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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 07:25:13 No.2564745 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2564768 >>2564812 >>2564860 >>2564987 >>2565171

I injured myself and can't hike for a couple months, so I bought a kayak as a way to get /out/ that doesn't require walking much.

Anyone else have a cheap kayak like this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 10:46:28 No.2564768 Report

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>>2564745
I bought that inflatable kayak for < $100 a few years ago. It's decent for the price. It's compact, inflates quickly, and is good enough for casual flat water outings.
My biggest piece of advice would be to get a better paddle right away because the ones that come with it are utter garbage. A sturdier storage bag for the kayak and a quality dry bag were the other accessories I purchased right away.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 13:46:40 No.2564806 Report

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I hope your injury doesn´t prevent you from swimming, anon?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:06:09 No.2564812 Report

Quoted By: >>2564813 >>2564817 >>2564968

>>2564745
Had it for 70€ a few years ago as well. It was fun, but you have to have good weather.

However, i loved it, so i spend a few thousand and got me a better folding Kayak, Nautik Argo for 2600€ with all the trimmings like deck, rudder and so on.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:07:12 No.2564813 Report

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>>2564812

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:08:13 No.2564814 Report

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>>2564813

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:15:02 No.2564817 Report

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>>2564812
>>2564813
>>2564814
Nice, what river is that?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:20:04 No.2564819 Report

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>>2564817
The river that flows out of your mother after half of /out/ has trampolined her.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:25:25 No.2564820 Report

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>>2564819
kek

First is the river Ruhr, second the Rhine, last Ruhr again, in Germany, near Duisburg where i live.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 14:28:20 No.2564822 Report

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>>2564820
the spot marks where i let my ship to sea, 200m from my garage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:10:40 No.2564842 Report

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I've considered a cheap inflatable but I think I'm better off with a rigid body yak on account of the gators and the oyster beds and such where I live

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:31:23 No.2564854 Report

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>>2564822
>>2564822
That map looks really similar to where I often go kayaking in Western New York, USA (Niagara River and Ellicott Creek)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:43:44 No.2564858 Report

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>>2564854
Show pics then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:47:41 No.2564860 Report

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>>2564745
I have a two person Itiwit. It depends what you want to use it for. Inflatables are good because they fold up and are light to carry. They blow around on a windy day pretty bad and don't track all that well though. If you want to take them on flat water it doesn't really matter what you get. If you're looking for open water or a river with mild whitecaps (like class 1 or mayyyybe class 2 if you're experienced) then you're going to want to get one with tough rubberized bottom. You do NOT want to pop a tube in the middle of a river.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:53:29 No.2564861 Report

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>>2564858
From outing with the same kayak the OP is looking at

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:55:53 No.2564863 Report

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>>2564861
Cheers, looks calm. Any ship traffic?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 15:58:33 No.2564865 Report

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>>2564863
I've never encountered any while paddling... only motorboats.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 16:08:56 No.2564868 Report

Quoted By: >>2565032 >>2566200

>>2564865
Plenty here, but it's not a problem.
The Rhine can be fast, basically you can only go downstream, upstream i run out of steam after maybe 500m.
But the Ruhr, where i start, is slow most of the year:
https://youtu.be/lgPNpdEl8BM?t=12

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 19:53:36 No.2564968 Report

Quoted By: >>2564978 >>2565000 >>2566229

>>2564806
Yes swimming is one thing I can do. The meniscus in my knee is torn so the main issues are stuff like walking downhill/stairs, running, etc.

>>2564812
Yeah if I like it I will probably buy something better eventually. But this thing was really cheap and seemed like a good entry point.

>>2564861
nice

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 20:31:40 No.2564978 Report

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>>2564968
>this thing was really cheap and seemed like a good entry point
It is. Just be aware of it's limitations and you will enjoy it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 20:59:52 No.2564987 Report

Quoted By: >>2564989 >>2564991

>>2564745
I have k2 (same thing, just two person) held up pretty well the past 3 seasons.
Also have a 15’ canoe that never gets used since it’s a beast to transport

Fishing from a kayak on the lake is pure bliss (until some cunt with a loud boat anchors 50 yards away and starts blasting their music)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 21:07:06 No.2564989 Report

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>>2564987
>Also have a 15’ canoe that never gets used since it’s a beast to transport
That is exactly why i bought a folding kayak. It costs more, but i can just pack it up and take a train to any lake or river and get going.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 21:08:43 No.2564991 Report

Quoted By: >>2564996 >>2565109

>>2564987
>Fishing from a kayak on the lake is pure bliss (until some cunt with a loud boat anchors 50 yards away and starts blasting their music)
There are no inconsiderate people here that do that, because we are Europeans.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 21:16:44 No.2564996 Report

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>>2564991
:( yeah I don’t get it.
>beautiful scenery
>gorgeous lake surrounded by forest
>I must ruin it with as much noise and bullshit as possible.

