This game is getting annoying

So today I think I found a pair of used whitewater kayaks I am going to pick up for a total of $500 h:

Perception Whiplash


And a Dagger Transition


Just waiting for an email back from the guy about the boats and if they are still up for sale or not and haggle a bit on em

I know I was looking for more a recreational kayak but I really want to do rivers and a bit more intense water. I will also end up getting a recreational kayak for general paddling with friends, but I just can't resist the rush factor.

 

I think I'll stick to recreational kayaking. That fast moving river shit scares me. :nervous:

 

Oh it makes me a bit nervous but if I don't jump in head first I will always wuss out. Besides helmets and life vests will always be with me doing river runs

 

I've done class III in my canoes without much of a problem. I don't think it would take much practice to go to class IV especially in a kayak.

 

Yeah my plan is to do a bunch of class II to get broke in a bit and I also need to work on rolls and recovery techniques before I go too big.

I want to head over to Idaho and hit the Lochsa which is rated as a class IV-V in the sprind and a class III in the fall so it should be a fun run once I get to that level. we also have the Rogue river here in Oregon which hits class III-IV with some class IV spots in it depending on where you drop in at.

 

For me to go Class IV I would need a different canoe, one of the banana looking ones, and there's not enough of that around here to bother. I'd also have to get airbags for the canoe as well.

YeeHaw!!


Just an advertising photo for a Mohawk "Rodeo"

 

I don't think I could work a canoe in a class IV rapid situation, I just don't feel steady enough or in enough control of a canoe to do it.

 

I don't like the feeling of being trapped inside of a kayak, that's why I've always preferred canoes, I can jump out if I have to. That canoe would be fitted with straps for your knees to help you hold on and your riding on a saddle that you straddle rather than a seat. All the rocker helps with manueverability. The royalex construction material is pretty similar to that of the kayaks. If you were to cut it apart you'd find a layer of skin that's a PVC like material on the outsides and sandwiched in the middle is a dense foam.

 

Interesting I didn't know that.