I finally got my next kayak. For those who don’t recall, I owned a sit on top kayak (Ocean Kayak Scrambler) when we lived in Ventura. Since moving to Seattle, I’ve been anxious to pick up my next kayak. Ideally I wanted the Eddyline Fathom – but at $2600 and having little storage space it wasn’t practical.
I opted for the Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame Expedition inflatable kayak. This is a 13′ inflatable kayak – it is 32″ wide and 42 lbs. It fits in a duffle bag for easy storage and transport. I just pumped it up in our house in about 10 minutes – pretty quick considering it was my first time. Hopefully we’ll get some decent weather tomorrow and I’ll be able to take it out on Lake Washington.
Hi there! I’m not a stalker or anything. I found your blog when I did a Google Image search for the Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame Expedition Inflatable Kayak. Have you had an opportunity to use it yet? I’m wondering if you could offer some feedback. I had my eye on this one until I went to a free demo event and found the hard plastic kayaks to be much faster. They didn’t have this model available for demo – they had a Puffin Saco (foldable) model. I found that I kind of dragged it down in the middle, despite the aluminum “spine” which was possibly what made it feel ‘draggy’. I also learned that I need a ‘low profile’ kayak due to my ‘low profile paddling style’, otherwise I’m constantly hitting the sides with the paddle. This is all new to me. If you have time – between all your travels & family obligations – could you respond? I would greatly appreciate it. And, once again – I’m not a stalker – but you do have a lovely family
Thanks. /JMS