I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Save your money for better second hand boats
Better still, go to a local kayak club and try some boats, hear the stories
and then decide.

I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek

I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek

I know it's obvious advice but you get what you pay for !!
Save up for longer, spend more.

"Julia De Silva" wrote in message k...
I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek

I know it's obvious advice but you get what you pay for !!
Save up for longer, spend more.

This is not an advice I was looking for. I have Kadiak (by Folbot),
but now I work near a water and I want to buy a small kayak and keep
it at work - inflatable, so it fits in my desk, so could go kayaking
after a work.
Now the question is - which one.

Zalek

I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman
have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open
Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek

I know it's obvious advice but you get what you pay for !!
Save up for longer, spend more.

This is not an advice I was looking for. I have Kadiak (by Folbot),
but now I work near a water and I want to buy a small kayak and keep
it at work - inflatable, so it fits in my desk, so could go kayaking
after a work.
Now the question is - which one.

Zalek

My advice still stands and the answer to your question is neither.

but now I work near a water and I want to buy a small kayak and keep
it at work - inflatable, so it fits in my desk, so could go kayaking
after a work.

Why not lock your "real" kayak on top of your car, and just pop that in the
water for those quick paddles?

******************************
Got wood?
Check out my exotic hardwood pennywhistles at fair
prices...http://www.Busmanwhistles.com

On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 12:27:46 +0000, BREWERPAUL wrote:

but now I work near a water and I want to buy a small kayak and keep
it at work - inflatable, so it fits in my desk, so could go kayaking
after a work.

Why not lock your "real" kayak on top of your car, and just pop that in the
water for those quick paddles?

I would have to lock my real kayak on top of the subway car. I suspect MTA
would object it.

Zalek


******************************
Got wood?
Check out my exotic hardwood pennywhistles at fair
prices...http://www.Busmanwhistles.com

In rec.boats.paddle Julia De Silva wrote:

My advice still stands and the answer to your question is neither.

Agreed. The Innova line is quite cost-effective (price:longevity ratio)
and the one-layer construction dries faster than AIRE double-bladders.
Here is a helpful website, including FAQ on what's wrong with cheap models:

http://theboatpeople.com

wrote in
om:

"Julia De Silva" wrote in message
k...
I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman
have 2 inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person
Deluxe Open Top Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek

I know it's obvious advice but you get what you pay for !!
Save up for longer, spend more.

This is not an advice I was looking for. I have Kadiak (by Folbot),
but now I work near a water and I want to buy a small kayak and keep
it at work - inflatable, so it fits in my desk, so could go kayaking
after a work.
Now the question is - which one.

You asked for an opinion regarding Coleman inflatable kayaks. You don't get
to decide whether or not the advice is valid.

For under $100 it's unlikely that you're going to find any kayak that isn't
much of a step above a pool toy.

There are, however, several brands of inflatable kayaks that would actually
be worth paddling, but as the person above suggested you're going to have to
pay more.

Coleman also makes inflatable air mattresses. From what I hear their Kayaks
and Air Mattresses can be used interchangably with the same results.

"Zalek Bloom" wrote in message
news
I want to buy a second kayak for "lite" kayaking. I noticed Coleman have 2
inflatable - each one about $60. One is "Coleman 1-Person Deluxe Open Top
Kayak", the other is "Coleman Inflatable Kayak".
Any opinions on those, or other cheap (less than $100) kayaks?

Thanks,

Zalek