Sit inside vs. sit on top kayaks. Which is better?

Great video! I'm buying a kayak for my wife, to take our kids (one at a time) out on the water. A vid like this about buying a kayak with kids would be great. I'd also love to hear your thoughts on inflatable vs hard shell.

Great video ! Thank man, think I'm going to go for the sit on top 👊

Thank you great video. Had a white water kayak now I purchased a hobie compass. Different kayaks for different uses.

I have been using sit on top since 2005. Originally bought an Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT because my primary aim was to use it for scuba diving. Although I still have that one, I have also recently purchased a Perception Triumph, still a sit on top but with a bit more performance like a sit inside. I do a lot of sea kayaking with both and love both. I have also raced my Scrambler XT with good results as it tracks really well. I would always stick to sit on tops because there is no way I could do scuba diving from a sit inside.

Really helpful video, thanks!

Nice first video is Deek and Bryan, I'm from Van, WA so I've heard about them and the store basically my whole life lol

Great vid 🐸

Love having everything below the skirt stay warm and dry for winter paddles. Hard to beat the glide of an Epic18X or cover the same distance in a day using a SOT. Or you can pop the skirt and paddle it like a surfski.

Thanks, we are trying to decide if we want to add a sit on top kayak to our fleet (lol) we have 2 sit inside and 1 canoe... as we get older, we are both retired, the sit inside is becoming harder to exit....looked at a pelican just today that was pretty inexpensive but we are long time Old Town owners and if we do purchase most likely be an OT.

Thank you. Helpful video. First time kayak buyer. Mainly lakes, sloughs and river use. Selection seems sparse right now. Think going with a Lifetime Teton Pro 116 12' sit on top for my wife. I'm looking at a Pelican Mustang 120X EXO 12' sit in kayak. Have to start somewhere. If we enjoy as much as we think we will, likely will move up to more intermediate or advanced kayaks. Hesitant to start with $1,000 kayaks and find out it doesn't work for us.

Another great video! As someone who may be looking at a sit on top sea kayak in the future, can you make recommendations for something like that as well as what type of gear one would need other than a dry suit?

So....for an middle aged or older person who is not real athletic, SOT? Great video, thank-you! And maybe a recommendation for a lake use Kayak, might venture out further once achieving confidence.

Helpful 👍

Yeah I got a sit on kayak for fishing. Also I'm 6 foot 4 inches tall. I fit comfortably on a sit on vs being cramped with a sit in kayak.

Ridden a few sit-ins. They are fine for small people, but I need a wider platform.

Thanks. Good video. Was thinking of getting the sit in kayak as they have the waterproof storage compartments which appeals time although the sit on one in your video also has storage area. It ticks all the boxes for me. 👌

We bout our first tandem kayak recently just to see how much we would use it and if we liked it. It’s and inflatable Valwex from Amazon. On the lake it’s pretty cool but on the river it’s an addicting hobby. We leave on East TN and our rivers are filled with sharp rocks, many of the banks are lined with trees and rocks, and there are many fallen trees poking up. We want to purchase a kayak or kayaks that would be good for small rapids and river drifting. We also have a 4 year old that goes with us. What type would you suggest?

I think a surfski is a great alternative for both of them, but they are quite expensive.

Which would you suggest when kayaking with a med large dog?

Recreation or fishing = SOT. Rough water performance (WW, rocks, surfing, ocean) = sit in.