Basic Beginner Kayak Gear - essentials for a day paddle after buying a new kayak

Basic Beginner Kayak Gear - essentials after buying a new kayak:
Gear list for beginner kayaking and getting on the water after buying your first kayak. This list is more specific for sit inside recreational kayaks but I do briefly review whitewater kayak gear. Some gear is not necessary for a sit-on-top kayak (ie spray skirt, sponge or bilge pump). See list below for more details! Happy paddling and stay safe out there!
BASIC DAY PADDLE KAYAK GEAR:
PFD with whistle
Paddle
Rope
Tie down cam straps
Sponge
Bilge hand pump
Dry bags
Water bottles
Snacks
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Change of clothes, towel, extra shoes to leave in the car at the takeout
If whitewater:
Helmet
Throw rope bag
Sprayskirt
Optional:
Cooler
Splash deck half-sprayskirt
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See paid links below to my gear if you want to support my channel at no extra cost to you:
Tontron whitewater helmet:
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Astral women’s life jacket PFD:
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Werner desperado whitewater kayak paddle:
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Niveaya waterproof phone pouch:
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Cam straps cinch tie-down straps:
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Bilge hand pump:
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Rescue Throw rope bag:
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Watertight Medical Kit:
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Sea to Summit dry bags 20L:
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Nalgene 1L water bottle:
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Pelican Waterproof camera case:
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Astral Loyak water shoe
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Astral Hiyak water shoe
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Seals Splash deck version 3:
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Seals skirts website link below for sizing info (put in your kayak name and model in the drop down box for cockpit spray skirt size)
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Other MRS videos to check out!
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Packing for Kayak Camping Trip Gear Load-out:
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Dagger Zydeco 9.0 In-Depth Kayak Review:
• Dagger Zydeco 9.0 In-d...
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[@nativeartcherry]

Great suggestions! Good video!

[@bluemoose1972]

Man that's a lot of stuff!! 😮😮
... But it looks like fun yeah baby yeah!! 😎🐢🌽🌲🇺🇸🌎

[@MountainsRiverSea]

@@bluemoose1972 if you think that’s bad, you should see our “packing for kayak camping” video! Lol 😂 but yeah it probably does look like a lot all spread out, but once it’s all packed up it’s really not that bad. Thanks for watching. Cheers.

[@bluemoose1972]

@@MountainsRiverSea I just bought myself 3 weeks ago a 106 loon

[@bluemoose1972]

@@MountainsRiverSea it's a camouflage angler and I'm going to take that with the Lenape tribe down the Delaware River in Pennsylvania got a whistle on a PFD and I even treated myself to a carbon fiber Pole

[@MountainsRiverSea]

@@bluemoose1972 awesome! Great kayak. We have a +20 year-old Loon 111 that we still love! Have fun out there!