Advanced Frame Inflatable Kayak Review

A few years ago when we were planning to do a trip to Fraser Island we were looking for a kayak that we could use to solve a logistical problem. The problem was that we had very limited room on the car owing to the amount of stuff on the roof so a traditional hard body kayak was not an option. folding kayaks were not easily available in Australia and all of the inflatable kayaks I had used were like paddling a floating marshmallow and hard work against the wind. My local kayak shop suggested I look at hybrid inflatable kayaks that were made by Advanced Elements and that led us to one of their earlier designs, the Advanced Frame Inflatable Kayak.

It's 3.2 meters long, 81 centimeters wide, and has a carrying capacity of 136 kilograms. At 16 kilograms it's not the lightest in their range but it was still significantly lighter than our other 'ride on top' kayak. This video shows some of the early tests I did in which I found out (to my relief) that the kayak performed comparably to a lot of basic off the shelf hard body kayaks. It's made out of a 600 denier polyester PVC laminate in a ripstop material and for an inflatable kayak it is surprisingly durable. It was a good call buying this kayak as it served our needs as a great travel kayak. So much so that if I was to get any further kayaks the first place I would look is in the Advanced Elements range.

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