[Bertiemang]

Here is my $599 Saturn raft that does as much as all your $5000 rafts.

The trips I've already done with it:
4-day on the Gunnison
4-day on the San Juan
3 days in Browns Canyon (900, 480, and 300 cfs)
3 days on the upper Colorado
1 day down the Eagle

 

[rdramsey]

Here is my $599 Saturn raft that does as much as all your $5000 rafts.

The trips I've already done with it:
4-day on the Gunnison
4-day on the San Juan
3 days in Browns Canyon (900, 480, and 300 cfs)
3 days on the upper Colorado
1 day down the Eagle

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I don’t think anyone is paying $5K for a paddle cat…even new from the top companies. Also, yes my $5k 13’ AIRE raft can do a lot that a Chinese made paddle cat can’t do. Not down on your boat at all, but you definitely came at us with a statement intended to jab and not based in fact. Boat looks fun though!

 

[Granite]

Was pretty excited how this came together. Home made 1.25 frame. Chainsaw ripped pine slab that I planed down to (almost) flat. Custom bags from Stitches n' Stuff. Geometry could be better and it gets heavy to push on long days but super fun and sporty. Ran Shoshone with a buddy sitting up front no problem.

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[Conundrum]

Here is my $599 Saturn raft that does as much as all your $5000 rafts.

Cheap Chinese does look good with a side of smug.

 

[rdramsey]

Cheap Chinese does look good with a side of smug.

Right?! The last thing I want to do it trash someone’s boat (I’ve been there, I’ve done the budget boat thing), but there is definitely a reason I scraped and saved for years to get a quality boat. Saying that little Saturn paddle cat can do everything a boat from a reputable manufacturer can do is simply not true.

Ill put it this way, can a Walmart backpack carry a days worth of gear the same as my American made Mystery Ranch hunting pack? Probably, but when I add 100lbs of elk to that pack it will definitely shit the bed, while my mystery ranch will say thank you and ask for more…and it’ll keep doing that for 10+ years.

 

[Montet202]

Right?! The last thing I want to do it trash someone’s boat (I’ve been there, I’ve done the budget boat thing), but there is definitely a reason I scraped and saved for years to get a quality boat. Saying that little Saturn paddle cat can do everything a boat from a reputable manufacturer can do is simply not true.

Ill put it this way, can a Walmart backpack carry a days worth of gear the same as my American made Mystery Ranch hunting pack? Probably, but when I add 100lbs of elk to that pack it will definitely shit the bed, while my mystery ranch will say thank you and ask for more…and it’ll keep doing that for 10+ years.

But my back would also shit the bed. It’s built more like a Walmart back. Though it IS American made.

 

[Conundrum]

I'm all good with whatever floats and have rowed and paddled free to really expensive and everything in between just to be clear. But some comments necessitate a smartass response. Especially on the internet.

 

[rdramsey]

I'm all good with whatever floats and have rowed and paddled free to really expensive and everything in between just to be clear. But some comments necessitate a smartass response. Especially on the internet.

Agreed

 

[Granite]

Man I really cocked up posting my lovely lil phatcat right before some good ol fashioned bickering. Come on folks! Gimme that sweet sweet validation. 😆

 

[PDX Duck]

I would assume a 3” johnson can get the job done as well with enough leverage but I sure wouldn’t be bragging about it….

 

[PDX Duck]

Validation for the Green Phat Cat!

Meant to respond last night. I really dig the rear storage bag and just noticed the drop bag under the pine slab…. Without a passenger how would it be on a long day of rowing?

how much can you load it up before it starts to drag?I would think those 23” tubes could carry quite a bit…

 

[rdramsey]

Man I really cocked up posting my lovely lil phatcat right before some good ol fashioned bickering. Come on folks! Gimme that sweet sweet validation. 😆

Haha, apologies. That is definitely a sick boat for sure. Any idea on the weight with the frame and empty bags?

 

[Granite]

I have yet to put enough weight on it to notice it feeling sluggish. 170 lb buddy up front didnt tip the scale too bad at all. I rigged it for a San Juan 3 day with support from other boats, and had no problems there. Occasionally if I'm pushing hard on the oars I hear a little slosh from the front cooler dragging.

 

[Granite]

Haha, apologies. That is definitely a sick boat for sure. Any idea on the weight with the frame and empty bags?

Id have to get it on a scale but... 90 lbs? Light enough that I can easily drag it around but too heavy to comfortably pick up? With two people it schelps around easily by grabbing onto the fat straps fore and aft.

 

[Whitewater Worthy Equip]

Here is my $599 Saturn raft that does as much as all your $5000 rafts.

The trips I've already done with it:
4-day on the Gunnison
4-day on the San Juan
3 days in Browns Canyon (900, 480, and 300 cfs)
3 days on the upper Colorado
1 day down the Eagle

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GIGO
Enjoy the ride.
How far will a cheap boat go? Same as a bargain aircraft, all the way to the scene of the crash. Keep wearing your life jacket or PFD for you fancy people and leave your dog at home. I hear cheap things can be improved with peanut butter and bacon, you know as bear deterrent.
It’s more important to know what you don’t know than what you do.
Get some!

 

[Iamquigley]

$599 Saturn: I can do just as much as a $5000 raft!

The Test of Time: Hold my beer...

 

[PNWWonderer]

Here is my $599 Saturn raft that does as much as all your $5000 rafts.

The trips I've already done with it:
4-day on the Gunnison
4-day on the San Juan
3 days in Browns Canyon (900, 480, and 300 cfs)
3 days on the upper Colorado
1 day down the Eagle

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I thought this thread was Raft Porn not raft chastity...

 

[Whitewater Worthy Equip]

On topic

 

[PNWWonderer]

On topic

Nice frame!!! What will it be sitting on?

What are the dimensions of your K2 120 coolers? Looking on the site, I don't see it in the description.

 

[Whitewater Worthy Equip]

That frame is on a 16’ SOTARd.

Summit Series - K2 Coolers

www.k2-coolers.com