Tomahawk Air Canoe 478

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Жыл бұрын

Bit of a look over and a paddle with the Aquamarina Tomahawk Air-C 478 Air Canoe. Sailboats.co.uk: shorturl.at/ptBR1
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@firebug185 Жыл бұрын

I have the two seat version and love it and made a trolley that dismantles to carry it and stuff for camping trips.

@davidgibbings6085 Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely going to buy a 2 man one next month when pay day comes , was looking at gumotex ones and they’re £1500 quid area for similar Dropstich tech ,. Thanks to you both , never knew these were available till now 👍😉

@sydgerald Ай бұрын

2 years ago I bought the K440, for about £620 on sale, I love it, being a kayak is narrower but basically the same boat. I bought 2 pairs of NRS vinyl foot braces and that made it even more comfortable. I still have my Itiwit 2 seater (the one you had before). But drop stitch boats are definitely nicer.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Ай бұрын

Yeah dropstitch is definitely better 👍 they just glide through the water so much better. We're taking her out this weekend if the weather plays ball 🤞

@robmerryfield8616 Жыл бұрын

Great review. Looks like the next step up from the itiwit. It seems much more substantial than a normal inflatable. Those backpack inflatables are a bit worthless, they are so heavy to wear on your back. My Colorado is agony on the shoulders. Overall looks like a good alternative to a hard canoe if you haven't got the space for it.

@MattGriffiths81 11 ай бұрын

Nice looking vessel you have there 😉 On a side note, I've once again watched every video you have on KZfaq. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not 🤣 Thanks for providing all the entertainment and insights, and thanks for helping me get inspired to go on my first wild camp all those years ago 🙂

@GarethZoeWildcamps 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt, we really appreciate you watching the vids. The boat has been really good so far. Bit of a pain to get back into the bag tho 😂

@nel766 Жыл бұрын

looks great

@stevelutwyche Ай бұрын

Great review, I’ve been contemplating getting one of these for me, my wife and 9yo son as we don’t have space to store a solid canoe. It covered everything I needed to know, really impressed.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, if there's anything else you need to know just ask. We've been using it for a year now and still enjoying it 👍

@chrisdodd9121 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing 😻… I’m a Itiwit 100 guy but love the idea of having something like this

@MrDazza64 Жыл бұрын

Looks a great product, very cool. Thanks for the review. Regards, Dazza. 🇬🇧

@bgreen2266 3 ай бұрын

Nice, Thanks

@RuffPaddling Жыл бұрын

Loving the video and honest review. Can I please ask where you was paddling in the final clip please? It looked like somewhere I'd like to paddle! Thanks :)

@andyallard5990 Жыл бұрын

Hi, come across your channel because I was thinking about buying a kayak because I like photography and I live in North Norfolk where is plenty of rivers in the waterways to paddle down. I was very impressed so much so I went to the store you suggested and bought a two-man one so if my son wants to come along he can haven’t used it yet. Only got it this week. Thank you for taking the time out to do these reviews. I’m sorry I won’t be subscribing because I’m not a KZfaq by really just found it useful to see about kayaks. Thanks very much for your time.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Andy. Enjoy your purchase.

@THE-RIVER-RAT Жыл бұрын

Nice looking boat matey.

@jonathanberwick4473 Жыл бұрын

Your itiwit review convinced me to get that a few years ago and funnily we upgraded to the two seater aqua marina this spring so much better than the itiwit for inflation, paddling and cleaning. Enjoy

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Definitely better but definitely more expensive. We would recommend the Itiwit all day long as a budget boat to get you out on the water. Funnily enough it's on sale for £199 on Decathlon at the moment. The Tomahawks are really good though. Very happy with ours. 😍

@thomasmaher6542 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, watched it first when you released it and now have finally got this canoe after considering a few over the last few months (nearly went for the 3 person Story Kayak which was on a similar offer) - glad I went with this one. Can’t wait to get it out on the water. As you said weren’t many (well English) reviews for this canoe version so this really helped make my final decision 👍🏼 Roll on spring/summer

@thomasmaher6542 5 ай бұрын

PS - Agree the keels were a massive pain and actually thought they were easier to pump up with the sides and bottom first, but not sure if they inflate as well (any tips would be great)

@GarethZoeWildcamps 5 ай бұрын

Ahh brilliant Thomas! We wish you many happy trips in it. You'll have to think of a name for it lol. Please circle back and let us know how you get on with the maiden voyage.

