@@AirOnTheWater yes really nice with snow. I had plans to crawl out in the river with a board😂but had to little time.

@@davidpoots8362 that is the right kind of spirit!🙌

@@THE-RIVER-RAT yes, that is exactly what it is!

Thanks!😍 Awesome that you pick trash, keep on with the good work🙌🤗

Thanks!🤗

Sorry, that is to late now, Decathlon replaced it, I got a new.

The straight x500 is the new one that is not banana shaped but straight. I would like to know what to expect when/if I buy one. If it is not too much trouble for you. Jag vil gerne se hur rakt den är, eftersom den troligt inte är 100 procent rakt. Tack så mycke.

@@JesperMilling Jag ska ha någon bild som jag skickade till Decathlon för att visa problemet med min jämfört med min frus. Så om du skickar mig ett email så kan jag skicka bilden. Du hittar emailen i kanalinfon.

It was version 2.

Thanks!😍We don't have that much rubbish, but it's still to much. Yes we have the opposite when is comes to temperatures. . Nice with Switzerland, a beautiful country, I have not been there for 9-10 years. I hoped you have an awesome time in Switzerland.🤗

Awesome to do a video and you get that feeling, just the same as when I'm paddling.🙌😍

Yes so beautiful to look in the water!😍

Was so long since I had a cat, but when you mention it, they where could att siting in a sunbeam and enjoying life.😍 That´s great, keep on picking trash, thanks! Yes, I hope that plastic will be replaced with something more environment friendly.

Thanks, I appreciate it a lot!😍

Thanks!🤗 Seem like a really time consuming job to take away all leaves😱 Sweden are beautiful in November but cold.

Thanks, makes me very happy to hear that you feel so!😍

14 is much better, only minus in the night but still cold in the day, like +7.

Thanks, the sound of breaking ice is a happy sound for me😍

Thanks, I really appreciate it. I have had hard board but now I only use inflatable. For my type of paddling inflatable is best. I have the option to deflate with inflatable and take them in a backpack, inflatable are really durable in icy waters, also durable when it comes to stones and other stuff in the river. I also enjoy that inflatables are quite comfortable to lay on compared to hard boards.🤗

yes, now the cold season is here!

@danerik.westerlind Definitely.

Tack 🙏 jag tänkte tyvärr inte på att visa det. Doppade aldrig huvudet men simmade, klippte inte in det.

Thanks!🙌🤗

@@davidpoots8362 thanks, I hope it will last longer than 5 years but time will tell. What is the brand of your dry suit?

I bought a ​cheaper Crewsaver suit which works fine. @danerik.westerlind

@@AirOnTheWater thanks, feel good for my type of paddling, you might need something better for your cold sea paddles.

@danerik.westerlind Yes, my paddling tends to involve Finnish lake monsters, potential moose attacks, and much more so the drysuit needs to be up to the task for that!

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@@adriftonthelot4692 thanks, I really appreciate it!😍 The dry suit from Starboard is really good but I wanted feet on my dry suit now when I kayaking and sup paddling. I hope your dry suit will last many more years.🙌

Thanks my friend. Right at the river's edge, it is never under 2 meters deep. Where I test the dry suit in this video, it is between 4-6 meters deep, depending on how much water there is in the river. So I never reach the bottom regardless of the water depth. This is not an instructional video, I'm not a guy to instruct in safety, just meant to inspire to test your equipment and practice saving yourself, I usually play a little from time to time, then I jump in from the board or capsize the kayak, usually however, don't show such things and rarely film me when I do.

@danerik.westerlind I get it buddy But you should make a safety video showing the full test, I'm sure a lot of people would find it very useful, and because of your style I'm sure you will get plenty of views because you do give some great advice in your videos.

@ thanks, I really appreciate it.🤗

Thanks, really appreciate it!😍I have never tested Kokatat, only seen them online and on YT. Starboard makes great board and I'm not going to switch, for the moment I have the boards I need. Starboard seems to start to release their 2025 range, so maybe I don't have all I need😂

@@danerik.westerlind Do understand that. I have all the boards I need as well. But I never know what new boards are coming out 😉

So far I'm happy with my new dry suit. Yes, it´s a semi dry suit because of neoprene but as I understand it Hiko do it so it hinder water to go inside, so the neoprene will get wet but not me on the inside.

Thanks, I have been looking on many dry suits but I like this one because it's neoprene in neck and wrist and still should be 100% water proof. Latex is too tight for me. This Hiko dry suit feels comfortable and a relief zipper was a must, because this sort of dry suit take a while to get off, the old one have a zipper in the middle and was faster to unzip.🤗

@@danerik.westerlind Sorry to tell you but it won't be 100% waterproof as neoprene will let water in. However, not much as it socks it up as long as you're not in the water too long. But please don't get me wrong because it's still a great dry suit.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Yes it´s a semi dry suit, but as I understand Hiko have built it so the neoprene will be wet on outside but nog on inside, time will tell. For me it's better to have a dry suit that is comfortable and easy to take on and off. If I did winter kayaking adventures in see far away from land, I would go for a full latex dry suit but for my rivers and lakes and maybe see near land, this will be perfect.

