I bought one this summer. I am impressed with the cost/performance. I am eventually going to get hard-shell ones, but have been in inflatable world because I like the stealth nature of it and not needing to invest in roof rack/trailer hitch/trailer bit as well. ;0 first mod - used foam 'boogey board" base and sat a $34 canoe seat (like a stadium seat) for back support. For $130 -- great value. next mods will be stiffening with PVC pipe and fiberglass rods. ALso considerting adding more of PVC to seal it better -- to address the issue of the porous rip-stop fabric on top. 270 LBS!? that's 20lb over design spec. I am 215 lb and def benefitted from the boogey board seat base to distribute weight better. I purchased a $15 removable skeg and intend replace the stock one with it. It always bends and is a pain to get back to alignment. If I remember to, I'll share the results of my mods here . :P Overall, I love how portable it is. It opens up all kinds of hike-float options for back-country lakes or hike-in-float-out creek/river trips.
@@manxx25 @manxx25 hard shells are a different beast entirely. They are awesome but can be heavy, hard to transport, bulky to store....but if you have a pickup truck and a garage then sure. They definitely are better for flat water paddling. I don't have a garage or pick-up truck and will never haul a kayak on my roof again. One and done. It sucks on the highway. I'm puzzled why you modded the seat. This kayak actually has a good backrest and a soft comfy spot for my ass. I can sit up or lay down in it depending on my mood. It's fine even though I've maxed out the weight. I float fine. The skeg is useless to me but then again I drift shallow rivers in current. I would never paddle flat water in this thing. I will cut off the skeg. I like your innovation though. If you make a vid I'd love to see it. Cheers
"About 20% of the boats that I went by...complimented me on how good [the Spark Mini speaker] sounded." What was said from the 20%: "Wow, that speaker is super loud." SnakeClaw hears: "Wow, I'm really impressed with your speaker." What the 20% were actually thinking: "Dude, I'm trying to enjoy nature. Do you really need to play your music? I don't think he's getting the hint. I think he thinks I like his speaker." 😆 But seriously, nice kayak review!
@@jackhand good humor. Hey....so people wanted to know the brand. They were honestly interested in it. I kept my volume quiet but even at quiet it has a nice subwoofer on the bottom and it gives a real kick drum and real bass guitar at low volume which is something no other speaker does. There was a time when I hit the shore and turned it up a bit. Everyone else had theirs going so why not? I actually had a group of 15 paddlers following me and pulling over at gravel bars with me as they really liked the sublime I was playing. Thx for the comment!
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I bought one this summer. I am impressed with the cost/performance. I am eventually going to get hard-shell ones, but have been in inflatable world because I like the stealth nature of it and not needing to invest in roof rack/trailer hitch/trailer bit as well. ;0 first mod - used foam 'boogey board" base and sat a $34 canoe seat (like a stadium seat) for back support. For $130 -- great value. next mods will be stiffening with PVC pipe and fiberglass rods. ALso considerting adding more of PVC to seal it better -- to address the issue of the porous rip-stop fabric on top.
270 LBS!? that's 20lb over design spec. I am 215 lb and def benefitted from the boogey board seat base to distribute weight better. I purchased a $15 removable skeg and intend replace the stock one with it. It always bends and is a pain to get back to alignment. If I remember to, I'll share the results of my mods here . :P
Overall, I love how portable it is. It opens up all kinds of hike-float options for back-country lakes or hike-in-float-out creek/river trips.
@@manxx25 @manxx25 hard shells are a different beast entirely. They are awesome but can be heavy, hard to transport, bulky to store....but if you have a pickup truck and a garage then sure. They definitely are better for flat water paddling. I don't have a garage or pick-up truck and will never haul a kayak on my roof again. One and done. It sucks on the highway.
I'm puzzled why you modded the seat. This kayak actually has a good backrest and a soft comfy spot for my ass. I can sit up or lay down in it depending on my mood. It's fine even though I've maxed out the weight. I float fine. The skeg is useless to me but then again I drift shallow rivers in current. I would never paddle flat water in this thing. I will cut off the skeg. I like your innovation though. If you make a vid I'd love to see it. Cheers
"About 20% of the boats that I went by...complimented me on how good [the Spark Mini speaker] sounded."
What was said from the 20%: "Wow, that speaker is super loud."
SnakeClaw hears: "Wow, I'm really impressed with your speaker."
What the 20% were actually thinking: "Dude, I'm trying to enjoy nature. Do you really need to play your music? I don't think he's getting the hint. I think he thinks I like his speaker."
😆
But seriously, nice kayak review!
@@jackhand good humor. Hey....so people wanted to know the brand. They were honestly interested in it. I kept my volume quiet but even at quiet it has a nice subwoofer on the bottom and it gives a real kick drum and real bass guitar at low volume which is something no other speaker does. There was a time when I hit the shore and turned it up a bit. Everyone else had theirs going so why not? I actually had a group of 15 paddlers following me and pulling over at gravel bars with me as they really liked the sublime I was playing.
Thx for the comment!
Your voice sounds like you can wear one of those on each foot.
@@joebauers3746 omg that's hysterical. Hahaha. Good one