A good starter kayak...?

Question

Hello, my husband and I have finally decided to purchase two kayaks (we don't like the ones for two people), but we are at a loss as to which would be a good beginner kayak. We would only be using them once a week for a couple of hours for recreational/fitness use. And we would be paddling at a lake or a calm river. Also, ideally, we would not like to spend more than 500 for each. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Answer 1

You may need to look at used ones. We got our Oldtown, for 2, used and it was $800. Perception is very good, Mad River, Carolina,  and Hobie are the ones we looked at. We were really going for the Perception before a good deal on the Oldtown came in.

Answer 2

check out boatertalk.com  it is the "autotrader" of kayaks and canoes