Pak a yak inflatable canoe

[woof]

I've just seen the above on ebay, anyone heard of them or got one ?.

Regards,

Rob

 

[GGTBod]

Looks alright, i don't have one of those but i do have an Intex Explorer K2 Ik and a Sevylor Tahiti Plus Ik (both cost less than the one you linked) and they are both great, out of the two the Intex is far better but also 6 kilo heavier and does not come with its own system that turns it into a backpack once deflated like the tahiti does, although the intex model does come with 2 paddles and a pump and the Tahiti does not come with anything at all

 

[woof]

Thanks for the information.

Rob

 

[GGTBod]

Glad to share my experiences with them as they are brilliant pieces of kit, if you even have half the fun i have in mine you'll love owning and using one, they can be carried on your back in a backpack, inflated in minutes, very durable for example i have been scraping the bottom of the river tyne for miles at a time lately in this warm weather as the river is really low and nothing but superficial scratches, at times i have been grounded on rocks and literally rocked and shimmied my way off them trying to avoid getting out when knackered, both the ones i have can carry 2 full grown men and baggage weighing well over 200 kilo in total.

 

[woof]

I sold my Canadian snake river canoe earlier this year, & miss not having one, so thought an inflatable would be a good compromise, allowing me to get out at short notice. The pak a yak caught my eye with its 200k payload, but I will have a look around at others.

Rob

 

[GGTBod]

I can imagine how much you miss that boat

We have run both ours over 200 kilo no probs, i am currently 110 myself and my brother is 85, so us plus camp kit has never been an issue, i only bought a second one because of how brilliant the Intex had been, wish i'd bought a second intex one and might still do as the seats are far more supporting and it also comes with the skeg and the other extras, whereas i had to buy a skeg separately to go on the tahiti plus as without the tracking was not as desired, still worked but it was fight to keep straight in a current/wind combo. Although they are called inflatable kayaks they handle a lot more like an open canoe.

 

[woof]

Thanks again for your input. We have the house up for sale, so I clear off out when I'm not working & we have viewers. Today I went to go outdoors & they had the adventure, both sizes on display, so that gave me chance to have a look at one.

Rob

 

[GGTBod]

You're welcome, first time i hit the rocks on the bottom of the river i winced and was expecting a puncture noise and bubbles, 20 minutes later i was trying to bounce myself off them when i was getting grounded, let me know how it goes when you pick one, i am sure i'll be grabbing another at some point but at the minute it would definitely be another intex Explorer k2 and a backpack to pack it in, those ones you linked look decent too