[img]images/boats/fun3-thumb.jpg[/img]Boats Database: Jackson Kayak Fun (3: Fun)

A River Running/ Playboat legacy is born. Get from the put in to the take out of your favorite river with more control, easier rolling, and incredible comfort. Add unbelievable surfing characteristics, vertical ability, and even big air for those who don’t want to be in the water but over it. Don’t forget that these boats are made from the best materials ever put on the water, cross-linked polyethelene. So the boat will look newer longer, take the hits, and even have memory in case you really crash hard. They will actually return to their original shape if bent with a little heat from the sun or hair dryer.

Thinking of upgrading from elderly inazone 232 to Jackson Fun - but a mite worried about a - how long all the balloons last. Is the fitting up to wear and tear? Any feedback? and B - what's it like in bigger water ( only paddled a demo on flat so far)

I upgraded from a Pro Zone 225 to an All Star. I've put in a lot of boat time in my All Star, 5 days a week for two and half months on flat water & wight water evrey weekend for the last month. It's a good solid boat. The Ina Zones are fun but dump that old school plastic and get a Jackson.

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I have a 2 Fun. My impressions? I ripped out my happy feet and replaced it with a good old piece of foam. The happy feet are great if you get them all dialled correctly, but I found that it took too long to pump all the bits up every time I got in a boat (I was just impatient). It is super comfy once you get it all right, but I wanted to be able to get into my boat and go.

In terms of the boat in bigger water, I paddled my 2 fun for 6 weeks on the Nile this year. I loved it. It isn't a really small playboat which made it a lot more forgiving, but it wasn't an elephant that I couldn't play with. In short, it was big enough to keep me safe, but small enough to have fun. The other thing is that it rolls like an absolute dream! You can almost just bring your body to the surface and let the boat do the rest.


I love my boat. Upgrading from an infrared was one of the best things I did. It pushed me to maintain better paddling technique, but kept me safe. My only complaint was the outfitting (but that's probably just me)

steff

Thanks for the responses folks. I think you just helped decide my Xmas present to me this year;)