mean by 'sit on top'.

It just doesn't seem right to me. But I can't dismiss something i know nothing about.

ETA-
I think I just dismissed it. There's no seat back to lean against.

[emily_in_nc]

Sit on tops are fun (we used them on vacation in the Keys and BVI), but they are definitely for bathing suit paddling and warm water only -- you are basically sitting in water the entire time. Not a lot of water, but they aren't like kayaks that you actually sit inside on a seat and have some reasonable hope of staying dry.

[Cataboo]

There's no photo of the second one but it sounds like it looks like the first one.
So that's what you mean by 'sit on top'.

It just doesn't seem right to me. But I can't dismiss something i know nothing about.

ETA-
I think I just dismissed it. There's no seat back to lean against.

Oh, you buy seats for them. But it makes 'em a thin flat boat that slides into your van.

Julie sticks her yoga mat or something in hers and sits on top of that and stays dry. Probably wouldn't in waves

[Zen]

But it has no back to lean against!
How can I relax in a cove and eat pie without a seat back?

[Tuckervill]

Yes, it does have a back. It's like a bucket seat that you buy, and the seat is attached via straps and adjustable for your comfort.

Karen