Oru Kayak BayST Folding Portable Lightweight Kayak - High Performance for Fishing, Sailboats and Backcountry Trips
Key features
- •THE ORIGINAL ORU KAYAK - Meet the boat making waves in the kayaking world and helping people everywhere connect with the water. Innovative, fold-out Bay ST is stable enough for beginners, but its contoured shape maneuvers stronger waters too!
- •FROM BOX TO BOAT IN MINUTES - Construct your kayak in under 5 minutes! Oru pioneered the Bay ST's origami-inspired, foldable structure, so you won't spend forever setting up or waste time lugging around a boat!
- •SLEEK, DURABLE, & RELIABLE - Although your kayak is small enough to carry when folded, it is most certainly mighty. Oru Kayaks undergo extensive strength and durability testing, rated at 20,000 folds and exceed U.S. Coast Guard recreational vessel requirements. Each kayak comes with a full 12-month warranty & 30-day money back guarantee!
- •NO ROOF RACK REQUIRED - Fits into the trunk of a small car or our Oru Pack carrying case [sold separately] for easy transport when hiking, bicycling, and using public transportation. Your Bay ST is the most convenient, transportable kayak imaginable.
- •AWARD-WINNING DESIGN - featured on Shark Tank, Forbes, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and Oprah Magazine, there are now more than 15,000 Oru Kayaks out on the water.
Oru Kayak BayST Folding Portable Lightweight Kayak - High Performance for Fishing, Sailboats and Backcountry Trips
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Customer Reviews
Reviews sourced from verified Amazon purchasers3.9
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Wow is the only word that comes to mind.
Ed✓ Verified Purchase•May 21, 2018
Skeptical at first - particularly about the ease of assembly, but it actually exceeded all expectations.
First time assembly: following instructions, in my living room. Total time: 1 hour. BUT, you can easily grok the assembly steps (it's a logical sequence).
Second time assembly: public launch, on grass. Total time 20 minutes.Take a bow :) Third time: 15, and that includes manually inflating the float bags :)
Folding it all back? It was perplexing the first time, but again, after the first time, it's like riding a bicycle :) It takes less than 10 minutes to get it back into a shoulder carried box (obviously doesn't include cleaning which you can do later).
On water? It's just like any other kayak you've paddled. Performs great - sleek, fast (though I'm not a pro by any measure, so grain of salt).
Carrying an assembled kayak - like lugging it from wherever you assembled it to the water? It's about 30 lbs only, so yeah, it's easy and making it even more enjoyable.
As stated, I'm a recreational kayaker, so nothing I do currently "pushes" its boundaries so I can't really assess it's relative sturdiness, and I don't go looking to...
First time assembly: following instructions, in my living room. Total time: 1 hour. BUT, you can easily grok the assembly steps (it's a logical sequence).
Second time assembly: public launch, on grass. Total time 20 minutes.Take a bow :) Third time: 15, and that includes manually inflating the float bags :)
Folding it all back? It was perplexing the first time, but again, after the first time, it's like riding a bicycle :) It takes less than 10 minutes to get it back into a shoulder carried box (obviously doesn't include cleaning which you can do later).
On water? It's just like any other kayak you've paddled. Performs great - sleek, fast (though I'm not a pro by any measure, so grain of salt).
Carrying an assembled kayak - like lugging it from wherever you assembled it to the water? It's about 30 lbs only, so yeah, it's easy and making it even more enjoyable.
As stated, I'm a recreational kayaker, so nothing I do currently "pushes" its boundaries so I can't really assess it's relative sturdiness, and I don't go looking to...
A cinch to assemble, until it’s time to engage ...
Lyana Fernandez✓ Verified Purchase•May 13, 2018
A cinch to assemble, until it's time to engage the snap buckles on the bow and stern. I wasn't able to on my first attempt at assembly, and I was using all the considerable force I could muster. Next time I will assemble and leave it to sit a few days as I'm told by a helpful representative at Oru that the plastic may need to settle for a while in order to become more pliable, so hopefully that will do the trick. If you can muster the strength to close the snaps, then the rest is smooth sailing (pun intended), but that is a really big if.
This is an amazing kayak for spontaneous adventures
Robert✓ Verified Purchase•April 12, 2018
This is an amazing kayak for spontaneous adventures. I'm mostly new to kayaking but I've been doing origami for over 25 years. This was my first sit-inside kayak; I've only done sit-on-top kayaks before this experience. I was a bit wobbly for the first 10 minutes but after I relaxed and got my kayak balance going this kayak was a lot of fun. The manual for the kayak isn't the best so I suggest watching the company's video when learning to assemble the kayak. This kayak definitely makes people notice you too. I live in Arkansas and took this out on a quiet lake. I had two encounters with other paddlers. They were both super friendly and super curious about the kayak. The best part about this kayak is that it literally fits in the trunk of a car. My daily driver is a Honda Accord. It fit in the trunk even with 3 folded up outdoor chairs in there too!
I'll update this review after I take it out on the Buffalo River here in Arkansas.
I'll update this review after I take it out on the Buffalo River here in Arkansas.
All the hype is true!
Terry O'Keefe✓ Verified Purchase•April 5, 2018
These are all that people say they are! It is a little tricky to un fold the first few times, but easier with each time.I would give them a 5 star, but haven't had them in the water yet,still on the desert.headed for the maiden voyage in two weeks.
I would recomend and buy again
I would recomend and buy again
Amazing Kayak! It fits in your trunk or travels with you on a plane!
HANS✓ Verified Purchase•July 12, 2017
This kayak is awesome! All of the features a solid boat has and it fits in a closet! Simple to assemble and disassemble. I'm very happy with this boat and I highly recommend it!
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