The consolation prize is that’s 5 minutes from my house.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 21:28:55 No.2565000 Report

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>>2564968
>Yeah if I like it I will probably buy something better eventually
Before you upgrade to a regular kayak, you could rent one for a few hours and see how it compares to an inflatable one. Like >>2564978 said, inflatables don't give you quite the same experience.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 21:31:08 No.2565002 Report

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I praise the lord, as a new kayaker was born today.
PRAISE THE LORD PEOPLE!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 22:17:29 No.2565032 Report

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>>2564868
great pics anon

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Anonymous Sat 08 Apr 2023 22:20:28 No.2565034 Report

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>>2565032
Cheers, glad you enjoyed them :-)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Apr 2023 06:39:08 No.2565109 Report

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>>2564991
Because most obnoxious people are to poor to own boats in europe or its to big of a inconvenience. On trails I still meet people blasting thier stupid spakers

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Apr 2023 11:25:00 No.2565139 Report

Quoted By: >>2569324

>>2565109
>obnoxious people are to poor to own boats
Good. The system works.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Apr 2023 14:07:53 No.2565171 Report

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>>2564745
My neighbor has one-he goes out on the lake and has fun

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Anonymous Sun 09 Apr 2023 18:42:27 No.2565253 Report

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wear life jacket

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2023 06:15:41 No.2565527 Report

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I've had that same model for more than a year now, it's definitely worth the price and I got a lot of use out it. Only thing that sucks majorly is the pump, shit broke after the second outing, it still works but the cheap plastic threading causes it to keep falling apart and I have to screw it back together. Also the paddle sucks as someone else pointed out

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2023 10:18:42 No.2565565 Report

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Intex Masterrace reporting in.
Spring is here, the sea is calling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2023 19:07:35 No.2566200 Report

Quoted By: >>2566525

>>2564868
How do you get back then?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2023 20:40:15 No.2566229 Report

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>>2564968
>Yes swimming is one thing I can do. The meniscus in my knee is torn so the main issues are stuff like walking downhill/stairs, running, etc.
Hey anon, I once tried some water activities after a leg injury. I have a major piece of advice.
For the love of all that is holy get AND WEAR a life jacket. If your knee is as fucked up as my thigh was, and you fall in the water you will find you have little or no power in your leg if you are dumped into the water. Also, it will really hurt to kick hard. This is bad news even in 1.5-2m of water (where you could usually stand if you can get your legs under yourself).
Do not fuck around - looking cool is not worth drowning over.
t. Retard who had to get rescued in a 4 foot deep body of water.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Apr 2023 10:35:25 No.2566525 Report

Quoted By: >>2569622

>>2566200
I get out, fold my Kayak, and go to the next bus or train station. Sometimes i use a taxi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb6FykLrpDg

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Anonymous Sun 16 Apr 2023 00:39:52 No.2568229 Report

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Looking at picking up one of these

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:20:55 No.2569324 Report

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>>2565139
>the system
...overpopulation?

I would rather live in a large area, where even poor people have the space to store a boat, and where i can also find places they dont go (most of the places).
I would rather that than live in a crowded eurostate where im forced to cope with the local populace and cant just avoid them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 12:43:03 No.2569365 Report

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>>2564860
friend bought inflatable kayak because he wanted to be part of our summertime water adventures but it did not end up so good and he ended up selling it after one summer
inflatable could not keep up with our canoes and basically every trip was just us rowing extra slowly while he gave it his all all the time, it was not fun for anyone
basically at the end of the summer he was looking for electric motors and at that point he could just have gotten a real kayak for the price so he sold the thing

i feel bad for him

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:06:46 No.2569622 Report

Quoted By: >>2569630 >>2569631

>>2566525
i think i'll stick to my Navarro 110. i can totally see me losing that one necessary lego piece first time lakeside.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:27:30 No.2569630 Report

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>>2569622
I don't think that was on the market when i bought mine. I also wanted mine to be sea worthy with proper skeg, neoprene sock, steering system and so on, for some tours in the north sea and east sea.
But for very calm water yours will do, even in choppy water inland.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Apr 2023 22:28:30 No.2569631 Report

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>>2569622
Yes, assembling it is a bit of a chore, takes me 20 minutes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 03:20:53 No.2569723 Report

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>>2569630
>neoprene sock
What?

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 07:54:52 No.2569784 Report

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>>2569723
The sea sock is hung into the cockpit and prevents water and dirt from getting inside the boat.

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:01:50 No.2569788 Report

Quoted By: >>2569791

>>2569784
Oh i just have this

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:21:54 No.2569791 Report

Quoted By: >>2569793

>>2569788
Not a sea kajak, so you don't need it.
If you are between Denmark and Stralsund, you really don't want to have water enter the boat.
But the sock is the second line of defense, this one is the first, most have seen something like it.
Not sure what it's called in english, cagdeck or spray cover? Here it's a Spritzschutzdecke.
Anyway, none of this matters if you are a sweet/calm water captain.

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:33:03 No.2569792 Report

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:37:20 No.2569793 Report

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>>2569791
I take my yak out on the great lakes, i need it...

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:40:51 No.2569795 Report

Quoted By: >>2569798 >>2570065

>>2569793
Well, you lucky bastard, getting sea conditions without the salt.
My aluminium frames corrode faster than a honest politician when the lobby money pours in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 08:45:27 No.2569798 Report

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>>2569795
I feel for you anon, i really do. They salt the roads here like theyre made out of pork. My poor outback (2nd gen) cries every time i put the snow tires on.

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Anonymous Wed 19 Apr 2023 23:15:39 No.2570065 Report

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>>2569795
>wearing a life jacket
awesome!

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