One little man, one little boat, one little bag of kit and one huge state park

[GGTBod]

My 2 inflatable boats are an intex k2 explorer and a sevylor tahhiti 2 plus 1 kayak

 

[GGTBod]

A kayak or canoe and a week in scotland would be an awesome 40th gift. I turn 40 in 10 days

 

[dewi]

A kayak or canoe and a week in scotland would be an awesome 40th gift. I turn 40 in 10 days

I beat you by 6 days

I can ask... I've not had a no yet... my last birthday present or at least part of it was a blacksmithing course.

Drooling over kayaks for the past half an hour... I do like the look of the inflatables... some smart designs and I like the ones with the nets to hold your gear in place.

 

[GGTBod]

I bungee cord my gear into mine, they are great initially I was worried about punctures but I have never had one yet and iv run many shallow rivers and gouged off the bottom hundreds of times, still always take the repair kits that they came with

 

[dewi]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intex-K2-...-Pump-68307-/141742080793?hash=item21007c8319

Not a bad price.

 

[GGTBod]

That is my favourite of mine, I eventually replaced a paddle with a carbon fibre one but that was just snobbery lol

 

[GGTBod]

We have run that with an 18 stone bloke and a 13 stone bloke no bother lol well over the recommended weight allowance but I prefer to use it solo with my kit bag behind me seat

 

[dewi]

Tempted to hit that Buy It Now button... been staring at it for a bit now.

Guessing I'm better asking whether the trip is okay before I buy kit for it though.

 

[GGTBod]

Lol if you have it trips will happen lol maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but soon and for the rest of your life

 

[johntarmac]

Inflatables can do it.... http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=119555

I love mine, usually the missus is up front using her paddle to point out butterflies.

 

[GGTBod]

Quality stuff I had a blurt out laugh at that, I love my inflatable kayaks they opened up a whole new world of outdoor activity to me

 

[GGTBod]

Well folks my USA trip has come to an end and i fly home tomorrow, good thing is i'll now get a chance to edit up the video's, if you're interested in that then watch this space

 

[bopdude]

Waiting patiently

 

[dewi]

if you're interested in that then watch this space

Looking forward to seeing your adventure

Still hovering over that 'Buy It Now' button btw lol

 

[GGTBod]

i nearly bought another one of those intex when you posted that link as i paid 130gbp for mine and got all the same kit

 

[dewi]

That's pretty much the price they are in Argos... well £124...

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...Product/partNumber/3177703.htm&referrer=COJUN

which is probably where I'll buy it when I can work out a way of explaining to my other half that its a necessary purchase. For the sake of £15, Argos have been pretty good at getting stuff exchanged or repaired in the past for me, and they may just give me a refund when my wife decides its the canoe or a divorce

 

[GGTBod]

You need to get her in it with you sitting upfront where she can point at butterflies and stuff with her paddle whilst you propel you both through nature, only thing missing from the bundle to get you both safely on the water is a pfd each

 

[dewi]

There are some fantastic pfds on ebay for under £30... was looking at them the other night.

Might suggest it for next summer's glamping, but my wife is more likely to have a camera in her hand... she loves photographing nature.

 

[GGTBod]

There's an angle you could use, shooting pics from a kayak is a brilliant vantage point

 

[dewi]

True... she's currently fascinated by lichen... she makes a lot of pots and clay sculptures that feature it, but who knows what she'll see out on the water.