Canoe, Kayak, or Inflatable raft: which is better?
I'm going to the florida keys for a week and am considering purchasing a canoe, kayak, inflatable raft, or an inflatable kayak/canoe. Do any of these work better than the others? If so, why?
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Really depends on what Florida Keys area you are speaking of. For traveling purposes and for ocean purposes I would go with the inflatable. If you will stay in the shallows then go with the Kayak. Canoes will flip easier in the ocean and then you are swimming and its a long way to the shore.
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Seat to travel kajaks can surpass seat-in-covers average but one same-rescues are mÃs of desafÃo. My opinions are based ignition during años 20+ of beating and 5 años like & amp of the instructor; dueño of a store of paddlesports. You can be that she wants to consider to rent before you buy any thing.
We paddled a 16 foot open canoe in and around the Keys. It was a Grumman. We carried lunch as well as camera gear. We stayed dry and were able to move around in our boat. We carried the canoe on top of our station wagon to the put-ins. Any all-purpose 16 foot canoe will do. If you have a larger party, get an 18 foot canoe. Kayaks are confining. Inflateables are slow and hard to move about. Previous advice was correct: rent a canoe.