> I travel a lot overseas and in The States and am considering buying a > folding kayak. At home I paddle an NDK Explorer Elite. Being used to > the shape/performance of this kayak, any ideas out there on the best > performing (handling, portable, quality) folding kayak? Thanks. Pretty much in the same order, as Rob listed them: FC Khatsalano - 22" beam; FC Wisper - 23.5" beam (consider it a shorter and wider version of Khats) . These two are the closest to Brit boats. Wisper has no rudder (skeg is optional). FC K1 or its shorter version - Kahuna; both are notably wider than the frist two, 25.5 beam, reportedly difficult to roll, but doable. Folbot Cooper; consider it a cheaper version of Kahuna or Wisper, 24" beam, more flex in frame than in FC boats, thinner frame tubes walls, and seat is not the best possible. Like Rob said, all advertised weights are quoted for a stripped boat - without rudder, backpack, seasock (in FC boats) and repair kit (probably without seat too). Add about 9 or 10 lbs for all these items. For overnight trips, make sure you'll get at least one hatch in Kahuna (K1 and Khats have 2 hatches standard, and Wisper has larger stern hatch standard, and small bow hatch optional). There are also some "First Light" boats, narrow and lightweight, no sponsons, - I don't know much about them. *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:59:22 PDT
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