Partner: recreational kayak

Hello paddlers! I'm Ken Whiting, and today we're diving into one of the biggest questions in the world of kayaking: how to choose the right kayak. While it might seem daunting at first with so many types of kayaks available, I promise it's easier than you think once you understand your own needs and the different kayak options.

Tucktec vs the Sea Eagle 330 is a hot topic these days! Ken Whiting takes you through both of them in this comparison post.

When it comes to flatwater recreational kayaks, there are a lot of options to choose from. For entry-level paddlers who are feeling overwhelmed by the choices, I think a sit-inside style that comes in around 12-feet is what you want to aim for.

The Wilderness Systems Pungo has been one of the best selling recreational kayaks for around 25 years. That's an impressive accolade - especially when you consider that it's in the highly-competitive, mid-range kayak market. Wilderness Systems touts the Pungo as being the easiest to paddle and the most efficient kayak in its class, with superior stability and premium comfort. That's a rather bold statement, and one that definitely warrants putting to the test. And so, I took the Pungo 120 to the water to find out why this model is so popular, and to determine whether it deserves to remain one of the best selling kayaks in the world.  

When you’re trying to decide what kayak to buy, your biggest question is whether to get a sit-on-top style, or a sit-inside. The former is typically for someone who is willing to give up some paddling performance for a range of other benefits. The Native Watercraft Falcon 11 is a recreational, sit-on-top kayak that offers an ideal platform for fishing enthusiasts and calm-water paddlers. What it sacrifices in performance (i.e. efficiency), it makes up for in stability.