>Paddlewisers, >I am planning to buy a new touring/sea kayak. I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin. >I want a large volume single and since I live in a condo I will need a >folder. I have Ralph Diaz's book and have read it several times but it >does not have a review on the Folbot Kodiak which is one of my semi >finalists. With the Klepper and Feathercraft. >I really like the info I have seen on the Klepper and Feathercraft singles >but the prices >are so very high. Is a Klepper single really worth as much as a Folbot >Kodiak -and- a >Folbot Greenland II? Or to put it another way, is the Folbot so bad? >I have had two kayaks in the past. I had a 12 foot wood and canvas yak >while I was in >England in the 1960's. I paddled it all over on the canal system. Great >fun. I had a >Folbot Super in the 1970's in Idaho. I didn't know much about kayaks but I >thought it was >a pretty nice boat. I lost that one in a fire and haven't had one since. >I can save up enough for a Klepper or for the same amount I can have a >Folbot and all the >gear I could ever use and still pay for a couple of nice trips. >I am not interested in racing, rather in touring but I don't want to buy a >real dog. >I also would like to try sailing which I never got to do in my Folbot Super. >I will be paddling alone most of the time and will be trying to explore >some of the many >lakes in Wisconsin as well as the Apostle islands in Lake Superior and >other trips as I get more experiance. >So, if some of you could lend me your expertise and possibly a review of >the Folbot Kodiak >it would be a great help. War stories, good or bad experiances, warnings >or recomendations, >all would be welcome. Thanks in advance. Gary >Gary Pewitt N9ZSV/KT gpewitt_at_execpc.com >6120 W. Calumet Rd. Apt. 204, Milwaukee, WI 53223 >414 355 8147 home 414 297 4307 work >Sturgeon's Law "Ninty percent of everything is crap." > > > Gary Pewitt N9ZSV/KT gpewitt_at_execpc.com 6120 W. Calumet Rd. Apt. 204, Milwaukee, WI 53223 414 355 8147 home 414 297 4307 work Sturgeon's Law "Ninty percent of everything is crap." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Gary Pewitt wrote: > > >Paddlewisers, > >I am planning to buy a new touring/sea kayak. I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin. > >I want a large volume single and since I live in a condo I will need a > >folder. I have Ralph Diaz's book and have read it several times but it > >does not have a review on the Folbot Kodiak which is one of my semi > >finalists. With the Klepper and Feathercraft. > >I really like the info I have seen on the Klepper and Feathercraft singles > >but the prices > >are so very high. Is a Klepper single really worth as much as a Folbot > >Kodiak -and- a > >Folbot Greenland II? Or to put it another way, is the Folbot so bad? >SNIP< Many things enter into buying and keeping any kayak(that's why there is so many brands and models), however I can tell you this, folbot is a great company to do buisness with. They have a good product, great price and are fair people to work with. I have a kodiak that I would not sell for three times the price I paid, IF I could not get anouther one. It is a good single! Folbot has a policy that says, if you buy it and don't like it, well just send it back. My suggestion would be to by yourself a kodiak(there is a sale going on right now), but be prepared to keep it(you'll like it). cheers, James(and my super or aleut isn't for sale either) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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