Overlanding with a Kayak

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CapeFearXJ00

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I've only been on a few rental kayaks. Any insight for the newb kayaker? I've been wanting to pick one up for a long time but never got around to it.
Also what about 2nd hand gear? Any brands to stay away from?
Wonder if there are clubs?
Make sure to get roto-molded boat, theyre made much better and will last for decades! My dad has a aquaterra 17' hes had since the 80's! Also stay away from Pelican boats haha
 

RootedWanderers

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I love kayaking, I have a couple fishing kayaks and I also have a few whitewater kayaks. Here's a picture heading out for the day when I had my FJ. This was the first time I had taken the boats out with the FJ and I took the picture, looked at it and realized that they kayaks would be much more stable upside down but because the rack was narrower I didn't have as much room so we tried it this way. Later on we went with the yaks flipped. I just picked up my Jeep and don't have a rack yet so I don't have any pictures of me heading out with them. Living in Alabama there are tons of options and chances to get out and go kayaking.
 

CDN Offroader

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View attachment 24749 Got a 15.5 Delta hybrid last year, finally got a chance to take it paddling down the Little Saskatchewan river. Just a solo trip so not much for pictures, but it was a nice day for about 5 hours of paddling. Averaging about 8km/h at a casual pace down river.
 

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Kayaks are way more fun, but I like the cargo capacity of a canoe. Working out a roof rack system that won't interfere too much with my current setup.
#Overwater Bound ;-)
 

Jeff Swain

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One of my favorite things to do is kayak camp. Here is a pic of my old kayak I bought a couple years ago. Unfortunately it ended up at the bottom of a river on a trip me and my son were on.....long story.

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It has since been replaced with a perception pescador pro 120 kayak.
 
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Longshot270

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Ocean kayak frenzy for the shark baits and when l need some capacity for gear.

And an old pelican for when I feel like playing around

 
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Northernlady

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I use an RTT and so didn't have the ability to transport a normal kayak on my rig, so I found a good inflatable kayak. It is compact (fits into a backpack style bag so I can carry wherever the water may be) and can be put inside my jeep.
I know hardcore kayakers will probably scoff at it but it enables me to get out onto the water and enjoy nature from that perspective. The next time I use it I will take some pics and post.
 

Inthewoods

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Tried the Kayak but wanted something that would fit the dog and me. So I got a canoe and the wife and I took the dogs way up to the lake to try it out. Well the wife and I got in with our dogs (2 really small ones and 1 Husky) and my husky move and over we went in 2 feet of water and I also learn that my Husky gets sea sick. Dang. The Husky prefers to swim. It is also a little hard to get that 15 ft canoe down from 7 feet high truck by yourself.
 
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canadianoverlanders

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So are the 2 seat kayaks any good?
We need something 2 seat, we like the kayak idea.
Can some one recommend a good 2 seat kayak or what to stay away from?