You are great teacher, you are very inspiring too!

My wife and I bought our kayak at Scapoose Bay Next adventure. Jackson TakeTwo. The purple and green one in your video was ours. Thats the perfect setting for their store. Great customer service. Every time I watch your videos I learn something. Thank you for taking the time to educate others.

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

That is awesome. What’s setup they have! Would love to work that shop for a summer and guide trips in those sloughs. We spent 4 days there at the RV park and explored a ton!

excellent teacher

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

I don't know if the camera angle accentuates it, but it is pretty rad to see how far you can lean that thing.

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Yeah I really like this angle for teaching.

Definitely looking forward to a Sitka xt review. Please incorporate your thoughts on fitment for tall lanky Mofo's

Next Adventure Scappoose Bay (near Portland, Oregon) has an awesome demo setup. They've got the fully Eddyline fleet right there on the dock; just tell them what you want to try and they pop it in the water. Try the Sitka LT, then compare to the Sitka XT, then the Equinox, Skylark, etc. All right there! They also have a bunch of paddles for you to try as well - bent shaft, straight shaft, carbon fiber, fiberglass, etc. 10 out of 10 demo experience.

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Agreed 5 star setup! ⭐️

This was excellent

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. It was a fun day

I demoed a couple of kayaks there & ended up buying a Dagger Axis 12 from them!

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Nice love the Axis

Awesome thanks for sharing your just having to much fun teaching ....

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Definatly my happy place.

Dan!! Miss your vids here, but I see you killing it on the trails!

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Getting back to the water now that its heating up.

@ajpend

Ай бұрын

You have another channel? 👍🏽

Very well done and informative....!

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Oh man, I recognized Next Adventure just from the thumbnail! It really is a cool area to paddle, lots to see.

Damn those paddles are bautiful

Perhaps my favorite video yet! This will be my first season in my new Skylark that I purchased over the winter. I have a vacation home on a river that feeds a large reservoir in PA and I plan on going up and down that river all season long! Can't wait.

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Right on I’m glad you found it.

Hands down best all round kayak channel out there we appreciate you sharing your knowledge and opinions! Quick question if I may, regarding the FeelFree Moken 10 V2 any suggestions to make that storage hatch water tight? I don’t get much water in there but occasionally it happens ty!

I just bought the Quest Outlands 100 from Dicks with the Rod holders… I’m pretty excited!!! $279

@ajpend

Ай бұрын

Good for you! Is that your first kayak? I got my first kayak a little over a year ago: Crescent LiteTackle 2. I’m thinking about expanding my fleet with a Crescent UltraLite, so I have some variety, though mainly so I can take a friend out and share the experience with others.

@jesusbarron8052

Ай бұрын

Yeah first one. Funny enough I just found a Pelican Castaway 100 angler for $150 at tractor supply so I gave the Quest Outlands to my teen daughter.

Thank You!

Thanks man ❤

Awesome! I wish there were such events/opportunities around London. I need to learn this hanging draw - any chance for a technique 103 video from you, Dan? 😁

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day! I need some ideas of what folks would want me to cover. Any suggestions?

@LetsGoPaddling

Ай бұрын

@@HeadwatersKayak, I was thinking of building up on the previous video. For instance, when you explained edging last time, you could now show and explain a few maneuvers that fully utilize edging... like bow rudder: how far away, how deep, how to setup for it etc. Definitely a hanging draw too... 😅

@GTN355

Ай бұрын

@@HeadwatersKayak Some stuff that I think might be interesting and I haven't seen anywhere else being discussed or explained : - Optimal position of thigh/knee braces. Since my Essence 17 is pretty close to your bargain Zephyr I am really curious how you use them as a fellow tall guy :) - Same thing for hip pads. I am still not sure if I should order a pair to add to my kayak... - Dry top + Dry pants : How high/low should the pants be so that the top is high/low enough together with the spraydeck for the cockpit coaming ? How to tuck away the double tunnel of the top in your pants and not make the mistake to just leave it over your pants thinking that tighting both down is enough to leave the water out! :P - Back band adjustment : How low/high it should be to avoid pains and issues ? All stuff I think I have figured out more or less, but I am curious what others think/how they use them :)

Can you talk about the difference in Quest and Lifetime kayaks? I have a Tamerack and Teton. But the Quest looks exactly the same by why the new name? Asking for a friend (literally) they want one like mine and saw the quest on sale but idk why it’s named differently. Can’t find anything online about it

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of Quest. I’ll have to look them up.

@ajpend

Ай бұрын

I noticed the Quest name a week ago at Dick’s SG, on a kayak that I’m pretty sure used to have the Lifetime name. Looked like the Quest brand took over the Lifetime products.

Dan, what's the name of your neoprene hoody?

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

Level Six Jericho Hoodie.

Have you tested the lifetime manta angler yet? I’ve been seeing it at my local store and been debating on picking it up or not. There’s only one or two written reviews I’ve found.

@HeadwatersKayak

Ай бұрын

The problem with Lifetime is they rebrand so many models and create subtle changes every year that it’s hard to review all their kayaks.

@zoeybullard3811

Ай бұрын

@@HeadwatersKayak for real lol. I’ve had the Yukon for about 5 ish years now and I’m looking to get another one to add to the collection but was curious about the manta. I’m going to see if any rental companies near me have one before I commit to buying one!

Hello, been watching your videos today and I have a question. I have a Swifty 9.5. I am a 5 foot tall women and its comfortable but would love a bit more comfort… I am looking at upgrading to a Joyride 10, but is there anything else around that price point that should be under consideration for me. I am not a fisher, not looking to go camping, just want a little float with the family.

@HeadwatersKayak

10 күн бұрын

Something narrower would serve you so much better. No sense dragging around a wide kayak if you’re only 5’ tall. Maybe a Feelfree Aventura 110 or a Eddyline Rio if you could find it used.

It's ScaPOOSE not SCApoose.