Recently there has been an influx of Inflatable Kayaks in the market, this has caused somewhat of a conflict in the kayaking community. There is now a division between kayak purists who still prefer rigid kayaks and supporters of the inflatable kayaks. A lot has been said about rigid kayaks, and of course it is still the best to use, but due to technological innovations, inflatable kayaks are slowly getting to be as strong and as reliable as their rigid counterparts. This leads us back to the initial question, are they worth it? Well that depends on what you want to use them for. If you just want a strong kayak you can use to ride on quiet rivers or shorelines then it is perfect. If you just want a small fishing kayak you can carry around in trips, again the inflatable kayak is perfect for that also. But if you want to ride rapids and white water then you are still better off with a rigid kayak.
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