Kayak questions

Since I'm probably going to get a kayak sometime I have some questions. First let me tell you what I'll get and what I'll be doing. I'll get a long 14', and I'll be going on lakes, and slow rivers, not whitewater. Hopefully I'll go on some long trips too.

Do you usually get a skirt for your kayak to cover the opening in the top?

How do you flip yourself back over when you tip?

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As far as I know, you should always have a skirt on your kayak.

You flip yourself back over using the Eskimo Roll. It requires some coordination, but I don't think it is too difficult.

Hey turd, can you upload the pages from Back to Basics about kayaking for Mystik?

Check out this info from MEC, too.

What little I know just comes from reading a book so don't expect a whole lot of knowledge from me. Smile

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eric

If you want to learn about canoeing look up > Bill Mason <

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Thanks, Eric. Very Happy

There's some good info in all that. Cool

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Hope it helps Very Happy

eric

I rent out sit on top kayaks and they dont use skirts but you dont flip in them ether. so I really dont know. hay when you get it get pics!

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	wildthing wrote:
	I rent out sit on top kayaks and they dont use skirts but you dont flip in them ether. so I really dont know. hay when you get it get pics!

Not sure if I'm going to get it anymore. Confused

If I go in the Air Force I can't bring it with me. That would be $1000+ sitting back at home not being used. Sad

I think I'll just do hiking trips this summer. I'm sure I'll get a kayak someday, just probably right now isn't a good time. Thanks for all the help everyone, it really helped me understand kayaking better. Smile

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Bigblue on the Wildsurvive forum posted some canoeing tutorials, here Tutorials

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	wildthing wrote:
	I rent out sit on top kayaks and they dont use skirts but you dont flip in them ether. so I really dont know. hay when you get it get pics!

Those kind are usually used for fishing and stuff like that. They are really wide so you don't tip over easily. Smile

I'd like to have a kayak, but I have other things to buy as of now. Cool

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