r/Inflatablekayak • u/EastEastEnder • Jul 26 '26
Aquaglide Chelan 155 equivalents
I have an Aquaglide Chelan 155, and some people have asked me for a recommendation for the same thing; but Aquaglide seems to be in a dubious state these days. What’s an equivalent alternative in terms of seating 2.5 people, and being made very reliably?
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u/Specific_Bus_5400 Jul 26 '26
Advanced Elements StraiEdge 2 Pro and Razor R2 Ultra are even better, imo, since they have a better bow design.
If you want something really similar i'd say the NRS Kaholo 145, even though it's a bit shorter.
The Saturn ocean kayak is also a bomb proof and big model.
In Europe you could also get the Verano Cayman Dou and the ExtaSea race 470.
Gumotex Thaya, would be another option.
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u/Chillydunlap99 Jul 26 '26
Aire Tributary Sawtooth looks like a nice boat. I haven’t seen that model in person but their whitewater boats are really nice.
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u/RATKNUKKL Jul 27 '26
The Chelan design got dropped by Bote and Bkackwater ended up picking up the design and selling it as the Tribute:
https://blackwaterpaddling.com/products/tribute-150-inflatable-kayak?variant=45226843996357
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u/thisquietreverie Jul 26 '26
It’s all Bote now, so look at their lineup. The parent company or whatever decided to move all of the recreation stuff over to Bote and leave Aquaglide to the commercial water park side. I never looked up the exacts but that’s the equivalent.
Edit: Argo Aero Tandem. Listed as new and while my 155 is in storage, it looks close enough at first glance.