Talk:Folding kayak

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Senor Cuete (talk) 01:30, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This subject completely overlooks the relatively new category of kayaks which actually FOLD out of a sheet of semi-rigid plastic, like origami.

The only manufacturer of these boats which I know of is ORU, and their boats are built from a corrugated polypropylene sandwich, very similar to the construction of the material used for cardboard shipping boxes.

They are very light, and the manufacturer claims they will stand up to, I believe, 70,000 fold/unfold cycles.

They fold into a package about 3' x 4' x 10" thick, and are available in lengths from 12' to 16' or so, weighing in at 25-35 pounds.

It is worth noting that polypropylene is sometimes used for hinges, which simply flex along a grooved line rather than pivoting around a hinge pin. This would seem to lend some credence to the claim of great longevity for the "hinge" creases. Renllawkram (talk) 06:33, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]