Dive Kayak

[meesier42]

I have been considering buying a dive Kayak and I came across these things, they look like they would be really good kayaks, and since they are designed to run the rapids I think they would handle the surf pretty easily. And I think they would be nice and stable for entry and exit with tanks and the such.

http://www.jpwinc.com/index.php?page=home

specifically the Fat Pack Cat

I was wondering if anyone has used one of these and couple give some feedback on size, paddling... etc

 

[bubble-head]

Kayaks can be pretty useful. You may want to consider one made for diving: http://www.asudoit.com/retail/scuba/dive_kayak.html. the sit-on-top design would be very easy for getting in and out of the water. Transporting it would also be much easier than the white-water raft. Just something for you to consider. I've also seen them designed for two divers+gear.

 

[meesier42]

these things are inflatables and can be folded up into a backpack, I don't think transport gets any easier than that. My concerns with it are, how long do they take to setup, how stable are they, and how easy are they to paddle?? But it looks like nobody has every tried one of these inflatables