Might have been Colorado rather than canyon, but either way opinions welcome

We've had a Zodiac Jumbo for years and it is bitchin'. Pretty much invincible and massively more practical than a rigid canoe. Only trouble with ours is that one of the side ribs is a bit wonky, meaning it can be a bit uncomfortable with 4 people in it, but that's pushing it anyway to be honest.

Had a fairly extensive play about in a Sevylor one, too and that seemed similarly well made. Brilliant for playing around on lakes, rivers and indeed the high seas.

They're not bad, better on rivers than flat water. We got one because storage space was an issue at the time. Ours is a Sevylor Colorado

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We also test paddled a Gumotex Palava, prob a bit nicer than the Sevylor but not enough to justify the extra cost for us.

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It's mainly for two up post ride/walk paddle around probably in the lakes.

Bloke on Radio 4 this morning does extreme kayaking and has just bought out a sedate kayaking book (Paddling to Pubs?) and he reckoned that if you spent £300 on and inflatable canoe it would last years, be easy to store and transport and extremely robust. good to paddle too.

Got my wife a Palava a couple of years ago, she seems very happy with it.

i've had mine a few years - they are tonnes better than you expect them to be.

Me and mate took Tahitis (don't know who makes them) over grade 1s and 2s on Oregon's Rogue River - Galice to Graves Creek. Never used one before - easy and confidence inspiring, but wouldn't want to try anything harder than a 2/3

Was asking my canoeing mate this earlier in the week... he also said about the Sevylor Colorado , I Google it, and is for sale in decathalon for 250...

Cheers guys. Had a quick look on song of the paddle, they seen to like them too

I've got a Sevylor as well, big jobby cant remember the model. Good quality and east to store and transport.
Doesnt perform as well as rigid ones so a bit of a compromise but good fun.

got a Sevylor Pointer 2-man, which I think is a bit more expensive than the Colorado. For pottering about on lakes / rivers it is great, but note that ours has a skeg and that makes a BIG difference to tracking. Think the Colorado's do to, but check because they really make it more enjoyable! I've also found it does take quite a while to dry them out after use (have to get it back out again at home to dry out for a day after a weekend away) but I love it, as we can pack it in the car and not have to worry about roof rack etc. Also note that, although it packs away, it is large and heavy so need a good sized car to fit your weekend gear, bikes and inflatable in!

Have fun!

We've had 2 sevylor colorados for a few years. Excellent bits of kit. All goes into a big bag at the end of the day. Quick to inflate too.
We are currently selling one too.....