Just ordered mine. Can’t wait until I can pick her up. I’ve been through much grief in life the last 5 years and cannot wait to get out on the water and start appreciating life again.
Nice info and video. I also have an inflatable kayak, it's the Intex Explorer K2 and made 10-12 km rides with my wife on lakes so far. To add to the things to take in the kayak are some sun glasses in the summer.
Nice video, those places are fantastic! As other one said you are holding paddle in wrong way. You must "rotate" it. The angle of the blade on the water need to be so __/. You must carry the blade which is now on the left to the right. It's not a problem of style... Using the paddle in the right way you will have an really effective paddling!
Hi there I get down to Salcombe 4 or 5 times a year and coincidentally just got given an itiwit x500 for Father's Day, looking forward to getting it on the water tomorrow morning. I was hoping you might have a time and date stamp on your video for when you went under the bridge at the top of Collapit so I can work out the tide level. Keen to give it a try when I hopefully get down there next month. TVM
Andy Whittam, great present - I just checked out when I went under the bridge at Collapit, it was a 5.6 meter tide, end of Oct last year - v high tide! I’d say maybe a 5.0 meter tide and you should be able to get under the bridge. Also it’s worth while heading down Blanksmill creek, old lime kiln and a few places where the bubbles come out the mud/rock.
@@trekkingwithdavid1833 tks for that., really appreciate it. I know Banksmill very well, we used to take a friend's parents' old wooden clinker up there to get to the campsite many decades ago. Over the last 30 odd years I've covered every inch of the water there except Collapit as I've never had occasion to go up there.
@@trekkingwithdavid1833 loving the videos BTW, very therapeutic especially as we haven't been allowed down there. I've done a few on the Thames around here where I live which I might upload someday.
Andy Whittam ah might be the same campsite that I have been going too for years :-) It’s a great place to be on the water and explore. I hope you managed to try your new kayak today? Thank you for your kind words. I hope to get down to Salcombe in September.
@@trekkingwithdavid1833 the kayak is great, good turn of speed for an inflatable and tracks and edges well too. In future I'll look out for you on the water when I'm down there. Keep enjoying the paddling.
Das Boote ist bisher schon etwas besonderes im Luftbootmarkt. Gern würde ich es auch mal testen. Vielleicht ergibt sich da mal was. Schöne Grüße ronactive
Ron Active Ich mag das Kajak sehr, es hat eine gute Steifigkeit, die es leicht macht, mit Leichtigkeit durch das Wasser zu gleiten. Ich würde empfehlen, es auf jeden Fall zu versuchen. Freundliche Grüße.
Hi David, love the video thank you for sharing. Would you recommend this for an absolute beginner, I am looking for my first Kayak, love the outdoors but a recent injury/operation has pretty much killed my passion for hiking so am turning to this as a new way to get out there. It is the kayak I keep coming back to, and to be fair if it was in stock anywhere it would probably already be bought but I keep seeing reviews saying its not particularly stable .
Hi Paul, I really like it a lot, it’s performance in the water is really good for an inflatable, and I would almost compare the performance to a rigid GRP / plastic kayak. Yes it is a bit unstable but once I got used to it it ok. I’ve done a lot of kayaking hours and not over turned since I first got it. So I guess it depends where you were thinking to use it, but I find it good on sheltered sea estuaries and rivers. 👌🏻
Did you buy the Itiwit X500 in the end Paul? I occasionally kayak and I am looking to but an inflatable. I am a little concerned by comments about this not being stable. I'd be interested to know what you think.
@@MyChannelcloud HI, I did yes. I was in a slightly different position to you in that I came to it, literally with 0 experience, I had never sat in a kayak on dry land never mind the water and I have to say it did have a learning curve, there were a few occasions when i was glad the canal where I paddle has low sides so I could climb out again. It was probably a month or so of going out 3 or 3 times a week before I felt confident in it (which I do now). DO I think I made the right choice ? Absolutely, I have paddled a couple of other non drop stitch inflatables and it really is a different league once ya get used to it. Go for it, you won't regret it.
Hey David, good video! I'm a backpacker/rock climber who wants to get back into kayaking, mainly to get more places for climbing/camping on reservoirs & such. I'm looking at inflatables and I like what I see. I don't suppose you can roll your Itiwit? I may not need to, and wouldn't want to try with gear loaded into it, but I would like an enclosed deck. Thanks for showing how yours works.
Lorax Tribe Thank you :-) I have not tried to roll, I think it would be easy to take it over but I’m not sure about doing a full roll. I think I have seen someone do it on RU-vid (Maybe Decathlon video). As for all the camping gear I think that would fit in no problem. The spray deck is quite good, tight fitting and I never have issues with water getting in - sometimes I find it too hot with the spray deck on.
I have the Itiwit X500 kayak. My daughter did a sucessful roll on first attempt (she is 13 and into canoe slalom for five years now). It is possible as long as the kayak is not loaded.
@@hugonager566 Hey thanks, Hugo. I bought the Air Fusion (1040-y, the old one, used) and I think I will try it next year when the water is warmer. I can probably do it with no gear. The kayaking is as fun as I remembered!
It is a little unstable, but after time I got used to it. Also you become aware of crossing waves at the right point to limit the risk of capsizing. I think it really depends on where you are thinking to use it, plus you have to weigh up it’s easily stored and transported.
Thanks Ralph - I quite like it as it’s easy for cleaning. The only slight issue I have is that small stones (like shingle) have got into the kayak between the layers, between the floor and wall seam. I need to try and wash it out, so hopefully it should be fine.
Quick question. What if squirrels ate your kayak throughout one charming day? Well, I know how to fix folding frame kayak using welding iron or urethane glue but inflated ones are a different issue.
