X500 Kayak Review and Test
A brief overview of the ITIWIT X500 two-seater inflatable kayak from Decathlon. Specifications, purpose, and area of application. Testing at the Yeletsky Rapids on the Bystraya Sosna River. Opening of the kayaking season at the Tri Stihii Club. Alexey Shishkov, a kayaking guru and the club's long-time director, has put hundreds of kayakers on the water.
Drone video - Dmitry Ryaskov
Video from a polyethylene kayak - Yuri Kesslev
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00:00 The Decathlon kayak is fully inflatable
00:22 Material - Airdeck
00:47 The boat is very rigid. Specifications
01:10 Features for ease of use
01:27 I've long wanted to go sea kayaking on large rivers.
01:42 The boat folds. Technical specifications again
02:09 Positioning the boat as a pleasure boat
02:26 Kayaking camp of the Three Elements club near Yelets
03:16 Testing the boat
04:20 What does Alexey Shishkov say? An undeniable advantage
04:46 Probably more of a pleasure boat than an expedition boat, but we'll have to try it
05:00 We took a ride on the rapids. It handles well
05:15 Design flaw. No knee pads. The hull can roll
06:33 Skirts