Bote, please be an ethical company and have a real human being do the fold and step by step, this is hard to achieve without feeling like you’re damaging the $1k product you just bought
For anyone that may need help, here’s how i ford mine. i deflated it with the pump, like it says, the begin the cold from the back. First i folded the sides in, then I folded from the back of the kayak to where the color changes. The should leave the space for the center fin still on the ground side (i’ve found folding over the paddle makes it a little easier to keep it even). I then continued to roll the kayak 4 times as tightly as possible. Secure it with the strap and put in in the bag it takes a minute to get it down, and feels a little precarious at first, but it stays together well and leaves enough room for your supplies. Hope this helps
It’s doable! I used the handle of my paddle laid across the boat to mark where I needed to get my first fold and used it as a bit of a lever. Getting the first fold close enough to the stern of the boat is key. One other thing - the rubber of the boat wants to stick to the rubber in the bag and it can make it hard to move/adjust your boat burrito. Putting a piece of tarp or towel between boat and bag makes it easy to reposition and fine tune. It was a good aerobic workout but I’m 5’7 and got it done on second try!
I was able to get it rolled, I layed the handle of my paddle across the stern where I needed to make my first fold. Getting that first fold close enough to the back of the boat is critical. Did I look like I wrestled a gorilla afterwards- yes! But I got that fu*cker back in the bag! The other thing that can be tough - the rubber of boat wants to stick to the rubber of the bag, which makes it tough to slide the boat burrito around. Putting a piece of plastic tarp, a canvas drop cloth or towel under boat bundle would help.
I thought I’d take the kayak out of the box practice pulling it up before I got to the lake and then put it back into the bag. I’m exhausted I even tried the trick of putting it in the sun for a half hour to see if that would help I’m not sure if I want to keep this kayak if I can’t get it back into the bag this sucks. I can’t even get both sides zipped I can only get one side and the top zipped I already broke one of the zipper holders. I’ve never had anything so frustrating and all my life. The worst part is like you all said you can’t find any videos to help you it’s the front tip that makes it so hard. HELP
This is the worlds hardest inflatable to get back into the bag. Great product but charge an extra $10 and add a few inches to the bag so that people can put it away.
Poor video that doesn’t really help show how to get it back into the bag. I have tried over and over-using this video as a guide- and cannot get it folded to where it easily goes back in the bag. Extremely frustrating.
Bote, please be an ethical company and have a real human being do the fold and step by step, this is hard to achieve without feeling like you’re damaging the $1k product you just bought
For anyone that may need help, here’s how i ford mine. i deflated it with the pump, like it says, the begin the cold from the back. First i folded the sides in, then I folded from the back of the kayak to where the color changes. The should leave the space for the center fin still on the ground side (i’ve found folding over the paddle makes it a little easier to keep it even). I then continued to roll the kayak 4 times as tightly as possible. Secure it with the strap and put in in the bag
it takes a minute to get it down, and feels a little precarious at first, but it stays together well and leaves enough room for your supplies. Hope this helps
Show an actual person doing this in real time
I think this video is like this on purpose so it looks much easier than it is.
It’s doable! I used the handle of my paddle laid across the boat to mark where I needed to get my first fold and used it as a bit of a lever. Getting the first fold close enough to the stern of the boat is key. One other thing - the rubber of the boat wants to stick to the rubber in the bag and it can make it hard to move/adjust your boat burrito. Putting a piece of tarp or towel between boat and bag makes it easy to reposition and fine tune. It was a good aerobic workout but I’m 5’7 and got it done on second try!
I was able to get it rolled, I layed the handle of my paddle across the stern where I needed to make my first fold. Getting that first fold close enough to the back of the boat is critical. Did I look like I wrestled a gorilla afterwards- yes! But I got that fu*cker back in the bag! The other thing that can be tough - the rubber of boat wants to stick to the rubber of the bag, which makes it tough to slide the boat burrito around. Putting a piece of plastic tarp, a canvas drop cloth or towel under boat bundle would help.
I thought I’d take the kayak out of the box practice pulling it up before I got to the lake and then put it back into the bag. I’m exhausted I even tried the trick of putting it in the sun for a half hour to see if that would help I’m not sure if I want to keep this kayak if I can’t get it back into the bag this sucks. I can’t even get both sides zipped I can only get one side and the top zipped I already broke one of the zipper holders. I’ve never had anything so frustrating and all my life. The worst part is like you all said you can’t find any videos to help you it’s the front tip that makes it so hard. HELP
Did you ever find a rhythm to folding the kayak?
This is the worlds hardest inflatable to get back into the bag. Great product but charge an extra $10 and add a few inches to the bag so that people can put it away.
This thing is almost impossible to fit back into the bag. 😠
Poor video that doesn’t really help show how to get it back into the bag. I have tried over and over-using this video as a guide- and cannot get it folded to where it easily goes back in the bag. Extremely frustrating.