I am so impressed with this Kayak! I’ve always loved kayaking but have been quite limited to only doing it on holiday considering I don’t live near water and would have to fit a roof rack to my saloon car in order to get a hard shell to and from the water. I can just throw the K1 in the boot of the car and even drop by the river on the way home from work which is exactly what I did yesterday! This kayak inflates in minutes with the supplied pump. In fact to assemble you pump up two chambers, blow up the seat - I keep mine inflated - pop it in and attach the back support straps to the clips inside the kayak, click the paddle together, click the keel into place, and you’re good to go. I had mine assembled and was in the water in under 10 mins. I was initially a little dubious about the speed and stability of an inflatable but was very pleasantly surprised. This is very stable and surprisingly quick and nippy, and obviously very well designed. If it doesn’t feel this way definitely check you’ve inflated it sufficiently. The seat is comfy and there is enough room to sit with feet flat and extended, or as I prefer cross legged. The netting in the front is great to house a water bottle / supplies or just attach a dry bag with keys / phone etc. The paddle comes in 5 pieces and again very well designed in that the sections slide over each other far enough to minimise any play while paddling, and this is virtually imperceptible compared to a one piece paddle. The K1 is so light that you can carry it to and from the water one handed, and to deflate, simply open the valves and the air rushes out. The only thing that drives me a little nuts is folding it up again and packing it into the supplied bag, and I would really appreciate an Intex video on how to do this, although there is a written explanation in the instructions. However this is probably me as I am the type of guy who can never get sleeping bags or tents folded up and back into their carrier bags. To overcome this I have simply bought a waterproof garden refuse sack off Amazon for under £5 that I can put in the boot of the car and loose fold the kayak into. Incidentally the description on Amazon has a maximum weight of 80kgs but the actual kayak is labelled 100kgs/220lbs. I’m 6’ 83kgs on a good day and it carries me without any problem whatsoever.
A lot of thought has obviously gone into this kayak and it is well designed with some great features. I would definitely recommended it and in fact have just bought a second one to take friends and family with me!
Edited to add: I’ve had this kayak for almost 6 months now and have done well over 100kms on the water - still very impressed with it to the extent that I now have three of them to take family and friends out with me. The only issue I have encountered is this really needs a water drain plug in the bottom like the two seater version. It is a real pain to get any paddle splash water out of the kayak before deflating, and not just simply a case of turning it upside down as it runs from bow to stern and gets trapped in the fabric furrows. Intex please add a drain plug to future models and you will have the perfect inflatable kayak!
Added 22/7/19: Got my first puncture near the rear keel which I suspect was from something like rose stem cuttings that you occasionally see floating in the Thames. I have to say I was very impressed with how the kayak performed - there are two air chambers so although the lower one partially deflated and it sat a bit lower in the water, it was still perfectly paddle-able for the 3kms back to the car. That said the repair patches that come with the kayak are useless. I ended up buying a vinyl glue repair kit which worked very well.
| Åldersintervall | För barn |
|---|---|
| Färg | Flerfärgad |
| Storlek | 274 X 76 X 33 cm |
| Stil | Challenger K1 |
| Höjd | 274 centimeter |
| Artikelns förpackningslängd | 76 centimeter |
| Vikt | 13 Kilogram |
| Artikelns förpackningsbredd | 33 centimeter |
| Materialtyp | Plast |
| Antal artiklar | 1 |
| Antal bitar | 1 |
| Årstider | Vårsommar |
| Sport | Canoeing |
| Inkluderade komponenter | Med låg profil och en bekväm, rymlig cockpit med plats för en person, är Challenger K1 kajaken perfekt till seglarturen på sjöar och stilla floder. |
| Är batterier inkluderade? | Nej |
| Varumärke | Intex |
| maximal viktkapacitet | 100 Kilogram |
| Avdelning | Unisex |
| Tillverkare | INTEX |
| Artikelnummer | 68305NP |
| Produktens mått | 274.32 x 76.2 x 33.01 cm; 1.1 Kilogram |
| ASIN | B0749FLYR8 |
