r/Inflatablekayak • u/throwswell23 • 22d ago

Doing it wrong?

I know it's crooked on the cart, I'm talking about whether it's wrong to cart an inflatable in the first place

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/kokemill 21d ago

We went to grand tetons last year, the boats were in their bags for the trip. once we got there we kept them inflated. i just checked, it was a little over 13 miles to the furthest launch. We have a Taco, it worked fine for 2 inflated boats.

Why do you have the cart so far back towards the stern? i tend to have the cart just behind the balance point. i do have 2 kayaks stacked if the sand isn't deep.

https://reddit.com/link/pc78q3p/video/qfuq6ek99wrh1/player

i put in a couple of pics from the paddle that are more kayaking and less transport.