Homemade Kayak

[Hummer]

Styrofoam heads for lightweight ballast would be nice.

You could stick the rubber one w/ hair on the bow and paint it w/ woad to scare the Celts you encounter on your journey.

Very interesting, creative and resourceful. But the lightweight tarp skin would die a rapid death on any water body other than a placid lake and grassy shoreline. Drag it over rocks even a few times and it would be a goner. His later polymer skin model is likely more durable. Integrity of the skin is critical.

I have a couple 17 ft. Klepper Aerius II kayaks with canvas decks and heavy duty hypalon rubber bottoms. It's tough stuff that's held up for decades. I've taken them on rivers throughout CO, UT, WY and AK. Instead of using foam like many kayaks and canoes, the Aerius models use rubber sponsons or tubes that run along the sides from bow to stern. When inflated they tighten the skin to the frame and add buoyancy making the boat almost impossible to turn over. The boats disassemble and are packed into two bags for transport in the trunk of a small car.

The Klepper kayaks have crossed all the oceans and seas of the world and are used by military forces. Here are some images that show the various uses:

https://www.google.com/search?client...mg.OIfYX1jSn2M

[Irving]

I have 2 'mostly there' tents i kept just for the material. If you're serious, you're welcome to experiment with it.

Thanks but I have plenty of tents myself. I just mean that someone could potentially use a tarp as both things.

Just bunch the tarp around the rock and tie it off, you mean?

If you're familiar with the golf ball method of skinning a deer, basically that.

[ChickNorris]

Thanks but I have plenty of tents myself. I just mean that someone could...

Right.

[Irving]

I checked out this guy's YouTube channel and he only has 8 videos. However, his log cabin ones are interesting enough and short enough.

[BladesNBarrels]

If you're familiar with the golf ball method of skinning a deer, basically that.

Now, all I need is an ATV with a winch, a Sawzall, A knife with a gut-hook, a skinning knife, a tree, and, of course, a deer.

[Irving]

You're 80% there!

Ya know since these guys use a truck with a hitch to pull the rope, they might as well just use the trailer hitch ball in place of the golf ball and eliminate half the requirements.

I suppose having your freshly skinned deer laying in the dirt isn't idea though. Could use a tarp. Then spray off the tarp and kayak off into the distance with it.

[BladesNBarrels]

You're 80% there!

Ya know since these guys use a truck with a hitch to pull the rope, they might as well just use the trailer hitch ball in place of the golf ball and eliminate half the requirements.

I suppose having your freshly skinned deer laying in the dirt isn't idea though. Could use a tarp. Then spray off the tarp and kayak off into the distance with it.

Good point. He does emphasize using a tarp around 3 minutes into the video.
Interesting that the Kentucky Fish and Game keep dead deer hanging around in a locker.

[Irving]

I hadn't watched the video. First time I've seen someone do it with the deer laying on the ground like that. Think I would have used a bigger tarp.

[BigBear]

I traded my fun kayak for a repair to make my plow truck functional.

There's still a big sad empty space where the kayak used to be stored.

Sniffle

My wife is a dolphin. Every trip we've ever taken has had water close by. She's always wanted an inflatable to put on lakes, etc. I looked up some kayaks, zodiacs, and other inflatable type boats once... cheapies were several hundred... it'll have to wait a few more years, lol.