Lidl 2 person kayak

kitekat

From Thurs 27th June http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=3495

gpalmer711

FYI Max Weight is 160KG - just over 25 stone, so I guess this is aimed more at teens than it is adults.

NotSuchASmugMarriedNow

gpalmer711 wrote: »

FYI Max Weight is 160KG - just over 25 stone, so I guess this is aimed more at teens than it is adults.

I guess its aimed at anyone with a healthy weight. How much do you weigh if you don't mind my asking:D

kitekat

gpalmer711 wrote: »

FYI Max Weight is 160KG - just over 25 stone, so I guess this is aimed more at teens than it is adults.

You could have two 12 stn adults (which is not unreasonable)or one adult and teen/child.

WestonDave

Bet the RNLI are loving the idea of a fleet of those being launched this summer - note no bouyancy aids with it.

Seriously if people do buy these, they need to think about the risks of a craft which will easily be caught by wind on any stretch of open water and ensure they have adequate safety in mind.

Hezzawithkids

WestonDave wrote: »

Bet the RNLI are loving the idea of a fleet of those being launched this summer - note no bouyancy aids with it.

Seriously if people do buy these, they need to think about the risks of a craft which will easily be caught by wind on any stretch of open water and ensure they have adequate safety in mind.

Ditto. Unless you have had some lessons in kayaking this sounds like a seriously bad idea to me.

Minniemee_2

I was thinking how cool it would be to buy one. I didn't give a thought to the safety aspect. So a genuine thank you to all the sensible MSE's out there x

Fishingtime

Cool I want one
I weigh 19 stone so I just need to find an anorexic girlfriend

rellarips

Seriously bad idea.

There are no UK regulations other than very general ones when it comes to kayaks... in other words, these craft will probably not have the safety measures you might think they will have.

Certainly not something you should buy without a lot of research.

And not just a buoyancy aid if you then plan to take it into the open water of the sea. Add a wet suit (or better still, a dry suit), VHF radio (with licence) in case you get into difficulty, flares, knife etc etc etc

Plus to be confident enough to be able to get back in if it capsizes and have some basic training.

I think the RNLI have enough on their plate already.

mcja

These look pretty good but having no experience of kayaks, would this be ok for canoeing in a canal? Be 1 adult , one child (strong ish swimmer), wearing life jackets? Looking for something OH and DS can do together!!

Reading that back, it would be ok wouldn't it?

lawrie28

canoing in a canal can be safer then more open water, but still has its dangers. people will throw old bikes, shopping trolleys etc. which will sit under the waterline. whilst steel hulled narrowboats will just scrape over these, they could easily rip a number of holes in the hull of a boat like this. In theory thus wiuld be ok, but I would be very careful and you would still need life jackets etc. for a canal. Learning to control a boat like this can take time and you need to be aware of 20 tonne narrowboats travelling along that you would need to be able to move out of the way pf.