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Glad you liked and You’ll love it there! It’s much easier to paddle up the current in a kayak and you get to see much more from a kayak. 👍

Great trip that day and glad we did not get bit by a snake kayaking through that sunken tree!!!

How long did it take to get there and back?

@@ConstanceBurris we were taking it leisurely so about 2.5 hrs each way starting from the Bridge at the start of the Stinchcomb refuge connected to Overholser. But we are in touring kayaks, which are about twice as fast as the 10 ft rentals that people can rent there.

Thanks Dwan! It’s been a while since I posted but I’ve got a few more in the queue that I hope you’ll enjoy soon!

Thx!!!!

Sorry Alan! No idea why I am just now seeing this comment or else I would have responded lol 10 months ago!! The only place I know where you could get bay door. Lifters is at camping world or Amazon.

100% get a Tsunami series kayak. The Tempest is an awesome ride, but is very tippy and would be especially tippy at you size/weight and would be super top heavy prone to going over. My Tsunami 175 and the other Tsunamis almost take a tank shell to go over.

Lol I hope that’s all true!! I may have used some artistic liberties in the epic set up to troll everybody with that baby shark dance lol…sorry!

Thanks!! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. LOL, yes, the two of us have fun every time we’re out on the water. It’s an adventure every time. !!

No problem! Glad it helped you out! I had a devil of a time troubleshooting it the hard way through trial and error, and wanted someone else out there to benefit!!

I’m just glad it was helpful and you didn’t have to learn it through trial and error!

I am looking at buying one of these so I am watching videos to learn more about them. Thanks for the info ✌️

Lake Thunderbird is so far out of the range of water moccasins is beyond comical, it's intentional propaganda. Something is wrong with them mentally and hopefully they never come back

Lol. Who knows maybe it was a shark!

It was most likely a Norodia. Harmless water snake, they just like to puff up look nasty.

I love my Tsunami 175, it cuts through the water at a pretty good speed, the only thing is if it’s super windy and wavy, even with the Rudder it’s a little hard to turn but the Tsunami 175 has something well over the Tempest 170, it is much more stable than the Tempest. I love my tsunami 175, but I have been using my Dagger Stratos 14.5L a lot more as it is the best of both worlds; with the Skeg up it can turn on a dime even in waves and wind, but when you drop the Skeg, it locks into a line. The Stratos is slightly slower but makes up for the slower speed with agility.

To answer your question about the camping, the 175 has literally the most storage I have ever seen in a kayak, I can store basically enough for a weeklong journey if I wanted to, except I have not yet gone camping with it yet but I could!! In regular conditions, you cannot beat this 175 kayak for eating up the miles in stable comfort.

@@AdventuresofCalChando Thanks what I am wanting to do is paddle the Missouri River from Three Forks MT to St Louis MO I have a 17 canoe but I’m looking for more speed

@@sha6mm That sounds like an awesome trip! The Tsunami 175 has the greatest cargo capacity of any kayak on the market that I am aware of so you’re not gonna get any more capacity then with the 175. You can pack a lot more in the canoe, especially larger awkward items. Of course, no kayak will not have the cargo carrying capacity of a canoe, but you will probably be at least 2 1/2 to 3 times faster in this kayak, especially this long one, so you would not have to pack as much.

Since they were growing in the far corner I bet my sister stupid cat ate them which might explain why he look like he was hallucinating the whole damn week LOL!! That’s hilarious I can’t believe a little dirt got in the corner of the carpet and when I took it out of storage they were a few mushrooms growing!

Lol I think that must be Gen Z for “well done”. 🤣🤣

Yup! Got it a few months ago; a full carbon fiber bent shaft from Magellan. It’s super light, strong, and makes both low and high strokes seem effortless. Only $154 and so far I think it’s about 95% the quality and performance of a Werner so for the price diff, this one has my vote.

Totally Fr. lol. Glad you enjoyed

Thx Paul and appreciate the comments! I have six kayaks and the Tsunami 175 is the largest. I looked at the 145 extensively as well but I did not buy the 145. They both have the same straight line hull design so both will be very fast and extremely stable. The 175 is crazy stable in every condition; I’ve had it out in high wind and a swell of 3-4 waves and it took every one without hardly any side to side movement. It’s insane how stable it is. I’m 5-11, 185lbs so and with you being 6-3, I can tell you this will fit you well. Ok, here’s the kicker, that speed and stability come with a drawback…lower maneuverability. Since the back end is longer with the straight hull and no rocker, it takes some serious edging to turn without the rudder down. And even with the rudder down, you have to be at a decent speed for it to be effective. At low speeds it’s much harder for the rudder to be effective. But ur stable as a rock and you barley even feel the water beneath you. Since the 145 has a shorter back, even with the straight line hull design, I suspect you are able to turn quicker and with much less effort than you would in a 175.

Thanks Dwan! Yah the waters up near those those creeks got spookily RED and the whole vibe was like a horror movie! Ain’t gonna lie, I got creeped out deep in those creeks!

Thanks Dwan! Yup, Oklahoma has a lot more than some people think!

Thx!!! Yes we do we always have too much fun, and I am not going to let you claim the big Island LOL!!

@@AdventuresofCalChando big island? Its called Inscoe's Island!!!! LOL

We definitely remember that one, she was pretty scared for a while but after a while we resigned ourselves to just having to wait it out no matter how long!

My brother has one he has done up to class 2/3 in it no skirt or float bags though I highly recommend it. Its slow vs 12 footers even 10s he only fell in once but he was messing around. I recommend finding used in good condition but I understand wanting new and warranties.