A friend wants to sell me 2 kayaks for $500. One is a Potomac and the other is a Trophy 126 DLX. Both have never even touched water. Anyone know anything about these? My first kayak so I am pretty well in the dark. What else will I likely need?
Getting a kayak
- Thread starter drathgeb
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What kind of kayaking are you planning to do? River/creek, play boating, flat water touring, fishing? There are so many different types of boats to paddle and waters to hit that it's impossible to make suggestions without knowing more details!
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Probably doing a bit of fishing on the lake until I get comfortable with it. Then a local river with a moderate current. Nothing too wild until I have some time into it.
I'm not familiar with the boats that you're looking at, but I paddle creeks and rivers with moderate (class 3ish) rapids in my Jackson Hero... i recommend at a minimum a helmet, PFD, nose clip when entering rapids, spray skirt, inflatables in the bow and stern of the boat, a whistle and a knife. If you want to go nuts get a toss bag, spray shirt and gloves for colder days, and a good pair of boat shoes (I use chuck taylors all stars because they give good protection on te rocks and the canvas dries out quickly). Have fun!
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This is seeming like a good deal as he is including paddles and vests. I figure if it will hold water 500 for two doesn't seem to unreasonable
