Kayak Paddle Sizing Calculator

Two-person kayaks are great when there is an inexperienced person on your trip or if you want to tandem kayak with your spouse, child, date, or friend. But what happens if you want to kayak alone? Can you paddle a 2-person kayak by yourself?

The maximum weight capacity of a kayak is very important whether you are renting or buying. If you overload a kayak, its performance can suffer greatly or worse… It can sink. Let’s look at why kayak weight limits are a concern and how a kayak’s optimal performance weight limit differs.

NRS has been around since the 1970s and has developed a reputation in the industry for building and selling rugged, reliable equipment built to the standards of the toughest outfitters and river guides. These same high standards have gone into the development of the NRS Big River Float Tubes and the NRS Wild River Float Tubes.