Very interesting and straight forward; frank discussion--most RUclips boat reviews are never, never negative; Wade Harrison also said the RMX could go off line easily but he thought it was only a problem for less "advanced" boaters; He subsequently toned this down in his later review; He thought it was the best boat Liquid Logic had ever made; The Large Scorch is really big I think and I understand why you went back to the Medium. Your run through Table Saw looked good with the RMX's bow riding high straight through the diagonals waves. Looks like you can roll the RMX well; did not mention how it rolled. Thanks for review and keep it coming-- your Gauley trip nexr?
I was in the same kayak. What I've learned is that there are two types of creeks. Big drops and fast large water creeks and medium flow creeks with mostly smaller technical rapids. For the latter you don't need a long, bigger volume kayak. So I bought a shorter creeker that has been great in keeping me upright and letting me do things I normally wouldn't. Where did you go for kayak instruction? That played a big role in my kayak career.
Enjoyed the breakdown in the examples to go with it. As a "New Boater," It was easy for me to understand what you were saying and gave me better insight to look for in the future for myself as I try different boats. We officially own and will be starting in a Pyranha h3 255 as the duckie moves to become a secondary boat for friends.
Just remember your mileage may vary... Just my two cents here. Afterall I'm literally a beater boater trying to progress and make content for mere mortals.
I'm figuratively in the same boat, and literally had the same boats lol. This was my first season, and I had the RMX 96, then 86, then Ripper 2 L and Scorch L. I'm 210, 6'2. The RMX96 was too huge - just a ridiculously large boat, made worse by the thigh braces LL uses. The 96 floated high and rolled over stuff, but tracked terribly unless the seat was all the way back. The 86 was more fun feeling, but my weight and height had the parting line too low. What I did find with that boat that you're describing and showing in the video examples, is that it prefers being on edge going through waves and holes. The Ripper 2 made me focus on doing that, and when I picked up the Large Scorch, it was the perfect marriage of all of it - not quite as fast as the RMX, but a bow that blasts over or through anything, the waterline and stern shape to push you away from features, and the edges to help you track, make quick lateral movements, and surf.
Very interesting observations on the RMX. Haven’t heard it described this way from other paddler reviewers. On another note, don’t trash all old footage after editing. Western Digital 4TB drives hold a lot of content. I have over 20 of them and haven’t had one fail. You could do a long edit>export 4K ProRes before trashing source files.
I'm sure some of what was seen was pilot error. I'm also sure if I worked really hard I could learn the RMX. The question is why? Why fight so hard when there's already a boat I know and trust. I should have been more content with the Scorch.
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I couldn’t get the Sweet Ride to cooperate with my paddling style either. She was re-homed..
Very interesting and straight forward; frank discussion--most RUclips boat reviews are never, never negative; Wade Harrison also said the RMX could go off line easily but he thought it was only a problem for less "advanced" boaters; He subsequently toned this down in his later review; He thought it was the best boat Liquid Logic had ever made; The Large Scorch is really big I think and I understand why you went back to the Medium. Your run through Table Saw looked good with the RMX's bow riding high straight through the diagonals waves. Looks like you can roll the RMX well; did not mention how it rolled. Thanks for review and keep it coming-- your Gauley trip nexr?
I was in the same kayak. What I've learned is that there are two types of creeks. Big drops and fast large water creeks and medium flow creeks with mostly smaller technical rapids. For the latter you don't need a long, bigger volume kayak. So I bought a shorter creeker that has been great in keeping me upright and letting me do things I normally wouldn't. Where did you go for kayak instruction? That played a big role in my kayak career.
Enjoyed the breakdown in the examples to go with it.
As a "New Boater," It was easy for me to understand what you were saying and gave me better insight to look for in the future for myself as I try different boats.
We officially own and will be starting in a Pyranha h3 255 as the duckie moves to become a secondary boat for friends.
Just remember your mileage may vary... Just my two cents here. Afterall I'm literally a beater boater trying to progress and make content for mere mortals.
Good narrative and video support of your points Justin! Thanks for taking the time to put this together and posting...
We're boat twins again! I hope you're loving the Large Scorch!
I'm figuratively in the same boat, and literally had the same boats lol. This was my first season, and I had the RMX 96, then 86, then Ripper 2 L and Scorch L. I'm 210, 6'2.
The RMX96 was too huge - just a ridiculously large boat, made worse by the thigh braces LL uses. The 96 floated high and rolled over stuff, but tracked terribly unless the seat was all the way back. The 86 was more fun feeling, but my weight and height had the parting line too low. What I did find with that boat that you're describing and showing in the video examples, is that it prefers being on edge going through waves and holes. The Ripper 2 made me focus on doing that, and when I picked up the Large Scorch, it was the perfect marriage of all of it - not quite as fast as the RMX, but a bow that blasts over or through anything, the waterline and stern shape to push you away from features, and the edges to help you track, make quick lateral movements, and surf.
Every boat seems to have inherent strengths and weaknesses. I just really love the Scorch. It’s the best all around creeker for me….
Great video! Just curious, have you ever had the opportunity to demo a Code and compare it to your Scorch?
Very interesting observations on the RMX. Haven’t heard it described this way from other paddler reviewers. On another note, don’t trash all old footage after editing. Western Digital 4TB drives hold a lot of content. I have over 20 of them and haven’t had one fail. You could do a long edit>export 4K ProRes before trashing source files.
I'm sure some of what was seen was pilot error. I'm also sure if I worked really hard I could learn the RMX. The question is why? Why fight so hard when there's already a boat I know and trust. I should have been more content with the Scorch.