What's the most robust yak brand?
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What's the most robust yak brand?
As the header says, who makes the toughest yak? Maybe not the best laid out, or even the best paddler/peddler...but who's the strong arm brand that makes yaks to stand up to punishment?
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
You talking about bashing down the rocky rapids?
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
Can't claim I'm not biased, but Jackson have a record to be proud of in whitewater kayaking and so far my experience with the coosa has been the same, very tough. I did own a Bic Bilbao before this one and that put up with a lot of experimentation without ever falling apart. Still going now in my bro's hands too, and still cathcing fish. Only brands I've had any experience with.
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
i would have thought the Jackson Coosas were tough as they are mean't for river bashing rather then sleek ocean tracking.evildrphill wrote:Can't claim I'm not biased, but Jackson have a record to be proud of in whitewater kayaking and so far my experience with the coosa has been the same, very tough. I did own a Bic Bilbao before this one and that put up with a lot of experimentation without ever falling apart. Still going now in my bro's hands too, and still cathcing fish. Only brands I've had any experience with.
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
But plenty of cracksBretty wrote:2011 outback
50kg drop from 1meter Not even a dint
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
PmslGoneFishn wrote:But plenty of cracksBretty wrote:2011 outback
50kg drop from 1meter Not even a dint
On one of the 1st trips in the outback I dropped it from the roof of the car onto the concrete
It took off the side mirror and boy did it bounce
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
I presume the 50 kgs was you wringing wet?Bretty wrote:2011 outback
50kg drop from 1meter Not even a dint
People laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at them because they're all the same.
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Re: What's the most robust yak brand?
I could have said OceanKayaks but I didn't for one reason, they don't make white water kayaks. In my opinion any kayak manufacturer who make WWK will have the most robust kayaks and that generally flows onto there other models.
For me I personally wouldn't say Hobie have the most "robust" kayaks, maybe the ones without the mirage drive might be better but one to many cracks to say they are the most robust.
For me I personally wouldn't say Hobie have the most "robust" kayaks, maybe the ones without the mirage drive might be better but one to many cracks to say they are the most robust.