Gonna buy a foldable kayak soon. Either a tucktec or one of the smaller orus.
Anybody here have any experience with foldables?
foldable kayaks
Gonna buy a foldable kayak soon. Either a tucktec or one of the smaller orus.
Anybody here have any experience with foldables?
>Anybody here have any experience with foldables?
They are surprisingly shit.
Have you actually tried one out?
Yeah. It was good for getting from land to an anchored boat. On a lake. On a calm day. I wouldn't trust it in any other situation.
I'm only gonna be using it on a still lake more or less and need the portability. I know it's sketchy as shit in any other scenario. I'm gonna get one, probably a dicktucktec because it's cheaper.
Which one did you use and how long ago?
Which one did you use and what were the conditions? What didn't you like about it?
>need the portability
you didn't need it until the marketing got to you
this board is just pure consumerism garbage
Untrue, he might be an urbanite with no yard to store a real kayak, anyway a drop stitch inflatable is way better then a folder if space and portability are issues
most of outdoors culture is consumerist garbage because otherwise you cant flex that u go outside in the woods because if you don't have the latest gear your just a vagrant hippie weirdo. furthemore outdoor culture is a subsect of a larger consumerist culture in general. You get judged on a trail the same way you get judged on the street.
You live the USA
>GOTEMMMM
you think this was a hot take
do you want to hear why youre stupid or will that go over your head too because youre an autist
>You get judged on a trail the same way you get judged on the street
Only if you hike normie social trails full of cidiots, Instabawds, and gays
I judge people who have "hiking" gear as citybug librals who have never skinned an animal.
i think going to a psychologist would be helpful to explore the kinda of complexes you have
Don't speak to me until you can bench 2 plate minimum, cuck
On clutch.
>You get judged on a trail the same way you get judged on the street.
Just because others are playing a dumb ass game doesn't mean you have to play along. Who the frick cares about peer pressure, especially PrepHole. Are you that pathetic?
I’m not saying I care. Jeez, I can see the effects of falling literacy skills.
If multiple people misinterpret your posts, that might be a sign to convey your point more effectively next time moron
>a dumb ass game
That's what I do in the woods.
I chase the nymphs around the trees in the woods.
what do you do in the woods?
they're expensive dogshit and unsafe. I literally saw a dude have to get rescued by the boat police from a shallow, slow moving creek because his moronic oru still somehow failed. Just buy a regular ass kayak and learn how to safely transport it.
>lituhruhhly
If the creek was shallow and slow-moving, why didn't he just walk to shore?
Why would it be a surprise to you that something that folds in half is worse than something that doesn't.
The only things that should fold in half are single shot rifles, shotguns and OPs mother.
it’s not surprising i mean LOOK at that thing in OPs pic
>surprisingly
I paddle whitewater and my honest opinion is "don't take that thing anywhere you wouldn't be happy swimming, and don't carry anything you're not happy losing".
They're shit. Tried to take one out on two different lakes in the eastern Sierras. I would not recommend it.
The lack of follow up response leads me to believe that those two tards have killed themselves and I'm gonna go ahead and still buy one of these things.
I know they're rickety, I like the idea of being able to hike with a kayak or just be able to throw it in the trunk.
companies pay people to promote shit. it's not organic at all. at least the oru ones are reviewed by credible paddlesports reviewers and actually sold at places instead of being astroturfed.
Very good. I noticed some astroturfed reviews on one of these brands.
Who are credible paddlesports reviewers that reviewed oru and did any of them review them after having them for a year?
I get that these aren't going to be as durable as a hard body, but I just wanna see if things fall apart with normal, careful use after a year. And that's been the hard part, a lot of reviews are just "I just got this thing here's how it is".
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlxYrbCqIB8
I'd honestly rather have a quality inflatable paddleboard with a seat. for the price you pay for these folding kayaks... it's just absurd for something that isn't really "good" aside from needing it to fold. you're paying for the gimmick.
>I like the idea of being able to hike with a kayak or just be able to throw it in the trunk.
Yeah me too, but a packraft is really the better choice for such activities.