@@danerik.westerlind Yes it will be perfect for you, also it's not like you would be in the water long. I forgot to mention that shop looked great, I bet you could spend hours walking around. 👍

Yes a lot of things to look on in that shop.

Yes really beautiful in Dala-Floda.Yes, I think this is how water sport shops should be like. Well maybe it will be a red paddle some day, my first board was a red paddle, for now it will be enough to have a red dry suit from the brand Hiko, so it's red but not red paddle.🤗

@@adylp7818 yes Kajaktiv are passionate paddlers on both kayaks and stand up paddle boards, also paddle rapids. Elite is a good board, I like the rod because it feels like I can set it up and made a change and can go back to the old setting if I want to.

@@AirOnTheWater thanks!😍 Oh I did not look on pacrafts but they had some. Seems like a good dry suit and it is comfortable for me in neck and wrists.

@@danerik.westerlind Good thing!

@@PaddleAdventurer thanks, really appreciate it!😍 not every day I paddle red but my first board was a red paddle that I bought in this store Kajaktiv.

I love to sit and watch that rock😍

It's been a few years since I tested their race board. So I can't say how they are now. A few years ago they were slightly below Starboard in performance and quality, but Kona is also cheaper in price.

@@danerik.westerlind thanks 🙏

Thanks, it not so often I do it when I´m used to have cars. Train and bus is also an option for me but it was years since I last ride train or bus. I look forward to see that video when you do an adventure and use the train. Yes, really annoying ans sometimes the repair breaks, but so far it holds tight.

@@danerik.westerlind I bought PVC material and glue intended for a RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) That gave a permanent repair.

Sorry, I had miss this comment.🫣 So you had rain. Cold head was a new word for me, so I have google it. Thanks, really appreciate that you appreciate my videos so much!😍 My body issues comes and goes but still it's good. Hope you have recover and feel good again!🤗

Thanks, I really appreciate it, so many kind words!😍Gnesta sound amazing!🙌🤗

Thanks, really appreciate it!🙌 Don’t use the bike with wagon so often but really handy when I do.🤗

Yes, grass/weed is a problem with fins, this fin catch less, maybe 90% less, depending on the of what kind of grass it is.

Thanks!😍 Do you have another storm? Last storm you had died when it came to us, we had a warning first but they took that away, so we only got rain for two days, the amount of one month rain we got in two days, so more water in the backyard river now, that is really good, because I have seen a lot of stones that I did not know about.

Thanks, I really appreciate it, you make med really happy!😍 360 camera is more job but makes awesome shot life the one I have for thumbnail 🙌

Thanks, yes, we had a great day together om the water!😍🤗

No, just Pepsi! 😎Longing for a camping night now!🙌🤗

Went well this time!😂

Thanks😍I enjoy edit like this.

Thanks!😍 Like my new kayak a lot! Yes had an amazing time with Patrik.🤗

Thanks Janet😍 Interesting that it's the same all over the world, where price comes before beauty. Perhaps it was the same when they built the old lighthouses and other buildings, the ones we think are beautiful now, that price came before beauty.I think the modern lighthouses have better light and probably do the job better, also good with solar cells.🤗

Thanks, so far I'm happy with the new sea kayak. Yes I agree, I think it is really interesting to how we do videos from different angles but also different approach, both makes great videos!🙌

Yes Decathlon was really good! For me x500 is not tippy at all, just as fine as my sea kayak. But I guess the people that find it tippy don't paddle sea kayak, instead they compare to other inflatable kayaks that are wider and not built in this way. So far I think this is the best inflatable kayak when it comes to performance of a hard sea kayak, I have not tested all inflatable kayaks, so it might be a better option. Of coarse this is shorter and don´t have the speed of a long sea kayak. When it comes to durability it seems that they have problem but we have had our kayaks now for more than a year and don´t have any issues. I ran over a sharp rock, so I needed to repair a little hole, that´s all and I can´t blame built quality on that. Before that I have hit stones, many many times so I started to believe that it was indestructible. So far I just can say that durability is really good.

@@danerik.westerlind - I have IK’s and also a hard SOT kayak. I don’t think that I’d call any of them indestructible, but they all seem reasonably tough. Your X500 will certainly be more rigid than my Itiwit 3’s. I’m ready for a rip in the hull of mine every time I hear a scraping noise, but so far so good. When that happens, I’ll weld a big PVC patch on it with a heat gun. Thanks for the video, I’ll look forward to seeing more of your channel!

@@daveys you have a good collection of kayaks! Yes, that is the way I also repair. Thanks, I'm planning to do a user review of the x500, hope I soon take the time to do it.

Thanks, really appreciate it!😍🤗