Inflatable Kayaks

[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

[Cataboo]

My seat back in my touring kayak is adjusted by straps also for my comfort.

Here's the link to the seat options:
http://oceankayak.stores.yahoo.net/backrests.html

I'm sure there's 3rd party options.

And just 'cause I like this pic, here's Julie in her sit on top, she's dry, has a seat back & her yoga mat thingie and she was doing better in the narrow little channels we were going through than I was in my 16 foot long boat:






She did pick the boat 'cause it fit into her honda element without any problems, she can maneuver it on her own, and it does what she wants - enjoy a day on the water & watch the wildlife, etc.

[Zen]

This is starting to remind me of cycling.

C'mere little girl. This kayak is only $225.00.
You like it don't you?
What's that? A seat? A paddle?
BwaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Cataboo]

*cough*

If you want to start touring with your kayak like you do with your bike...

That's a whole different story & price range.

And then I would tell you getting a sit on top is ridiculous and it's why I don't have one despite recognizing that they're damned convenient for lazing on the river with.

Speaking of which, I gotta go find all my camping gear so I can shove it into the kayak this weekend.