Lidl 2 person kayak

RoisinD

tightus_wad wrote: »

Slow flowing river ? Please do not go out on any river without taking basic course on paddling could be a disaster...

I am a strong paddler and took out my son on a boating pool on a moderately windy day and struggled to control a twin kayak like this.

I live near the sea and wouldn't DREAM of going out on the sea with this thing.

Just be careful peeps - easy to have lots of cheap fun with this craft. Just as easy to be a headline in the local paper...

Even if you can swim - if you are responsible for a minor who perhaps cannot - fully clothed you WILL struggle to save yourselves therefore buoyancy aids are a MUST!!

As someone who has a family member who is a member of a voluntary coastguard crew I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said. It is very easy to be flippant and dismiss the advice as scaremongering but when faced with the reality of the consequences of not taking proper precautions it can be devastating. No one told us is often heard when things go wrong.

rellarips

kitekat wrote: »

At last someone with a sensible post.If i listened to some of the scaremongers on here i would not leave the house.

Right. Without going into details, my OH had to be rescued when out in his PROPER not inflatable sea kayak not so very long ago. He nearly died. Huge thanks to the RNLI and Search and Rescue, who are our heroes.

Yes he had the correct equipment but no VHF radio. He could have been better prepared. He could have done better than what he had.

He has since splashed out the money to buy himself an expensive VHF radio and taken the course and exam to get his licence. He's upgraded to a dry suit. Cost is irrelevant when it comes to lives.

That this thing is being sold as something seaworthy makes me feel ill. People will buy this, people will take it to the seaside or the loch or the lake and they'll take it out and use it without a clue about how to deal with it if it capsizes or how they will get back to land if it sinks. They won't have basic safety precautions and they may even be daft enough to take the kids out into the wide open water in it. Doubtless, some won't have been in a kayak before let alone taken a basic course at their local watersports venue.

Call me and the others here scaremongers with pleasure, but common sense is all anyone is trying to point out - with concern that lives could be put at risk with these things if used in the wrong context.

Perhaps if you want to buy one to use in the sea, you could go and sponsor this man who is raising money for the RNLI... you might after all, need to call on that charity.
http://guyatsea.com/

Hey, why not go and donate anyway!

People here are not talking out of their derrieres, you know.

Sorry if I sound harsh, I'm just angry that this thing is being marketed the way it is so that people make such complacent remarks and places like here and HUKD vote it 'hot'

Tracymae

I bought mine this morning thanks Kitekat :T Here in Scotland you have right of access to most inland water, canals, lochs, rivers without a need for a license. To test it out I took it to my local park boating pond. The kayak is pretty stable in the water, and overall I am very pleased, though there are a couple of negatives. The paddles supplied are pretty small and the connector nipples are right where I felt my hands should be. It takes a bit of setting up the first time, finding which ropes go where and making sure you get it all tied correctly. Next time will be much easier as the splash decks can remain in place when its deflated and it still fits in the bag supplied. Having the bag is a bonus and makes transporting it super simple. Its fab for the price, the next nearest two man inflatable kayak is from Argos at £20 more.
Lots of fun to be had just use common sense, plenty of advice on here already about wetsuits and buoyancy aids, happy paddling :T

kitekat

Tracymae wrote: »

I bought mine this morning thanks Kitekat :T Here in Scotland you have right of access to most inland water, canals, lochs, rivers without a need for a license. To test it out I took it to my local park boating pond. The kayak is pretty stable in the water, and overall I am very pleased, though there are a couple of negatives. The paddles supplied are pretty small and the connector nipples are right where I felt my hands should be. It takes a bit of setting up the first time, finding which ropes go where and making sure you get it all tied correctly. Next time will be much easier as the splash decks can remain in place when its deflated and it still fits in the bag supplied. Having the bag is a bonus and makes transporting it super simple. Its fab for the price, the next nearest two man inflatable kayak is from Argos at £20 more.
Lots of fun to be had just use common sense, plenty of advice on here already about wetsuits and buoyancy aids, happy paddling :T

Hi thanks for coming back and letting us know about your experience with the kayak, i was begining to regret ever posting this but your post has reassured me that it can be safe and fun.

Beetlemama

I haven't been on anything inflatable in the sea since I saw Jaws in 1976 - I'd like to thank my parents for taking their six year old child to see a film that no doubt has saved my life on many occasions through my reckless teen years where "Hey Let's swim out to that island" didn't appeal at all because of the massive shark that i know is going to chew me in half while I spit red froth.

I'd like a boat to play with but I ain't brave enough I'll make a donation to lifeboats instead.

SailorSam

Down on the docks in Liverpool we have a water sports centre, i had a few kayak lessons then switched to windsurfing and changed again to sailing. I went on to join a sailing club and have a Laser out in the garage. If you ever come to watch me sail i'll be the one at the back of the race or upside down and waving for help. So i've done more than my fair share of falling in.
I bought this kayak today, it doesn't look as good as others i've looked at on the Net but it's a couple of hundred pound cheaper so will do for a bit of fun. From past experience though i'd never dream of going out without a life jacket on.

don.westcoast

lawrie28 wrote: »

No, it can. The point being made is that you shouldnt think that it costs just 40 quid. There is another 25 quid per life jacket, 20 for a second paddle, 80 per person for a wetsuit depending on the weather, another 100 for abtraining course, flares, radio, etc for the sea.... To use this safely in many environs will cost you, and not to make this aware to people looking to grabbit could end in a purchase that costs more than money.

By all means buy one, but be aware of the risks.

Oh, you forgot the cost of the helicopter or lifeboat callout.

pauletruth

last year we had a very skilled canoeist drown at sea. they found his skull later on. its not safe to go out to sea by yourself and a 40 quid boat just won't be safe enough. sure get it for a shallow pool pond but leave the sea and rivers to the experts.