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July 2, 2001 Overall Rating
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Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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1 day a year
, from Austin, TX Summary:
Our great pal George took us down the Guadalupe not too long ago in his Stearns 2-person inflatable kayak. Right away we noticed that it was a lot sturdier than most inflatables. Not even my dad's mini zodiac had the balistic nylon top cover and pvc cloth bottoms. Pretty stong construction, we thought. Now of course, these inflatables aren't recommended for any real rapids, but we thought the lower Guadalupe would be fine.
For the most part, it was great. Even with only one twin paddle, I was able to steer pretty well when it got fast. Unfortunately, we rammed a tree head on at the end of the run and this damaged the boat. The top orange nylon simply ripped out of the stitching in a gash about ten inches long in the front. Man, I was really sorry to have damaged my friend's boat, so I immediately offered to have it fixed. Apparantly, this had happened before in a past collision, which gave me pause in purchasing one of these boats for swift water. So, some bartering of climbing helmets later and pledges of cash over the year, and we ended up with the boat.
We had it fixed by a friend who has an industrial sewing machine and it even looks fine. We inflated it up last weekend and took it out on placid Town Lake, which is where I think this boat belongs. No more white water for him, which is a pity since we are heading to Colorado this weekend. In short, a hard shell boat can't be replaced by an inflatable.
-Tim Stich Similar Products Used:
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