One of the things I've noticed most reviewers forget (and I do think they've forgotten) to say is you want the tempature to be 70F or above to set up your TuckTec. I also have scraped my hands and elbows on the sharper edges. As for customer service, it's not as good as he states. I had to go back and forth about an issue I had with mine and it took over a month to resolve. It WAS resolved and I was happy with the resolution but it took too long IMO. I'm guessing that, even without a lot of subscribers, TuckTec was quick to resolve his issues because he has a RU-vid channel and they were conserned about bad press. That being said, the kayak is a great value for those who don't have the ability to just throw their kayak on top of their vehicle (yes I mean putting it on a roof rack..lol). The plastic used is tough and the draft is very shallow. I've been able to shimmy over thick and heavy grass mats with little trouble.
We may have lucked out with our customer support experience then. They were very quick to respond. We actually purchased this Tucktec straight from their website and made no mention of doing a review for RU-vid, both at time purchase or submitting our support request Really appreciate the feedback!!! When we do a comparison to the oru folding kayak we will be sure to mention these!
Thank you for bringing up the temp issue, I am in Canada despite loving my tucktec, I have a shorter season because of it and even on warm days I can't use it in the mornings or evenings during the summer. Its the only con for me, so I wish it wasn't so.
you are no ordinary salesman. i dont know if i will buy the kayak, but i will buy your charm. lol. i love your style bro. keep making more videos. thanks for your awesome work. ciao
Mine had a mis-aligned interior latch. Tucktek had a new kayak on the way in a couple days. Have not had it out on the water yet as I recover from a back injury, can'[t way to try it out.
Im waiting on my replacement. I had the 8ft and the back clamp broke on me while i was at the lake. Luckily, i was shallow enough to get back to the bank. Ive only used it about 6 or 7 times. They also got back to me in 24 hours and sent a new model
This will never replace my Dagger Cypress for most of my paddling. But being able to stow it in the back of my Subaru Outback and barely take up any cargo space was great on a long trip where I wasn't sure if I'd get the chance to paddle. I did get to paddle and was very glad I had the Tuktec with me. The other selling point for me was how inexpensive it was compared to the other folding kayaks out there! I got mine on a good sale, 287.72 including taxes and shipping.
We threw 2 of these in the back of a ford explorer along with the oru lake folding kayak and drove from south Florida all the way to Montana with room to spare!
1:46 maybe im just like a super enginerring genius or something but i got mine in the mail yesterday and literally the second time i put it together it took me just under 5 minutes from completely folded and strapped up. i did also get a refurbished one to save a few bucks so maybe the folds were already broken in a bit
My biggest worry is if one of those latches fails. Cause the plastic of this kind of nature will eventually tear from the constant latch-on/latch-off action.
I had to ask a young neighbor to help with the latches. I am going to keep it assembled for a week and try again. If I can’t manage the latches by myself, then I will have to return the kayak.
@@malin5468 yes I would say leaving it in the kayak form for a while should help a lot. Ours has become much easier to assemble the longer we have had it.
20 minutes?? Even 5-10 minutes is extremely long for this kayak. With practice, you should have it ready in about 2 minutes. My first one had a pinhole in one of the seams due to shipping and they sent me a new one, no questions asked. They let me keep the original. A little shoegoo and now I have 2 awesome kayaks!
Haha yes 20mins might be a slight exaggeration. We will be doing a proper setup time comparison in our next video to clarify this. I believe with practice the 2-6 min range is reasonable.
A few of the kayaks that’s are purpose built for fishing are actually pretty comfortable. But I agree that most kayaks are not comfortable for long periods of time 😂
The seats are terrible to install. You say it is a great kayak but the first one you got had a hole in it. The one thing I don't want in a kayak is a hole. Sounds like a deal breaker to me.
Well yes, it did have a hole. However once we received a new kayak we did not experience this issue and the customer service fixed the problem right away. It definitely was not confidence inspiring when the hole was discovered and if that makes you nervous i would maybe get a different kayak
I AM IN MY GREEN FUN MACHINE EVERY SUNDAY, WEATHER IT IS 49 DEGREES OR 90 DEGREES. THIS IS MY SECOND TUCKTEC MY 2020 LEAKED AFTER 35 MONTHS OF USE IN NEWPORT BEACH BAY AND TUCKTEC AFTER REVIEWING MY PICTURES REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. I WEAR A TITO SKIN AND WONDER GRIP WORK GLOVES. 6'4" 246 LBS. I HAVE USED BENDING BRANCH KAYYAK PADDLE AL EVERY KAYAK I HAVE OWNED EXCEPT MY LUCKLADY CANVAS ON BIRCHWOOD THAD HAD A WOOD PADDLE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD bARNAGUT bAY nj. i ALS OWN A 1993 gREENLANDER fOLBOT THAT TAKES 1 HOUR TO SETUP BUT I CAN TAKE IT IN oCEAN. THE VIDEO PORTRAYS THE TUCKTEC ROLLED UP THIS IS NOT CORRECT IT SHOULD BE TUCKED.
What are you talking about? It can fit in the back seat if your car and it has a three year warranty. I’ve had mine for a year and have used it frequently and it’s great.
It looks like a folding kayak and being among the cheapest of all the folding kayaks I would say it's priced like a folding kayak. ...and despite all that, contrary to your Negative Nancy attitude about its cosmetic details, it seems to have served him well as a functional kayak.