@GarethZoeWildcamps 5 ай бұрын

We don't bother with the bow and stern chambers to be honest. We've found it makes no difference on the water. The Skegs / fins I actually sanded off half a mm from the base so they slide in better. A bit of vaseline helps too. Our's were a pain to get in / out before that and we used to kick them out by using our feet as hammers lol.

@thomasmaher6542 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the extra tips with regards to the skegs (couldn’t find Vaseline, but lube worked 😂 - got some funny looks near the lake we were at), tried the boat for the first time on Saturday and loved it!

@GarethZoeWildcamps 3 ай бұрын

@@thomasmaher6542brilliant, glad to hear you got on well with it. We've only managed to take ours out once so far this year. The weather has been so crap 😔. Send us some pics on Facebook or Instagram next time you're out with it. 😊

@scottyneedsa3037 Жыл бұрын

Cracking looking vessel!! Really does look great 👌nice one you two 👍

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. You melted yet? 🤣🥵

@scottyneedsa3037 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, was earlier! Showers & Thunder the last hour...cooled off nicely 👌

@whatsnottohike Жыл бұрын

Wow! While there's no doubt of it's quality and build (the floor looks really solid) I would like to see how it handles with a couple of barrels of gear in it (I'm sure it will work fine) I think if you knew you were going to use this a lot and possibly go on some multi day trips with Portaging etc, then It's worth the investment but if you probably just go out 3 or 4 times a year, then maybe the Tititwit one. But this looks fantastic, i must say. Thanks for the honest review, as always. Martin.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Gareth, myself and little lad went out camping recently in it (was quite windy) and it handled it like a champ. I'm sure you'll see us camping with it this year on video 👍

@johncarter1852 Жыл бұрын

I clicked on the video because I thought it was Joe Elliot from Def Leppard doing a review on canoes. Great video even if you are not singing High n Dry.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

I can try and sing next time 🤔 Can't promise it'll be pretty tho...

@outsideedgebushcraft3017 Жыл бұрын

you could do the great glen in that, I was thinking of having a go in my itiwit, but that would be perfect !! ATB Pete p.s. am I the first comment !!!

@davidgibbings6085 Жыл бұрын

Just bought the 2 man version , ended up getting from carracks in the end as they just keep going up each month and they were the cheapest at £ 650 ..👍🙂

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Wow they've gone up now it's summer!

@yvonnebailey9973 Жыл бұрын

Hi looks really good. We are bothl getting a bit older now so won't be able to do anything like this but thoroughly enjoyed it all the same. Take care. XXX

@greg174videos Жыл бұрын

We owned an Airglide 473 inflatable kayak which was very similar to your new kayak. It was awesome in good weather but a nightmare in wind. It was very difficult to paddle in a straight line, particularly in a side wind. Enjoy yours! 🎉

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Thanks, thankfully we've had the canoe out in strong winds a couple of weeks ago and it was as straight as a dye, but yes the wind can effect some more than others depending on hull design and skeg deployment. We mostly paddle in the summer months anyway. Happy with the canoe so far 👍

@greg174videos Жыл бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps Our kayak only had a skeg at the back. Your canoe with a front skeg as well should track better. But the high sides really catch the wind.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Yeah the front skeg must definitely help because it seemed the same as a solid in the wind. We did have us 2, child and camping kit in the canoe at the time though so having some ballast must help. As a side note you can add additional skegs to any boat (kits available online)

@paulmanley-cooke3237 Жыл бұрын

Looks good what campsite is it please guys

@angelswithdirtyfaces1 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@davealcock3535 Жыл бұрын

Hello ,looking in to getting a k2 ,but some one said you need a river licence is this true do you no . Keep up the good vids love em

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Depends where you intend to paddle, but Norfolk Broads or any canal and yes, you do need one.

