<Rcgibbert_at_aol.com> wrote: > Look up Mike Edelman's site (http://www.foldingkayaks.org) . > He does a really nice job talking about many different folding boats > and isn't nearly as one sided as I am. The Folbot Cooper is getting some > attention, too. But it handles only a paltry 250 pounds so unless you are > only > dayboating it may not suit your needs, that is, unless you weigh the same > as > you did in junior high school. (http://www.folbot.com/FromTheFront/) I own a Cooper, and have paddled it in moderately rough seas. I would not rate it comparably with the Feathercraft closed-cockpit singles for versatility in paddling. The Cooper is noticeably more flexible than a Kahuna I paddled a couple years ago, making for sloppy handling in a following sea, for one thing. That 250 lb rating for capacity on the Cooper is very conservative. I loaded mine to about that weight and felt I could have carried at least 75 lbs more safely. However, it would not be a good boat for longer trips, unless the paddler weighs 160 - 180 lbs, or is an avid lightweight backpacker-style camper and eater. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 15 2005 - 11:21:45 PDT
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