This channel aims to inspire, inform and connect paddlers around the world, while sharing great paddling experiences.
In focus: paddling safety, adventures in exciting locations (including my #paddlingin100cities project), inflatable kayak reviews, paddling knowledge and recommendations for paddlers. My personal paddling style focuses on portability, often through inflatable kayaking, though I also use a hardshell sea kayak every now and then, or a SUP.
I (Patrik Vuorio) am a world traveler and water safety advocate, based in Stockholm, Sweden, who loves exploring and seeing new places. Paddling has become a passion!
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Oh yes! About as far south as you get in the southernmost part of the Stockholm archipelago, and Sweden's oldest lighthouse. Great experience Paddling here.
@@alexanderoliverio5089 Not sure how the price situation is there. You could ask in the "Itiwit X500 owners" Facebook group or check the Decathlon website for the country/store closest to your location!
Haha. For this one, I think we expected a bit of cloudy weather, at least, but that rainstorm (and thunder and lightning on the horizon that had us hurrying back to land) was indeed unexpected and the skies basically turned from sunny to full overcast in 5-10 minutes.
@@AirOnTheWater Now, that you're saying it, it seems reasonable. Astonishingly wet as well, the water. Maybe we should better stay at land? No more irritating bobbing and getting splashed!
@@mephisto8101 There's something to that. The ice cream shops are on land more often than on the water, after all. You're right in that the water is undeniably wet, but as a caveat I do a lot of winter paddling which is a mitigating factor - some of it is less so then. But yes, might be good to consider putting wheels on the kayaks and using them mainly on land to be safe! This has been very enlightening. Thank you.
I agree - it impresses me in terms of its speed, the low weight, and tracking. Apparently it is a bit vulnerable to waves from the side, but overall performs really nicely.
@@davidpoots8362 Thanks David! Yes, this was a really nice bucket list trip 😎 Agree about managed risks. This wasn't particularly bad, but on a day with really choppy water I suppose it could have been.
@@THE-RIVER-RAT Haha. That's acceptable, I suppose, making up for it retroactively, but then you have to add interest for the time that no ice cream was eaten, so extra large scoops.
@@-Tholos- Yep, that would have been awesome. But that particular quite fast hardshell outruns an inflatable or most folding kayaks with ease 🙂It has kind of a kayak top on a surfski bottom, essentially.
@@DavePashley Yes, there could be some local exceptions in some far away countries, I imagine, where in theory there could maybe be an old V1 left, but the V2 has been around for years now so in all major country sales these have replaced the V1 long ago. The V2 is notably more stable although the V1 was a little bit faster, as I understand it.
Im still waiting for the V3 version, wondering if the quality issues have been resolved? Unfortunately, Decathlon doesn't answer me if the V3 is being sold already in Mexico...saludos(Greetings )de Monterrey, MX😊
@@garzapedroa It seems that many kayaks have been quite fine while some specimens have suffered from issues. Don't have any info on potential V3 sales I'm afraid! Un saludo, amigo kayakero, de Estocolmo, Suecia.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I like it very much. The main feature of this kayak is its portability. In a long trip, you need to carry a lot of water, food, camping equipment, etc. You know that this kayak backpack is big enough. Can you share how you carry so many things to other places without driving yourself?
@@imlinhai Thanks for a good question! I have managed to bring a roller bag plus the backpack with the X500 on journeys to other countries without a car (for example when traveling by ferry or train), even with full winter gear, but that wasn't for expeditions. I have also carried this combo with full camping gear on public transport for some kayaking expeditions when I was on the way to meet other paddlers with cars for those expeditions. However, full expedition gear including water is very heavy. In that situation I would say it's really only convenient or feasible for longer stretches if you use a cart or trolley to transport most of the weight as well. There are some folding carts that can be brought on the kayak as well; I've purchased one that I haven't tried yet but hope to be experimenting with.
@@imlinhai When it comes to non-expeditions, e.g. where I don't need to bring tent and camping gear, I tend to just carry the backpack, have two drybags with straps hanging around my shoulders, and the backpack on my back. That goes a long way for trips that need a lot of gear, but wouldn't work for full camping trips.
@@AirOnTheWaterI didn't expect you to reply so quickly, thank you. I look forward to sharing your folding bike in future videos. I have an idea. I usually carry a spare paddle. If I can modify the folding bike and only keep the wheels and bracket, and use the spare paddle pole as the support frame of the folding bike, this may reduce the storage space of the kayak.
@@imlinhai Interesting idea! However, I'd be a bit worried about the pressure that's being put on the paddle and whether that could over time increase the chances of a breaking paddle, which is of course a safety issue.
@AirOnTheWater This is indeed something that needs to be considered. The pressure is mainly applied to the bracket at the bottom of the folding bike, and the pressure on the side bracket is relatively small. I think fiberglass or carbon fiber paddle shafts have stronger bearing capacity. I have seen many incidents of aluminum alloy paddle shafts breaking, but fiberglass or carbon fiber paddle shafts break relatively less. You can test it with an old spare paddle, or only use it when using the folding bike for short distances. In addition, there is a similar idea. I usually carry a rope, and it seems that using the rope as a side bracket of the folding bike is also feasible. The above are all ideas that I suddenly had just now. I haven't tried it. I think I will try it and tell you the result.
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Thanks everyone for the positive engagement and comments! I can see there's an interest in this, so I will be posting a second part not too long after the first video, continuing the look back at previous paddling trips and ways that the Itiwit X500 has come to use 🙂
I'm actually trying to limit my kayak fleet at the moment! I was joking with friends about how I've recently sold two kayaks that I didn't get to use enough among all other paddles (the X100+ and the Moki I), returned one (the AdvancedFrame Expedition), and given one away (my second AE Lagoon 1), and also sold a SUP, and wondering how it's possible that I still have 8 kayaks and a SUP! Do they multiply/procreate when I'm not looking? How is it possible? Kayaks everywhere!
@@THE-RIVER-RAT No, I made a comment on your newest video regarding the rocks. I'm guessing it's stuck in the moderation filter. No issue if it isn't found, just found what you described very sad and unfortunate.
