Inflatable Canoes / Kayaks
Discussion
Does anyone have any experience of inflatable canoes or kayaks?
I go bodyboarding when the surf permits but sometimes on my day off I'll go to the beach (100 yards from my house
) and it is glassy calm.
I live in an apartment so a rigid kayak isn't an option (nowhere to keep it) but I saw inflatable ones on eBay which looked fun and won't take up too much storage room.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I go bodyboarding when the surf permits but sometimes on my day off I'll go to the beach (100 yards from my house
) and it is glassy calm.I live in an apartment so a rigid kayak isn't an option (nowhere to keep it) but I saw inflatable ones on eBay which looked fun and won't take up too much storage room.
Any advice would be appreciated.
OOOH! Me! Me!
I've just come back from a 3 day mooch around the Lake District with a mate.
In this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Inflatable-Kayak-Canoe-Dingh...
Was ace, however, take some duct tape and a bit of super glue. You can get a fair amount in the ends of the boats, and some in between the 2 people. And you can dangle cans of Stella into the water using the rope around the side, if you want to. Ahem.
ETA: Takes f
king ages to get all the air out, as the material used is quite thick. Resisted pointy rocks etc with me. Just a bit of glue to get on top of any cracks around the seals.
I've just come back from a 3 day mooch around the Lake District with a mate.
In this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Inflatable-Kayak-Canoe-Dingh...
Was ace, however, take some duct tape and a bit of super glue. You can get a fair amount in the ends of the boats, and some in between the 2 people. And you can dangle cans of Stella into the water using the rope around the side, if you want to. Ahem.
ETA: Takes f
king ages to get all the air out, as the material used is quite thick. Resisted pointy rocks etc with me. Just a bit of glue to get on top of any cracks around the seals.Edited by Taita on Monday 8th September 17:14
My brother sells them. Largest retailer of the things in the UK IIRC. Just google 'Inflatable Canoes' and his company will pop up, 2nd one down in sponsored links....begins with 'Adventure' ( not breaking the ad rules here am I?).... mention his little brother Tim and he'll give you a discount. PM me if you like.
I have several of my own, they're excellent. Far, far more capable than most people think, not toys at all. I'm in the same boat.....don't want to faff about with a roof rack and scratch my car, and I don't have the storage space anyway, it's very useful to have the canoe in my boot all the time though for those sunny evenings when I fancy getting out on the river or sea.
I have several of my own, they're excellent. Far, far more capable than most people think, not toys at all. I'm in the same boat.....don't want to faff about with a roof rack and scratch my car, and I don't have the storage space anyway, it's very useful to have the canoe in my boot all the time though for those sunny evenings when I fancy getting out on the river or sea.
Edited by Timmy35 on Monday 8th September 17:22
superlightr said:
Ganglandboss said:
No, but I fancy one myself so I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.
bump - me too.Was looking move at the streemlined ones, proper seats, £400 squid range. To use on rivers
Taita said:
"Comfortable cushion seats"To be fair to the product, I can't imagine anywhere on it that is uncomfortable to sit...
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