Inflatable Kayak Blog

The first kayakers paddled crafts made of wood stick frames covered by animal skins and Archaeologists have found evidence they may have existed as long as 4000 years ago. Today, the folding kayak is the closest you’ll get to that original design, but folding kayaks have been around for quite awhile as well. Recently I saw this picture of an ad in a German newspaper that came out in 1910. The ad was for a “new” product, a kayak that folds! It was from the Klepper company, headed by Johann Klepper, who was a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of folding kayaks. We’re not sure of the exact ‘birth’ date of the folding kayak, but here in 2010, we’re sending out a hearty “Happy 100th Birthday” to the predecessor of the amazingly versatile and lightweight folding kayaks we know today.