Re: [Paddlewise] Boat For A Family of Four

Not from personal experience - but the above suggestion (was it Dave?) of
wide-beam folding double like Folbot GII is worth exploring.  Nautiraid
double could be even more stabile (37"  inflated width), or Klepper Quattro
(the one with 4 sponsons, don't remember the width, but hell, it's a lot of
stability).  Quattro is used by some army troops, I don't know their exact
number of crew and amount of "gear", should be 2 men + pretty heavy weapons
and other stuff; with total weight more than a family with 2 kids and
few-days camping gear. Klepper owners would telll you more.  But... well, I
don't see Quattros for less than $4000, even used ones. It's a barge, not
many people own or need them in civilian life :-). You could get 2 new GII
for the same buck, and there are plenty of them used ones, too.  I
personally would favour a 2-boat option - if anything happens to one of the
boats, then the other one could (hopefully) render some assitance.
Alex.

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