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Title: Complete Folding Kayaker, Second Edition by Ralph Diaz ISBN: 0-07-140809-6 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 27 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Most authoritative book on folding kayaks . . . PERIOD.
Comment: For a book written in the early 1990's, much of what Mr. Diaz has to say about evaluating the different manufacturers & models still applies. Being in the market for a folding boat, I've found this book very helpful. Although I think the author is little too zealous about the virtues of folding boats vs. the hard shells. If you're looking for a boat about whitewater kayaking or river boating, skip this one. The focus is on sea kayaks. Does this mean that folding boats aren't suitable for the river? Couldn't tell you after reading this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Reintroduces the elemenatry concept of kayaking!
Comment: I live in Japan, where space is at a premium, but I also love kayaking. All the hardshell kayaks I looked at were reasonably priced but at lenghts of 17 feet or more I could hardly keep them in the tatami rooms of my house. Ralph Diaz reminded me that a folding kayak was the practical and intelligent answer to my needs. So today, I own a Klepper double which collapses into two canvas bags, which, when I'm not exploring the coastline of Japan, or other distant places, stays in a closet in my office. This book furthermore covers every aspect of the seemingly endless features and benefits of folding kayaks, and reviews all the major manufacturers products as well. The well-written introduction by Paul Theroux alone is worth the price of this little gem ("Paddling in Hawaii in the winter, it is not unusual to see whales, But only the paddler is able to leap into the water and hear the whales singing..."). Highly recomeneded reading for anyone seriously contemplating seakayaking anywhere in the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still the bible
Comment: Back in 1997 I wrote the first Amazon review of what was then the only book devoted entirely to folding kayaks.(You might want to scroll down and read it; everything I wrote still applies).With no competition you'd think Ralph would be content to rest on his laurels, but instead he's put a lot of effort into an extensive rewrite of the original book. All the new boats that have appeared on the market since the first edition have been included, and plenty of solid information from Ralph's invaluable Folding Kayak Newsletter has been integrated into the new edition.
If you have the slightest interest in folding kayaks, you certainly owe it to yourself to buy a copy of this book. And if you already own the first edition, you should absolutely get this one as well, for all the new material Ralph has included. It's still the bible of the sport.
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Title: Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, 3rd by David Burch ISBN: 076270473X Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Happy Isles of Oceania : Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux ISBN: 0449908585 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 19 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler: More than 500 Tips for Better Kayaking by Doug Alderson ISBN: 0071362037 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 27 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Guide for the Open Water Paddler, Second Edition by David Seidman ISBN: 0071362371 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 06 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine by Matt Broze, George Gronseth ISBN: 0070084998 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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