Creek Boats Comparison | Pyranha Scorch vs Jackson Gnarvana vs Dagger Code 

Thank you so much for the insight! We also appreciate the kind words about the video. It's great to hear from people who've also paddled all these boats

I'm using a Ripper 2 Large primarily, but I tried a Medium Gnar a couple nights ago. I was very impressed at how it floated and performed for me at 6'2, 210.

@@brentwade9346 it has a bunch of volume for a medium boat.. at 170 lbs and 5'9" I feel I could almost paddle the small but like the additional forgiveness of the medium. I feel the Gnarvana paddles small for its volume. Thanks for the insight.

@@AQOutdoors With all that rocker there's so little boat in the water I can see how it paddles small. I'm demoing a large this weekend. As for the high volume water, Boyd Ruppelt was running it on the Ottawa this spring in his big water outing and he told me he was very impressed with how it held lines and stayed on top of high volume.

@@brentwade9346 that's great to hear. Being on the smaller side of the medium I found it a bit awkward to start with in bigger volume. I figured however that keeping it flat crossing eddy lines and boils really improved the control and feel in big water..

Our pleasure.. thanks for checking it out and for the kind words.

Thanks so much for checking out the video. We will have to check out the Liquid Logic boat soon. We are lucky to have so many good choices in boats right now

Thank you for the kind words. Start to hear you share a review on the code

Thanks for checking out the video. Also for taking the time to comment!

Thanks gord

Thanks for checking it out and stoked you found it useful. It depends a bit on what you want the boat to do and feel like. I think of you want a fun, manueverable boat for class III and IV the small would be great. If you are looking more for a class IV and V creeking machine the medium would be a better option.

Thanks so much

Thanks for checking the video and the comment. It rolls really nicely. We have taught lots of new paddlers to roll in it and it is great .

@@AQOutdoors thanks for the quick reply, I’m a rec kayaker looking to move to white water and the code/gnarvarna are what I’ve been swaying towards 🙌

@@TheMTBPOV I have the Gnarvana and it is super stable and also easy to roll. It is a big boat compared to the code though does paddle small. Both would be appropriate for you. Just a matter of comfort and sizing preference.. good luck. Whitewater kayaking is a lot of fun.

The machno is a great boat but more akin to a Dagger Nomad in that it is a more traditional creek boat. Wider, a bit more volunous feeling, much slower though in my opinion better for running and more importantly landing bigger drops.

Thanks for that great question. In full transparency I have yet to dona significant overnight in any of these boats. That being said with instructing and longer days on the water I have carried a lot more gear than most paddlers recreationally would in each of these models. I think all three are good with the amount of gear I have carried. If I were paddling a longer multiday and had a lot of gear and food I would be trying to put at least some in the bow. Given the bow rocker on these models I think things could get a bit squirrelly in the stern if all the gear went in the back. The other thought is that if you are sizing up as a medium paddler (ie. 170 lb paddler chosing a large model for capacity) the code would be my choice as it is the easiest paddling large model for a smaller paddler. The other 2 large boats feel like a bigger step in in size from M to L so would make empty boat paddling a bit harder.

@AQOutdoors thanks for the reply! I agree, putting some gear in the bow seems like a good option. That huge bow on the gnarvana might come in handy for that! Do you think that the scorch x would be a good overnighter kayak for a 170 lb paddler?

@@rhysmckinstry3620 I would think so. Assuming you are leaving towards the medium? There is plenty of room in that boat for gear, might just get into the upper weight capacity if you are paddling longer Multi days

Thanks for the comment. Can you elaborate please? I think we compared the 3 boats mentioned. Thanks