For me, coming across IKs was like first discovering mountain bikes; suddenly the outdoors became a lot more interesting, and with a boat-in-a-bag the hitherto ignored blue bits of the map became new byways to adventure.

Here among the cheap, plastic beach toys were functional, durable and genuinely portable boats made of fabric more akin to commercial rafts. They could be backpacked to the water's edge where you could paddle off for a few days where you simply roll it up and to make your way home.

I've only been paddling a couple of years and was never into hardshells or boating; it was IKs that brought me to the water and an exciting new way of travelling.

Thanks for visiting - enjoy the website.

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