Would this be good for whitewater rafting?
210996
Don't think so. These paddles don't have handles so are not designed for white water rafting.
2060429
Sure, it would work great for that. Can hold a lot of weight. Very maneuverable.
2206431
Sure. It will probably fill with water though, but it's very well built, but lightweight so it should work fine.
1381861
My son uses it for his wheelchair -- it works fine for that and he loves it. Requires quite a bit of dexterity so I imagine it would be fine for kayaking.
1061786
I think it might be too light weight. It is waterproof but it isn't very heavy. It worked great for our wet purposes, but we didn't need for it to have strength to hold up under weight or pressure. Hope that helps. dhw
219304
No its probably way too thin for that. I just use it for kayaking in California during the fall and winter months its perfect for me but you likely need a 5/4 at least. Hope this helps out some
1119183
I think it's as good as any kayak. I've used it in rapids and in relatively flat seas. If you can handle a kayak, this one will work for you. I assume your question relates to whether the boat might lose air during the trip out to the island. It never lost an ounce of pressure during any of our adventures, but if I were gonna paddle a couple miles out to an island, I would take the pump and a repair kit.
625803
Yes/No - sorry for the vague answer but it withheld exposure to rain before being brought under cover but wouldn't promise it would handle rafting. Could you consider putting into a heavy duty ziploc/waterproof bag during transport and using it on dry land???
1440297
Not sure how to answer that question. I can tell you that it is large enough to inflate a decent size raft, but I had to return it because it did not come with the hose tip that fit my boat. I would suggest a foot pump with multiple hose tips. It takes much less effort and produces a higher volume of air for larger items.
785669
It should be just fine as long as you understand that the shorter the boat the less stable. I play with mine in the main Salmon river Idaho and on lakes. I have flipped mine a few times horsing around.Out in larger chop I have extra floatation and a pump. This boat is a bitch to drain if your out from shore and flip it. I have a skirt for mine and that's real sweet. Bottom line it's light and very versital.
1451392
I used it for snorling in the Bahamas, I think it would be good because it doesn't float. It does fill up with water though and it's kind of hard to get it out .
1687562
I use it 5 days a week for 1-2 hrs a day and sometimes on weekends too and I had it for a month or two before it needed a charge. I think it would b great for kayaking. I hardly even notice it's there. It stays where I put it and it's sooo light weight & sounds really good. Try it once if u don't like it they will take it back...I am betting you will keep it.
1958498
Hard to say. There are several types of kayaking, so the answer would not be the same. Of much more concern is the water. This is billed as water resistant, not waterproof. It's designed to get rained on and splashed, not taken swimming. If you're going white water kayaking, then it's probably not going to make you happy. Flat water kayaking will work just fine.I only have a problem with the volume when I'm riding at more than 20 mph and the wind overpowers it. Probably not an issue with kayaking.
2090458
I really don't know. I only use it at a quiet small lake. I would not want to risk itin swift moving water. Better to use a hard shell kayak.
1698406
That would be hard for me to answer. We just use it for fun. It is very nice for the price and compact. We use it at the lake for our Grandkids to paddle around in. Many years ago we also owned another one that we used for our kids to paddle behind us connected by a rope to our canoe when we canoed on a MN river and they were grade school age.
1123884
I really like mine. It is really comfortable. It blows up fast and the paddles that come with it are decent and come apart for storage. I went and bought a large canvass bag to store it in when not in use. On a windy day, it is hard to paddle though especially on a large body of water, but that would be true for most small water crafts.
1494297
Absolutely. I ride in it with my preschooler, which means, one person in charge plus some (wiggly) extra weight. A downside to this kayak is that it sits high on the water, so very high profile and can be hard to control in wind -- maybe more of an issue for a single rider/paddler (just one set of arms to resist). But a cinch, on the other hand, to drift down a calmish but shallow river, as the boat sits so high it passes over things that catch other kayaks.