@markjordan1530 Жыл бұрын

Great video Gareth and Zoe. Really enjoying the channel. I have a question. I’m not sure whether to order the 3 or 2 seater. Most of the time we will kayak as a couple but I’d like to go alone sometimes as well. I see you went for the 3. Is it easy to paddle this on your own (with a kayak paddle I guess)? I’m 6’2”, my partner is a lot shorter. If I grow my hair a bit we’d look just like you two😂. Thanks for your advice. Mark

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

As I understand it the 3 man is a canoe and the 1 & 2 are kayaks. This is donated by the Air-K Vs Air-C. I believe the sides are higher on the canoe version so may be more difficult to use a kayak paddle. We 'canoe' when using it so haven't tried to see if the paddle would clear the side walls (hope I'm making sense). So it might be better to go for the Air-K version as that's the kayak version. But apart from that you'd manage fine with just 1 person paddling these as they glide really well through the water.

@markjordan1530 Жыл бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps Thanks very much. That makes sense and is a big help 👍

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

No worries. Anything you're unsure of or need to know just ask and we'll get back to you as soon as we see the message Mark

@briansilver6196 3 ай бұрын

Hi ,im looking to get one of these in the one man,iv noticed there is a new model and an old model still for sale ,is yours the new or old model and do you know the difference between the new and old ones 🙂👍

@GarethZoeWildcamps 3 ай бұрын

This is the older model. The only difference with ours is the colour scheme and the inflatable seat risers. We tried seat risers and it changed the centre of gravity and made it unstable and we prefer our colour scheme. So win win for us. You might prefer the newer version though. Apart from that they're the same as far as we can tell.

@TheIrontube 11 ай бұрын

Looking to upgrade from a really budget inflatable and borrowed hard shells. This is one of the options, but also considering the Bluefin Ranger. Is there a huge difference in stability? Or comfort? And of course speed/drag difference? Your experience of the two as a comparison would be really useful please. Thank you.

@GarethZoeWildcamps 11 ай бұрын

We'd definitely choose the Tomahawk over the Ranger. It just travels through the water much easier. Stability hasn't been an issue for us tbh.

@TheIrontube 11 ай бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps thank you so much! Really helpful. 😊

@Rumcofan_Rider Жыл бұрын

Hi Gareth & Zoe, another brilliant video. I am interested in this one as it looks really sturdy. My son and I are interested in starting to kayak and explore, do you need a licence to use rivers and canals ? Is it expensive ? Many thanks in advance 😉

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that 😊. Yes canals you are supposed to have a license from the British canoe association. It's called a waterways licence and costs £47 per year. Lakes in the lake District and anything tidal you don't require a license.

@Rumcofan_Rider Жыл бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps Brilliant. thank you. I am going to hire 1 for a week and see if my son likes it first before "splashing" out 😉

@Dazbox Жыл бұрын

I take it the sides are too high to use a double bladed paddle efficiently?

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's more intended for canoe paddling tbh. Maybe if the seat was raised higher it'd work with a kayak paddle 🤔

@solosd3 Жыл бұрын

Took my two man out for a first paddle. I found it to be extremely unstable and tipped into the water almost right away. I must be doing something wrong any suggestions or I will need training wheels next time out.

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Not sure what to tell you really. We've been in solid canoes and they're even less stable. We would suggest not leaning over the sides and just practice with your balance. It's like riding a bike in some ways I suppose.

