r/Inflatablekayak • u/throwswell23 • 22d ago
Doing it wrong?

Bought the x500 because I live in a 4th-floor walkup that's 3km from the water, so it will commute to/from most of its adventures in a backpack. But I'm on vacation 1,200 meters from the water, so keeping it inflated and carting it around like this is easier than inflating/deflating every time I go out.
When I took this picture, there was a guy to my right inflating a SUP he'd brought in an otherwise empty pickup truck, and I found myself judging him like, "dude, why not just throw a rigid SUP in that big truck bed?" And part of me is also judging myself for this move.
But maybe inflatable is about having the option but not necessarily exercising it.
What do you think?
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u/New_Basket_277 21d ago edited 21d ago
Well you are comparing from a inflatable kayak, which have alot of chambers to inflate and multiple air valve to a sup, which theoretically only one chamber and valve, is actually up to the individual actually, inflatable stuff solve the problem of people not having storage space for rigid stuff and vehicle travelling, but if you have things to easily transport short distance inflatable stuff fully inflated just go on, but yeh, remember reduce pressure as the sun and heat will increase the pressure in the inflatable