Kayaks
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- opiate
Whats up, looking to get into kayaking. Don't want to drop a huge amount of cash. Any of you into it, and have any pointers on what to get?
- opiate0
kick***
- horton0
sea kayak or whitewater/ surf?
- jpea0
what kind of kayaking? sea or river/whitewater boat?
ww boats are usually much cheaper and can take a ton of abuse. sea are usually most expensive and can get REALLY spendy if you get a composite boat rather than a plastic hull boat.
then spray skirt, pfd, dry bags, paddle, etc...
check out http://paddling.net/
good resource
- gruntt0
that's a very popular activity here in asheville. i'd be interested to learn more as well.
- opiate0
i wanna buy one that can do both. Not looking to do hardcore rapids just yet. Just something to go out and go. If that makes any sense.
- opiate0
yeah gruntt, i know a couple people that go up there quite a bit. Good escape from shit.
- letters0
yeah, sea, river, or white water.
and then, where will you be taking it. I mean, a closed inlet in Maine is different to the middle of the Pacific.
There are lots of different ways to go, and inexpensive ways to get started.
my brother is a kayaker and works in a kayak shop, selling and giving tours—one of the best ways to start is to begin with a second hand boat. a lot of shops will buy back old boats and put the payment towards new ones—swap days...
- horton0
a NT classic:
- letters0
white water boats are very different from sea or causal river boats.
I would say find a plastic river boat, like a Prijon or a Chatham and then get a decent paddle. Second hand if you can.
then learn how to do it properly.
- opiate0
well, right now I am in atlantaand will prolly end up going down rivers, but am planning on moving to cali and will be spending alot of time on the ocean. Are there Hybrids of both?
- jpea0
maybe look into what's called a creeking boat then. longer than most ww boats (8-9 feet and more usually). no rudder for tracking (some sea boats have them), but fairly stable and pretty cheap.
- horton0
those kayaks in the whale vid are sea kayaks.. definitely not something you would paddle down a river.
my family has a couple out here on the west coast.. great for touring and camping in protected waters.. but out in an open swell they are pretty sketchy; they are much more narrow and long than an whitewater/ surf kayak... and far more fragile.
- letters0
a sea kayak in open water, even some small swell is fine, if you know what you’re doing. they are narrower but this gives you more control.
- horton0
* fragile but apparently can withstand a whale impact ;)
- opiate0
thanks for the input guys!
- blaw0