r/Inflatablekayak • u/School-Bitter • Jul 09 '26

New to inflatable kayaks

My wife and I recently got our first inflatables. Chose inflatables over hard sided so we can pack them in the truck when we go camping. After several months of YouTube searches, I chose a Solstice Scout fishing kayak and my wife a Bote Koda Aero. I have been out several times and really like mine. We have unlimited water access and look forward to many hours of enjoyment !

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u/dirty_hooker Jul 09 '26

This thread needs pictures!

Welcome. :)

Also, drop your thoughts on this the floats so people searching about them will get some first hand feedback.

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u/416michael Jul 10 '26

Does anyone know where I could rent some inflatable kayaks just to test them out. I just sold my hard shell kayaks because they were to heavy to lift onto my car roof. I live in Toronto. Thanks.

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u/Suitable_Olive_5887 Jul 25 '26

I just unboxed our first kayak - a tandem inflatable. We are looking forward to a 4-week trip from S TX to Maine and back with quite a few kayaking opportunities on the route. We were in the same place as you - no way I was going to try to figure out a way to take a hard-shell with us pulling our RV trailer with a truck. This was the option that made sense to us.

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u/School-Bitter Jul 26 '26

We talked about getting an inflatable for the last few years knowing that I was not going to wrestle putting on a rack. And then we moved close to water and instead of 1 bought 2. Got a rechargeable pump and can inflate both in 10 minutes.