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I own a Kayak

Aug 05

I purchased a kayak from Old Town Canoe today, it’s a Loon 100. It’s roughly 10 feet long and has plenty of space for me. The material of the kayak is very strong and flexible, if I hit a rock in the water the material will bend but not break. There’s a waterproof cargo bin behind the seat which will house one of my survival knives, flashlight, clean shirt and a book (maybe an extra Bible) just in case anything happens. I purchased the kayak which was discounted due to some very minor scratches, a life jacket that you cannot tell you’re wearing it and a matching paddle.

Later in the afternoon Nate and I went kayaking on Pushaw Lake, the wind was pretty steady causing decent sized waves. I’m glad that I researched on which kayak would be best for me, I decided to purchase one that had a keel- the keel came in very handy today. We were out on the water for a few hours; we explored one end of the lake that turned into a swamp that a few beavers called home. At some point I’m going to head to Old Town Maps to find out if they have any type of kayaking guides for local rivers. In the next few weeks me and a few other co-workers plan to kayak down a river that is unknown to me at this point, I’m sure we’ll have a good time.

Here are some photos that were taken on August 11th : Loon in the water, Me in the water, Me in the water 2.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, August 5th, 2006 at 6:58 pm.

4 Responses to “I own a Kayak”

  1. dave601 Says:
    August 6th, 2006 at 10:45 pm

    Nice purchase. I love kayaks. That waterproof cargo bin will probably come in very handy. The kayaks that my family owns does not have those and I really wish they did. It will be a good place for you to put your camera, too.

    On a side note, Old Town Canoe has a really nice website…

  2. Ogden2k Says:
    August 7th, 2006 at 8:00 am

    It does have plenty of space, my camera will also be housed there. I need to line the floor with egg crate padding just for protection of the camera.

  3. SwordWielder Says:
    August 7th, 2006 at 10:23 pm

    I’ve never kayak’ed before… I’d love to try it out. I really need to visit Maine sometime, it seems like a beautiful place.

    I agree that that storage bin will come in handy. It looks like you can strap a backpack on as well?

  4. Ogden2k Says:
    August 8th, 2006 at 7:09 am

    If you ever do come to Maine, let me know ahead of time and I’ll show you around.

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