I remember long ago the mention of renting a folding kayak from a company that would ship it to you (or your destination) for a number of days/weeks, and then you would ship it back after you trip. Anyone know if they are still in business? Thanks, Frank *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Frank Lucian wrote: > I remember long ago the mention of renting a folding kayak from a > company that would ship it to you (or your destination) for a number of > days/weeks, and then you would ship it back after you trip. Anyone know > if they are still in business? Don't know if they're still in business but if I recall the "New York Kayak Company" used to drop ship folding kayaks. Where is Ralph Diaz when we need him? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> > I remember long ago the mention of renting a folding kayak from a > > company that would ship it to you (or your destination) for a number of > > days/weeks, and then you would ship it back after you trip. Anyone know > > if they are still in business? These used to rent Feathercrafts few years ago http://www.ecomarine.com/ - not too cheap, of course. And not days - I think the shortest term was 1 or 2 weeks. They are still in business, AFAIK. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Frank Lucian <murpho_at_comcast.net> asked:>>>>>I remember long ago the mention of renting a folding kayak from a company that would ship it to you (or your destination) for a number of days/weeks, and then you would ship it back after you trip. Anyone know if they are still in business?<<<<< I think you mean Folding Kayak Adventures. For several years Lyle rented kayaks this way and also sold them afterward by applying the cost of the rental to the price. As I remember him telling me, he wasn't satisfied with any of the liability insurance he was able to find and decided to drop the rental business because of that. He continued to sell Feathercraft kayaks though and even after Feathercraft ended most dealer relationships and sold mostly factory direct Lyle was one of the few "Reps" that they kept. At that time Lyle was still calling himself Folding Kayak Adventures so I suppose if you looked that up you could find if he was still in business. I'm pretty sure he is not renting though. I'm not sure I remember Lyle's last name but if I had to guess I'd say Hansen. We sold him his first few folding kayaks. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
http://www.foldingkayak.com/index.html http://www.foldingkayak.com/contact.htm Still alive and well from what I can tell and he was great to work with when I bought my Java. On Nov 27, 2008, at 1:35 AM, MATT MARINER BROZE wrote: > Frank Lucian <murpho_at_comcast.net> asked:>>>>>I remember long ago the > mention > of renting a folding kayak from a company that would ship it to you > (or your > destination) for a number of days/weeks, and then you would ship it > back after > you trip. Anyone know if they are still in business?<<<<< > > I think you mean Folding Kayak Adventures. For several years Lyle > rented > kayaks this way and also sold them afterward by applying the cost > of the > rental to the price. As I remember him telling me, he wasn't > satisfied with > any of the liability insurance he was able to find and decided to > drop the > rental business because of that. He continued to sell Feathercraft > kayaks > though and even after Feathercraft ended most dealer relationships > and sold > mostly factory direct Lyle was one of the few "Reps" that they kept. > At that > time Lyle was still calling himself Folding Kayak Adventures so I > suppose if > you looked that up you could find if he was still in business. I'm > pretty sure > he is not renting though. I'm not sure I remember Lyle's last name > but if I > had to guess I'd say Hansen. We sold him his first few folding kayaks. Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". Benjamin Franklin, 1759. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I wrote: >>>>>I'm not sure I remember Lyle's last name but if Ihad to guess I'd say Hansen.<<<< Okay it was Hancock. At least I got the first three letters right. I see from the link that he has moved from Seattle and is now in Durango, Colorado. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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