Birthday Present

Originally Posted by wrinkles

Hello everyone,

Found this site while trying to find a kayak for my son. He is turning 14 and has every video game system imaginable. I want to try to get him something that will get him out of the house this year so he can connect with something other than the internet. Any suggestions and possible offers would be wonderful. We live in Redondo Beach. >
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Thanks

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He loves the outdoors. We camp, he surfs, we snowboard, and he has successfully caught fish and lobster so I thought a kayak might renew the interest to get out of house with mom.

#1) Thank you for helping to slowly restore my faith in humanity. I was starting to think parents these day's didn't care about their kids playing video games and the internet as long as they sit down and keep their mouth shut lol.

#2) Welcome to the site, you will definitely find a lot of helpful people and useful information.

#3) To further assist you, can you give us a little more information on what you're looking for?

A budget would be a good place to start, also, an idea of size?

I was thinking it might not be a bad idea for you to get your son a tandem kayak. There are a few good models, like the hobies and a malibu pro tandem that work great as single person kayaks and give you the flexibility to bring another along, so your son could take his friends out with him, you and even mom could go out too. Since he's still young it wouldn't be best to make sure he always has some company. A tandem is also great if he plans to lobster because it gives him plenty of extra space to work with his gear.

Hope that helps. Good luck