{"id":1,"date":"2009-04-26T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T06:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-07-12T00:52:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T07:52:15","slug":"review-jackson-2fun-too-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/gear\/review-jackson-2fun-too-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"My Review of the Jackson 2Fun – TOO Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"
I demo’d the Jackson 2Fun the other day and it was so great I don’t even think I need to demo another boat.\u00a0\u00a0(OK, update as of August 2009 – read my review of the Wavesport Fuse 48<\/a>.)<\/em>\u00a0 I’ve been paddling a Necky Jive ever since I started kayaking, which was pretty much a year ago except for\u00a03 or 4 river trips.<\/p>\n The Jive is a much longer, heavier type of river runner boat that’s a great beginner boat and supposed to be excellent for ocean surfing, but on shorter river waves I was always getting the nose whipped around.\u00a0 From the photo below comparing the two you can easily see why:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I took the Jackson 2Fun on the Lower Gorge and the Headworks sections of the Green River – here’s my take on it:<\/p>\n From what I heard about moving from the Necky Jive to more of a playboat style like the 2Fun I expected to be getting flipped over every time a wave hit me sideways.\u00a0 (I’ve\u00a0got a really good roll but am more or less not so great at bracing.)<\/p>\n Instead, I could not believe how forgiving this boat was.\u00a0 The stern is a litle bit more grabby, but overall once I got used to the edges I was able to get away with pretty much what I can do easily in the Jive.\u00a0 This was totally not what I expected (and a huge relief.)<\/p>\n I also sit a bit lower in this boat, which made river reading a bit more difficult, but bracing easier.<\/p>\n I didn’t use the optional soft seat because I wanted to not sit too high – it would probably be fine, but I was comfortable without it.\u00a0 I know I\u00a0didn’t adjust the inflatable footbags as carefully as the Jackson people explain how to<\/a>, but I felt like I had decent foot support without it.<\/p>\n The back band is really adjustable and I felt like between that and the shape of the boat I was able to use a much more forward stance than in the Jive.<\/p>\nForgiveness<\/h3>\n
Comfort<\/h3>\n