Fricking moron.
get a packraft instead
Look at this guy paddling around on a shitty pond of runnoff beside some freeway all dressed up like he's crossing the tasman sea
its clearly winter where he is and he probably doesnt want to be cold.heres a whitewater one
this.
there is a reason foldables are rarely seen and packrafts are pretty popular. and get the biggest one you can find.
How do you trust one of those for fishing? Hooks are real sharp.
buy the fold-a-cup kayak, you dumb fricks
you deserve it.
Why not an inflateable one or a packraft?
Cost difference or fear of punctures would be my guess.
Those things are almost as bulky as inflatable kayaks, except inflatables actually work
I'd trust the durability of an inflatable way more. Any good inflatable will have multiple air chambers so a puncture won't send you to the bottom of the lake. If a foldable develops a leak along one of the seams you're going down
The durability talk with inflatables definitely is something I know I was a little misinformed on. Might just be people are used to pool inflatables or cheap single chamber boats. I know my gut reaction was that sort of comparison when looking at the cost of a packraft.
Are they better suited to rivers & small bodies of water or could I do a more open water adventure with one? Like a canoe trip with lots of portages.
theres a wide variety of packrafts. the company I’ll shill for because they are local to me, alpacka, custom makes rafts that work from UL short flatwater stints up to the highest classes of whitewater or weeks long trips, even ones built for hunting large game
Interesting info. I'd be hoping to replace a Canoe/Kayak for lake hopping canoe trips with portages or calmer river trips. I figured the packrafts wouldn't track as well as a regular canoe or kayak. I'd love a regular Canoe but don't have the space or means to store one, and I'm tired of renting for trips.
High quality inflatables can be extremely tough. There are absolutely super cheap inflatables that will be shredded by sharp rocks and have leaky air valves, but if you buy from a reputable brand like sea eagle, advanced elements or a bunch of others, then you'll get something pretty sturdy, and most importantly, one leak would never be enough to sink you. Packrafts are also awesome, and if your main goal is portability and weight then I'd go that route. The caveat there is that packrafts will be much slower than a good inflatable kayak and won't track as straight.
If you want something portable that handles well and you're willing to carry a bit more weight to get to the water, I'd go with a high quality inflatable kayak, preferably with a drop stitch floor for stiffness. If you want to save a bit of money but still want a solid boat and are willing to carry a bit more you should be able to get a sea eagle 330 for about $300 including paddles, and that will be very tough, although not very fast. If you want light weight and want to hike a long way to water then I'd go with a packraft, just be aware that they'll be a bit slower
Have you used a sea eagle? I'm in the very early stages of planning a major (for me) expedition that will involve sea kayaking as well as bush-whack portages. I'm looking at the sea-eagles right now, mainly the 380x and the fancy drop-stitch kayaks like your pic. I'm trying to balance the stability of a fat and slow one versus the performance of one like your pic. Any experiences you can share?
>I'm looking at the sea-eagles right now, mainly the 380x and the fancy drop-stitch kayaks like your pic. I'm trying to balance the stability of a fat and slow one versus the performance of one like your pic. Any experiences you can share?
I'd look into the 385ft. Its got a drop stitch floor so it'll be more rigid than a 380x and will be much faster. It won't be quite as fast as the razorlite but it'll be much more stable. Its kinda a middle ground where its pretty fast but still stable enough to stand on
Second "get a packraft"
Thirding - get a packraft instead.
I've had both: a Oru Bay ST kayak and a Kokopeli Rogue X packraft. My experience can be summed up as: "A packraft is a good packraft. A folding kayak is a shitty kayak."
Could you expand on why you didn't like the folder?
any moron who has been in a kayak or raft more than 5 times can look at that dumb ass excuse for a kayak and know it's going to float like the paper boats i used to flush down the shitter in school, aka not well and not for long.
Better off with a walmart Tamarack angler for 300 bucks.
