On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Edwin Johnson wrote: > But reading about the newer Greenland II my appetite is whetted for a new > boat. > In contrast to computers and cars, which are in general more powerful and fashionable the following year, the contrary is sometimes true of folding kayaks. The Klepper double, in which Hannes Lindemann crossed the Atlantic, is produced today with only minor changes. A new boat would change nothing. As rumors go here in Germany the Kleppers are of course of top quality, but those of the beginning 1990ies were even a little bit better finished. Looking here for a used Pouch RZ85 (folding double) the old boats of the 1950 are often in better shape than those of the 1980ies. Of course after reunification quality at Pouch improved to western standards and they brought out a new model, the RZ96. But the enthusiasts of Pouch boats still swear by the old RZ85, which they term the better boat. It's still produced. If the skin of an old Pionier, Hart or Kette is beyond repair, a new one can be manufactured. Several companies offer this service over here in Europe. So if looking for a new boat, you should perhaps think about guarding the old one, depending on its condition. As Folbots fold, storage shouldn't be the problem and there might be place for a second folder. Reinhold Weber *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 10 2000 - 04:17:31 PDT
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