Kayaking, Camping, and Biking - Destinations and Reviews!http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/en-usFri, 26 Oct 2012 07:32:01 PM -0500 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:32:01 PM -0500 Carlos Aire Sawtooth II - Tributary Trinity II Kayak Review http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/aire-sawtooth-ii-tributary-trinity-ii-review?opendocument&comments#26102012193201HOS2N3.htm Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:28:24 PM -0500 Richard Thomsen Aire Sawtooth II - Tributary Trinity II Kayak Review http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/aire-sawtooth-ii-tributary-trinity-ii-review?opendocument&comments#03202011102824PMRTH64C.htm Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:15:56 PM -0500 paddlesheep Aire Sawtooth II - Tributary Trinity II Kayak Review http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/aire-sawtooth-ii-tributary-trinity-ii-review?opendocument&comments#09182010051556PMHOSU4Z.htm Thu, 5 Aug 2010 07:22:27 AM -0500 Richard Thomsen Aire Sawtooth II - Tributary Trinity II Review http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/aire-sawtooth-ii-tributary-trinity-ii-review?opendocument&comments#08052010072227AMRTHGJ5.htm Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:05:44 PM -0500 Dude Aire Sawtooth II - Tributary Trinity II Review
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"Tributary and AIRE are not the same. We created Tributary as a cheaper division of AIRE, and by cheaper I do mean lower in price, warranty and quality."

Do this and other comments on quality affect your thoughts?

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"Tributary and AIRE are not the same. We created Tributary as a cheaper division of AIRE, and by cheaper I do mean lower in price, warranty and quality."

Do this and other comments on quality affect your thoughts?

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This ballsy lady takes the Safari 600 miles down the River Niger, ending in Timbuktu. Great book, and an inspiration to all lazy sods like me. I have restarted my canoeing (after 5 yrs off) , bought a safari and taking it to India for canoeing down the Rivers of Kerala.

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This ballsy lady takes the Safari 600 miles down the River Niger, ending in Timbuktu. Great book, and an inspiration to all lazy sods like me. I have restarted my canoeing (after 5 yrs off) , bought a safari and taking it to India for canoeing down the Rivers of Kerala.

Kev]]> http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/innova-safari-review?opendocument&comments#06112008132615HOSQSY.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:01:06 PM -0500 Steven Collaborative Music Creation (Over the Internet)
I'm also a musician, gave it up for years but got back into it a few years ago. Best thing I've ever done (aside from getting into inflatable kayaks)]]>
I'm also a musician, gave it up for years but got back into it a few years ago. Best thing I've ever done (aside from getting into inflatable kayaks)]]> http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/collaborative-music-creation-remotely?opendocument&comments#10222008100106PMHOS5K9.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:42:24 AM -0500 Dan Rasky Innova Seaker Review
In my opinion, with the right rescue and recovery skills, the Seaker is very close to being the perfect Great Lakes boat. The Seaker is warm and dry in cold wind and water chop up to 2 feet without a skirt although I'd always wear one for Great Lakes stuff.

The Seaker is quick if you are a reasonably conditioned paddler with good paddling technique. I've recently taken to using a longer paddle (230 cm and up) with a larger spoon face. It seems to help especially in current and surf. The boat is fast enough if you are mostly interested in making an easy 3 MPH with a large load in big water. This boat is at least as quick as the best folders of equal length and should be just as quick as a plastic 17' The only boats that tend to dust me are glass boats and other innova boats kayaked by paddlers with better technique than mine.

The Boat People (considered a credible inflatables dealer) say that the boats can make up to 5 or 6 MPH. I have made speeds like this in a sprint in flat water for a mile or less w/o current. I once caught a three masted sail boat on a day with good wind in SD Bay and the helmsman kept looking at the speed gage, looking at me and smiling. I think I kept pace for 20 minutes or so. Cruising speed in flat water is probably between 3 and 4 MPH and between 2.5 and 3 MPH in big swell and chop.

In big nasty water, the Seaker is unbelievably stable.

My only word of caution, be sure to practice your rescue and recovery techniques in the Seaker before heading out solo.

It took me a bit of practice to be able to do a solo recovery because of the higher sidewalls. Assisted recoverys were no problem as I just scrambled over another boat and back into mine. I'm a little out of shape (5'10" 270 lbs) and shaped like a barrel. This said, I've never had a wave or swell or chop even come close to dumping me from this boat. I don't know what it would take to get tossed out but I think that it would be pretty darned big (plus 5'). I've taken breaking waves of 4' with just a gentle brace and never felt uneasy about the stability of the boat.

I think this boat would excell on Great Lakes trips.]]>
In my opinion, with the right rescue and recovery skills, the Seaker is very close to being the perfect Great Lakes boat. The Seaker is warm and dry in cold wind and water chop up to 2 feet without a skirt although I'd always wear one for Great Lakes stuff.

The Seaker is quick if you are a reasonably conditioned paddler with good paddling technique. I've recently taken to using a longer paddle (230 cm and up) with a larger spoon face. It seems to help especially in current and surf. The boat is fast enough if you are mostly interested in making an easy 3 MPH with a large load in big water. This boat is at least as quick as the best folders of equal length and should be just as quick as a plastic 17' The only boats that tend to dust me are glass boats and other innova boats kayaked by paddlers with better technique than mine.

