On 26-Aug-2003, ospam (Chris) wrote:

I have a Honda Civic so I have been looking at inflatable kayaks because I dont
see how I could get a rigid one in/on my car.

Roof rack. I carry two sea kayaks (17 foot composite) on my Civic routinely.
Not a problem.

Mike

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

Geoff


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On 26-Aug-2003, ospam (Chris) wrote:

I have a Honda Civic so I have been looking at inflatable kayaks because
I dont
see how I could get a rigid one in/on my car.

Roof rack. I carry two sea kayaks (17 foot composite) on my Civic
routinely.
Not a problem.

Mike

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

ospam (Chris) writes:

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?

There are good inflatable kayaks, but I don't really know what the
lowest priced good ones are -- there are a lot of cheezy ones out
there too. You'll need a couple other items of gear, too -- a
paddle and a PFD. Is $500 your total budget, or is that just for
the boat?

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ospam (Chris) wrote in
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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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Geoff Jennings wrote:

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

I bought my roof rack at the recycle center. I think it was about $5.

A friend cartops his kayaks with a piece of carpet and some tie-downs.

You don't need to spend a fortune on a roof rack.


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