| According to the latest statistics, kayaking is one of | | | | skill level is. For example if dad is highly skilled and mom |
| the fastest growing outdoor sports activities in the | | | | is moderately skilled but none of the children have ever |
| United States today, with well over a million people | | | | kayaked before the best idea may be to take a |
| already paddling and a great many more potential | | | | kayaking class for the entire family before you go out |
| water loving outdoor enthusiasts looking to join the | | | | on any intense kayaking trips so that everyone knows |
| "kayaking club." Kayaking is especially attractive for | | | | how to do the basics. |
| people with families offering an easy way to get | | | | If you are just now beginning to look into kayaking you |
| everyone together and also because it offers | | | | may want to rent kayaks a few times first to see |
| affordable equipment and instruction. Small children as | | | | how everyone likes it before you go all out and spend |
| young as four years old can easily and safely join in | | | | a couple thousand dollars on kayaks and accessories. |
| this fun family experience and learn a skill and fun | | | | Depending upon where you live you can rent kayaks |
| hobby that can be enjoyed throughout an entire | | | | from $30 an hour to as much as a hundred an hour or |
| lifetime. | | | | more for guided tours. If your family falls in love with |
| If you think you would like to give this a shot for your | | | | the sport you will be able to find kayaks under $500 |
| family the first thing you need to do is determine how | | | | for starters and you can pay as much as $9,000 for |
| many kayaks you will need. Even though there are | | | | an extreme custom made one, although I can't imagine |
| four person kayaks offered by some manufacturers, | | | | why you would need one that extreme. |
| in most cases you are better off splitting up into two | | | | The beauty of the family kayaking experience is that it |
| groups and buy two, two-seaters instead. This way if | | | | helps to bring families together to focus on |
| you have a family of four you will have one parent | | | | accomplishing common goals. This is a fun and healthy |
| and one child in each kayak. Be sure that the paddles | | | | undertaking that is much better to do as a family than |
| are of the appropriate size for each person and also | | | | many other activities and even though it takes a little |
| that you have the correct life jacket sizes for each | | | | effort it is way better for you than just going out to |
| person participating. | | | | the movies or something similarly sedentary. |
| Now you will need to ascertain what each person's | | | | |