ospam (Chris) wrote in
:

Although he did say that his budget was $500. A roofrack worth
anything will cut substantially into that....

Geoff

This is true, however it is good to know that if I did chose to get a
hard shell kayak I could get it onto my roof. But for now I would
like to stay away from spending additional money. So I suppose I
would have to get an inflatable kayak for under $500. Are these any
good and what type would I need for use on water that ranges from flat
to 2-4ft waves?

Chris

http://www.theboatpeople.com/iks_touring.html#solar $469.00

I have the river version, called the safari which is almost the same
boat with holes punched in the bottom for self bailing.

Awesome boat and tracks well with the skeg installed. Made in
Chekoslovakia by a large European raft company.

Inflatable boats will generally have about 25% more "paddling
resistance" than a comparable hard shell. This one though, weighs 21
pounds and comes with it's one "dry" bag backpack that it fits into.

Between shipping and a paddle, your gonna spend more then $500, but not
too, much.

I use there Cannon Take-Apart paddle, I believe it's the best value.

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