I have the tucktec. I've had some good times with it, but honestly I should have got a real kayak. It always feels like it's about to collapse in on me and has the aerodynamics of a marshmallow. One time I leaned back on the seat, which attaches to the sides of the kayak with straps, and it permanently kinked the sides so it bends like a banana. It is not really that light and I could've just got a roof rack for my car. Also it took like 6 months to get here and I had to email multiple times to get some wiener and bull about production delays.
Alll these people shitting on oru. yea they are over priced i aint gonna argue that. But i had mine for 3 years now, and i use it on lakes, rivers and have had no problems. Maybe if your some dumbass trying to go white water rafting with it your dumbass will end up dead, or having problems. But if your using it correctly and not Slamming into jagged rocks it works just fine.
My local lake is full of Chinese with folding kayaks. I've talked to a number of them about it, they all regret it. Conversely the people with the newer style inflatable ones all seem to love them.
I hate immigrants so much bros
Why? Just buy some of these or some j hooks and hang a normal cheap pelican on the wall. Sheels had an amazing deal on a decent sit on top fishing kayak for $250 during their winter sale this year. I have a cheap sit in pelican from Costco I just hang up on bungie cords.
Sorry, these. They're made for hammocks so they will easily hold a 40lb kayak on your wall or ceiling.
I got a tucktec last year and been using it on a few trips to a large lake nearby, mostly calm water but it can get choppy, I wouldn't use it on a day when winds are stronger than 15mph.
Definitely depends on what you're going to use it for, I'm not a professional kayaker I just like to get on the water and explore the cove and I like the ease of transporting it. I had an inflatable for a long time but it tore both air chambers one day so I wanted to try something new, foldables are much faster than inflatables but not as stable for sure.
When researching them I got the impression oru is overpriced and more prone to getting punctures because of the material they use, I got my tucktec for 300 on sale.
tuktek is complete garbage, the folds weaken substantially with each use. I gave mine to my dad for his farm pond, and he ended up epoxying the broken seams and doesn't fold it anymore.
OP is a turd burglar
that looks moronic.
And? Are you doing real people shit or are you on the catwalk?
it's moronic bro.
Alright fashionista. Nice dress.
i want to photoshop (You) into that 3 ring binder rowing down the hudson.
can you post a selfie?
>i want to play on my computer please help me
Go figure.
Bitchmade response.
Why don't you PhotoShop my foot up your ass, zoomer boy
I'm a millennial.
Post foot.
I've had the exact model and color folding kayak for 3 years. I use it for duck hunting on public land I've shot birds from the kayak. It's a fairly stable kayak even when I had a shotgun gear and 40lbs of decoys between my legs (I'm 140lbs) it was still pretty stable.
> The skag is absolute garbage though it is not a big enough kayak to need one and it kept getting caught on underwater limbs and pond plants.
> Pic related said kayak.
> It is about 25lbs though and can be a pain sometimes to assemble in brush in the dark
Based SxS man. I am looking at options for duck hunting as well since I don't have a dog. I need a way to retrieve ducks in places too deep to wade. I was thinking either kayak or inflatable.
You have a few options.
> Waders and an extendable pull pole
> Fishing pole with a floating grapple to snag and reel
> Floating grapple and a throw rope
I'm thinking about getting the newer version from tuck tech because it's only 10lbs and seems more simplified. I went with the folding kayak because the areas I hunt have a lot of thorns and brush I thought might pop an inflatable. The kayak in my picture is almost as thick as a 5 gallon bucket so no fear of that.
They get the job done for any kind of casual kayaking but the seat will make you feel like you carried 10 fat Black folk on your back to the nearest kfc.
I tried an inflatable and it was complete dog shit. Oversized pool toy
Get a foldable if you can't transport/store a real kayak
I stole my kayak. I bought one of those $10 Intex rafts and took it down a river until I found a kayak chained up alongside the river. Then I broke the chain with boltcutters and paddled it upstream to my truck.
Black person
Agree with
, post gives me serious Black person vibes.
If true I hope you get shot some day
incel stealing.
i knew a druggie who would drive into mall parking lots, park next to cars with their roof racks full of kanoes, kayaks, skis and shit, then quickly move it all to his roof rack then drive off.
bystanders only got his license plate but the car was stolen as well...