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What's the point of expensive kayaks?

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 02:18:34 No.1343507 View View Reply Original Report

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What do they actually offer that cheaper models don't? I've had $200 kayaks and they work great, and it's a kayak so I can't imagine there are many extra features right? Is there any reason to get a $900 kayak or are they just a scam?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 02:36:57 No.1343524 Report

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>>1343507
>someone please explains to me why more expensive kayaks are priced higher than my shitty Walmart one
>I’m too lazy to look up different models to compare so I’ll just ask /out/ :)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 02:40:04 No.1343529 Report

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>>1343524
>I don't actually know the difference so I'll memetext to justify pissing $1000 down the drain
yeah I looked them up and I don't see any features worth increasing the price 5-fold nor can I imagine the quality is that much of a difference, seeing as how the cheap ones last well enough.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 02:46:38 No.1343530 Report

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>>1343529
>dude my kayak floats, what more is there to want? Those more expensive ones are a conspiracy to trick you out of your money!

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Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 02:58:24 No.1343535 Report

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>>1343530
>dude I didn't pay an extra $800 just to add two feet to my kayak, it also comes with a cupholder!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 03:03:50 No.1343537 Report

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>>1343507
My 16ft kayak was ~$3000.

Compared to cheap shit it is faster, lighter, more stable in rough water, and has a rudder to compensate for wind/currents and proper storage spaces for touring cargo.

Unless you're actually racing, no one ""needs"" an expensive kayak, and I wouldn't bounce my kayak down some rapids, but for the most part just like everything else on the planet - you get what you pay for.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 03:11:01 No.1343539 Report

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>>1343507
build materials on some using fiberglass, or other materials that may make it lighter. Several different features or configs in regards to storage of various materials. Waterproof containers, improved weight limits... etc

There are many differences. This is like saying whats the difference between a hi-point 9mm vs a Glock, or a Chevy Metro vs a Chevy Corvette...

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 03:12:17 No.1343540 Report

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>>1343529
It all depends on what you're using the yak for bud.

A rec kayak for use on an easy stream or inland lake needn't be priced $250<

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Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 03:17:27 No.1343544 Report

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>>1343535
>implying I have a kayak

Canoe master race. Sorry pleb.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 04:54:37 No.1343590 Report

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Higher quality material.

Feel a $300 Walmart kayak then feel a $1,300 Jackson kayak. One feels like a Tupperware bowl and the other feels like dense thick could take a swift beating in the rapids.

Also the features and hull design. Some of the more expensive kayaks are wider and have higher weight capacities, with large cargo areas for multi day trips. Some have live wells. Some are tandem for 2 people. Etc.

I paid $1,100 for my kayak and never regret it. It’s wide and stable enough for me to stand up and throw a casting net. It has ample storage for my camping/backpacking gear. And the seat doesn’t make my whole lower body numb after 20 minutes of sitting in it.

Just 2 weeks ago we went on a 3 day trip kayaking down the river fishing and camping. I couldn’t imagine doing that in a $300 Kayak that can’t even float around our pond for 2 hours without having a sore back and numb legs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 09:51:47 No.1343693 Report

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>>1343507
That, looks like my Necky rip.
I have had a few kayaks from 8.6' to 9' and now my Necky Rip 12' kayak and they are all fun, but the difference is size, quality, and extras.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 12:30:25 No.1343746 Report

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>>1343507
There is a huge difference, but only when you start looking at fibreglass sea kayaks and subsequently end up spending big $.

You can build a SOF sea kayak with minimal tools, skills and for quite cheap, free designs like that of Tom Yost are very good also.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 12:32:23 No.1343748 Report

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>>1343507
Track better, more comfortable-this being said if you can only afford a crappy one then buy a crappy one, you’ll still have fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Aug 2018 13:37:18 No.1343777 Report

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>>1343507
Mine was $1700 cad because I am sending it down some pretty big rapids and I need it to be able to withstand the pressure.

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