| Folding Kayaks have evolved over many century's | | | | American and Alaskan tribe's people as they could be |
| and are still a popular form of kayak, offering the | | | | transported and carried across the land and pack ice |
| ability to be collapsed for storage and transportation | | | | to the waters edge where they could be re |
| and great strength to weight properties when | | | | assembled ready for hopping from ice flow to ice |
| extended for use. | | | | flow and island to island. Although modern folding |
| Modern folding kayaks are constructed from water | | | | kayaks are manufactured from modern materials the |
| proof fabrics such as rubber and water resistant | | | | basic premise has remained the same a light weight |
| impregnated canvas. The material being stretched | | | | and easily transported form of water transport. |
| over a collapsible and light weight frame of aluminium, | | | | If your looking for an inexpensive and transportable |
| wood or even carbon. Once built a Folding Kayak is | | | | form of kayak then its worth investigating both |
| surprising strong and robust and can be used fro a | | | | inflatable kayaks and Folding Kayaks, there are now |
| great number of kayaking disciplines. | | | | many online resources for you to track down the |
| The origin the folding kayak can be traced back | | | | best kayak for you. As with all types of boating if |
| through archaeological remains for many hundreds of | | | | you are taking to water for the first time it is |
| years and the basic concept of a folding kayak has | | | | advisable to seek expert tuition before kayaking solo. |
| remained fairly unchanged. Traditional folding kayaks | | | | The should be plenty of kayak clubs and tutors to |
| were constructed from seal skins stretched over a | | | | help with this for more information try you local |
| wooden frame and stitched together with sinew or | | | | canoe and kayak shop. |
| baleen. Folding boats were used for hunting by North | | | | |