The Boat People (considered a credible inflatables dealer) say that the boats can make up to 5 or 6 MPH. I have made speeds like this in a sprint in flat water for a mile or less w/o current. I once caught a three masted sail boat on a day with good wind in SD Bay and the helmsman kept looking at the speed gage, looking at me and smiling. I think I kept pace for 20 minutes or so. Cruising speed in flat water is probably between 3 and 4 MPH and between 2.5 and 3 MPH in big swell and chop.

In big nasty water, the Seaker is unbelievably stable.

My only word of caution, be sure to practice your rescue and recovery techniques in the Seaker before heading out solo.

It took me a bit of practice to be able to do a solo recovery because of the higher sidewalls. Assisted recoverys were no problem as I just scrambled over another boat and back into mine. I'm a little out of shape (5'10" 270 lbs) and shaped like a barrel. This said, I've never had a wave or swell or chop even come close to dumping me from this boat. I don't know what it would take to get tossed out but I think that it would be pretty darned big (plus 5'). I've taken breaking waves of 4' with just a gentle brace and never felt uneasy about the stability of the boat.

I think this boat would excell on Great Lakes trips.]]> http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/innova-seaker-review?opendocument&comments#07152008114224AMRTHMLJ.htm Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:58:28 PM -0500 Richard Thomsen Innova Helios 380EX Review http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/innova-helios-380ex-review?opendocument&comments#06012008015828PMRTHQ9D.htm Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:59:33 PM -0500 Jason Innova Helios 380EX Review
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I think you could use it for fishing. Look at this TackleTour review of the Innova Solar for their feedback (same material, different kayak):

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I think you could use it for fishing. Look at this TackleTour review of the Innova Solar for their feedback (same material, different kayak):

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I purchased the Seaker a year ago, and have used it on the Hudson river which can be a handfull when the wind pipes up because it is a tidal river. I have paddeled with other people in plasic boats and I had no chance of keeping up with them. Without rudder it is nearly impossible to keep the boat going straight in any kind of wind.After taking the boat out of the water which is a chore since it weighs 60 Lbs it is quite a bit of work to get it folded up and packed into it, bag and very cumbersome to carry to the car where it occupies the whole trunk of my small car. At home I carry it to the basement to inflate it again and place it upside down because the water is caught in the space between the sponsons and the floor, therefore I dont inflate the floor. I practiced selfrescue last summer and the only way to get back quicky is to rigg a paddle float. the paddle attaches to two velcro loops that i placed behind the seat. The boat floats too high in the water to get up without paddle float but with it I can get back into the cockpit with one leap by pulling myself over the cockpit edge whereafter all I have to do is bring my feet in. There is no need for a pump since the boat floats so high after a capsize that almost no water gets trapped inside. it may be important to make sure you don't let the boat get away from you in a strong brise. Overall it is a safe comfortable boat for people who intend to go slow and don't want to learn to roll.Itinflates quickly (10 minutes)it is slow reasonably comfortable although the cockpit rim is pressing into my spine I have to use a sit on top kajak seat to eliminate this problem. It is heavy and cumbersome,certainly nothing that you are going to lug around in the airport. It is expensive at full price. I do not have any plastic kayak but from what I see it is certainly easier if you have the space to put one up in your garage.]]>
I purchased the Seaker a year ago, and have used it on the Hudson river which can be a handfull when the wind pipes up because it is a tidal river. I have paddeled with other people in plasic boats and I had no chance of keeping up with them. Without rudder it is nearly impossible to keep the boat going straight in any kind of wind.After taking the boat out of the water which is a chore since it weighs 60 Lbs it is quite a bit of work to get it folded up and packed into it, bag and very cumbersome to carry to the car where it occupies the whole trunk of my small car. At home I carry it to the basement to inflate it again and place it upside down because the water is caught in the space between the sponsons and the floor, therefore I dont inflate the floor. I practiced selfrescue last summer and the only way to get back quicky is to rigg a paddle float. the paddle attaches to two velcro loops that i placed behind the seat. The boat floats too high in the water to get up without paddle float but with it I can get back into the cockpit with one leap by pulling myself over the cockpit edge whereafter all I have to do is bring my feet in. There is no need for a pump since the boat floats so high after a capsize that almost no water gets trapped inside. it may be important to make sure you don't let the boat get away from you in a strong brise. Overall it is a safe comfortable boat for people who intend to go slow and don't want to learn to roll.Itinflates quickly (10 minutes)it is slow reasonably comfortable although the cockpit rim is pressing into my spine I have to use a sit on top kajak seat to eliminate this problem. It is heavy and cumbersome,certainly nothing that you are going to lug around in the airport. It is expensive at full price. I do not have any plastic kayak but from what I see it is certainly easier if you have the space to put one up in your garage.]]> http://www.midwestik.com/midwestik/midwestik.nsf/dx/innova-seaker-review?opendocument&comments#02102008022937PMHOSS2K.htm Tue, 5 Feb 2008 05:00:35 PM -0500 Richard Thomsen Message Tracking Anyone?
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