Orvis Kayak???

[fish4trout]

Great Info Starfish Thanks

[BobC]

Great that starfish got the skinny out on the Native Watercraft. You can save a "few" bucks on that one. That said, as a kind of hybrid it will be interesting to see what folks have to say once they put them on the water. Without scuppers, I wonder how they will handle the faster water. On estuarys they should be great.
Bob

[Bear742]

Hey folks, here's the skinny on that Kayak...

Many of you have confirmed the first thought I had when I heard of the Orvis kayak.

Boonie hat $20 -- Orvis boonie hat $45
Men's walking shoes $65 -- Orvis men's walking shoes $125
Fishing Kayak $1000 -- Orvis kayak $2000

So I was not too far off on kayak markup though I missed the starting price.

As with fishing rods mere price is not the whole story. Does the boat come with a lifetime guarantee?
Does it have a nice big Orvis logo on the deck? Doesn't it just make you feel better to know that, when you stand in this Kayak, Orvis is standing behind you?

[starfish]

Does the boat come with a lifetime guarantee?

The boat from Native/Heritage does in fact have a lifetime warranty, so it's definitely not value added for Orvis.

Starfish

[Bear742]

Does the boat come with a lifetime guarantee?

The boat from Native/Heritage does in fact have a lifetime warranty, so it's definitely not value added for Orvis.

Starfish

Thanks for the quick reply. I am convinced that Orvis is the Smirnov of outdoor gear. When Seagrams came up with a similarly priced premium vodka to challenge them, Smirnov raised their price to add to the curb appeal. Now really really premium vodkas are beating Smirnov at the same game.