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My Karma cracked this year after less than three months of use. I'm hesitating on paddling another one since I don't want to have it break again. Does anyone else have this issue of them breaking quickly?
There should be a size disclaimer in there... Bob is a big dude. No offense buddy, your post did sound like jackson plastic sucks though. I just picked myself up a karma. Loving it so far."I always buy two boats now. One to paddle, and one to use while the warranty is being shipped."
This is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long time.
LOL, That's not right. If I was in the market for a new boat. I would not buy any Jackson after reading your post.
I am just being honest."I always buy two boats now. One to paddle, and one to use while the warranty is being shipped."
This is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long time.
LOL, That's not right. If I was in the market for a new boat. I would not buy any Jackson after reading your post.
I am just being honest.
I should add that I am a monster. I am 6'3" and just under 300 lbs. I get 100+ days a season easily. I average 12-20 miles daily.
I paddle tons of class 3 and 4. I creek, river run and playboat.
My playboats break too, and I avoid rocks.
I paddle Jackson because they fit me the best, because they stand by their product.
I can add that I might not be a top paddler, but I get a lot of days, so I like to have a boat on stand by, in fact I have a few.
I will always buy a Jackson.
I'm jealous you get so many days on the water and I totally understand the big guy thing. I'm 6'-4" and 230lbs. I've broken boats from different manufactures and they all break. Jackson's warranty is top notch for sure and I had a very pleasant experience. I just couldn't help but laugh at buying 2 boats because you knew you would be using the warranty and still wanted to paddle. If you have the cash, why not right.I am just being honest.
I should add that I am a monster. I am 6'3" and just under 300 lbs. I get 100+ days a season easily. I average 12-20 miles daily.
I paddle tons of class 3 and 4. I creek, river run and playboat.
My playboats break too, and I avoid rocks.
I paddle Jackson because they fit me the best, because they stand by their product.
I can add that I might not be a top paddler, but I get a lot of days, so I like to have a boat on stand by, in fact I have a few.
I will always buy a Jackson.
Couldn't agree more. I've been kayaking since 1976, starting out in Lettmann Mk IV's we built ourselves on the Ledyard mold. No boofing back then, and we spent a lot of time patching, rebuilding, etc. Of course none of us were running what creekboaters are doing now. But the New England rivers (Swift, Pemigewasset...) were plenty rocky. Then Hollowform came out, followed shortly by the Dancer? (they're all running together now). This lead to a string of plastic boats which all seemed pretty much the same.I think it's one of the biggest failings of the WW kayak industry that they haven't made any advances and perhaps have deflated the quality of their plastic over the years. .
I think what many of us are looking at is something as revolutionary as rotomolded plastic was when it replaced fiberglass/e glass/s glass/ kevlar, not evolutionary.Plastics are the cheapest and strongest options. Carbon is brittle, inflatables do not have the performance, wood is heavy and archaic. What is the cost to make the plastics better or stronger? Twice as much and/or twice as heavy?
The technology is out there, just not sure about cost! This may be the future:I think what many of us are looking at is something as revolutionary as rotomolded plastic was when it replaced fiberglass/e glass/s glass/ kevlar, not evolutionary.