@esoel 2 ай бұрын

So did you custom order it with the kayak style lower seat rather than the taller wooden canoe seat that seem standard for it? Is that something that needs to be customised at the factory or can it be reconfigured at will if you own both types of seats? Thanks for the review.

@GarethZoeWildcamps 2 ай бұрын

When we bought ours there was no additional seat options. We noticed the following model had the option for seat risers (an inflatable bolster under the normal seat) so we tried this option of having higher seats. This turned out to be a terrible decision and made the boat feel very unstable. We can only presume that the wooden seats would only be worse (higher center of gravity). We think this is in part to the base of the canoe being perfectly flat (unlike a solid canoe) and the roll axis is not linear like a Canadian canoe for example. Not a problem with the low seats, but the higher you place the seating, the worse the stability becomes. Hope that helps anyway, that was our experience with the set up anyway. Anything else we're happy to answer 👍

@esoel 2 ай бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps Thanks, that was really helpful. I really wish there was a way to rent one before buying it. I was drawn to the canoe seats because I thought they might be more comfortable for my wife and daughter, and easier to have a picnic or something, but if it becomes too unstable then there's no point...

@GarethZoeWildcamps 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's a strange move for them to make really. I've seen our version still for sale (with the lower seats), may be worth considering. But if you think your wife may struggle with those seats then maybe a solid Canadian canoe may be best. But you lose the convenience of an inflatable then. It's always a compromise isn't it 🤔

@navidsadat-razavi9559 Жыл бұрын

I noticed an air bubble on the side of mine and am seeing it on yours as well (on the other side of the valve). Is that intended?

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Yes it's totally normal and on all of them. If you look at how dropstitch is constructed it'll make complete sense. Basically it's the missing threads from that section because the valve is there in its place.

@navidsadat-razavi9559 Жыл бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps Now that you're saying it makes complete sense. Thanks for the super quick response and great video btw :)

@MrPurplepirate77 Жыл бұрын

Be interested to know if you could use an electric SUP pump to inflate

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

You can, and we did 👍

@Destro7000 Жыл бұрын

I noticed 3 missed innuendo opportunities, up your game lad! :D

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

People look for them even when one wasn't intended 🤣

@JohnBaxendale Жыл бұрын

Would this be suitable for the sea?

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

That's a very broad question. It would entirely depend on the conditions. But yes, it's suitable to use in salt water if that's what you mean.

@JohnBaxendale Жыл бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps We have a Sevylor Adventure Plus at the moment, I was wondering if this would be more suitable - the Sevylor is ok but it feels very “saggy” and a bit sluggish in the water - you feel like you’ve paddled 10km when you’ve done 5! 😂

@GarethZoeWildcamps Жыл бұрын

Yes we know exactly what you mean to a degree. The difference in paddling speed and ease is immediately noticeable.

@dgj1966 17 сағат бұрын

You hooked up the seats incorrectly. The top straps go forward on the hooks not backwards

@GarethZoeWildcamps 16 сағат бұрын

You might want to watch on.....lol

@ArjenHaayman 9 ай бұрын

you've probably alreay figured this out yourself, but by the looks of it you've got the straps of the seats mixed up. The highest ones need to go forward and the lower ones go backwards. This way you can really lean into the back. (I made the same mistake the first time)

@ArjenHaayman 9 ай бұрын

ah, I reacted too quickly 😅

@GarethZoeWildcamps 9 ай бұрын

Yeah felt a bit stupid but we're only human lol 😆

@ArjenHaayman 9 ай бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps apparently it can happen to the best of us 🤣

@GarethZoeWildcamps 9 ай бұрын

How you finding the boat? Have you had it very long?

@ArjenHaayman 9 ай бұрын

@@GarethZoeWildcamps we really like it. We've got it for a year now. Paddled a few times on lakes in the Alps this summer and it's really easy to handle. We are going to search for a small setup with wheels so it's easier to transport with luggage