Air Bags, post Gaia

[clarion]

I'm looking for a set of bags for a Shacho, 54 and 48ish. I like the old lightweight Voyageur bags. Anyone selling anything similar? What about those NRS bags? Anyone using them?

[Randy Dodson]

NRS had some problems with air bags until they came out with the Infinity bags.
I had a set in my Aftershock which never let me down. I don't have the Aftershock anymore but I still have the bags waiting for their next boat. when I bought the Infinity bags they came with a lifetime warranty.

[Sir Adam]

Did you check with Kaz? I just picked up two sets from him and am very happy with them so far.

[clarion]

Adam, what did you get?

[Northwoodsbc]

I bought some lightweight Harmony bags recently from NOC. They claim to be a military grade nylon. They are 54". Someone told me that they are the old Voyageur bags, but I don't know.

I traded them to Ed Powers for some 48" Gaia bags that filled out my Stinkeye better. Ed was talking about putting them in his Shacho but I think right now he has them in is new light Ledge.

Those bags are really light, 1 lb each, but also expensive, $100 each. They seem solid. Didn't feel fragile.

[Wendy]

I have some of the light bags. They are much more sensitive to cold temps, so they deflate easily. Because they go down I take them out to travel more than an hour. Otherwise it is nice having 1 pound airbag. They have a very short stem, so a little hard to adjust when they are on the rack on in the truck. The long Gaia stems were very helpful for adjusting the airbags.

[Sir Adam]

He had a set of old Voyageur bags, and I also picked up a Gaia set. My theory is either their parent company will back the warranty, or they won't and I'll be repairing them. Having seen so many companies come and go I have no problem purchasing a "good" product and using it for it's useful life (and then stringing it along far longer than I probably should with repairs ). I think we as paddlers sometimes expect more from our gear (and boats) than is realistic. As the folks at IR said, how many years do you get out of a pair of pants? Your <insert paddling gear here> gets a lot more abuse than they do, and yet folks expect it to last LONGER.

I also personally like to deal with Kaz, as he's such a great part of our community, both here in the virtual world and more importantly in the real one on the water.

[pblanc]

I'm looking for a set of bags for a Shacho, 54 and 48ish. I like the old lightweight Voyageur bags. Anyone selling anything similar? What about those NRS bags? Anyone using them?

Brian,

I have quite a few pairs of the old urethane nylon Voyageur bags. I also have a couple of urethane nylon bags from Harmony Gear and as far as I can tell they are identical in every way except the markings. Harmony sells the 48" bags and the 60" bags direct: http://www.harmonygear.com/subcategory/ ... ormat/html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was at NOC a couple of weeks ago and did not see any 54" nylon bags there.

[Sir Adam]

I should add I picked up a 60" and 48" sets... so I have not idea if he had any 54" sets, or what he has in stock at this point.

[clarion]

Thanks for the help everyone. It's just what I was looking for. I'll check with Kaz first and if he doesn't have them, NOC shows them online.

Cheers.

[dcoc1]

Which manufacturer is making Mohawk's bags these days? The bags I've purchased from Mohawk in the past have been super durable. They're a bit on the heavier side, but, personally, I much prefer dealing with the extra weight over dealing with the punctures, broken stems, and quick release valve failures that I've routinely experienced with other bags.

[kaz]

I have 48" Gaia Everlast bags in stock., and 1 pair of Gaia Standard 54" bags.

[kaz]

The 54's are gone. Thanks Paul.
Plenty of Everlast 48's in stock. $160 a pair with free shipping in the lower 48.

[Todhunter]

The 54's are gone. Thanks Paul.
Plenty of Everlast 48's in stock. $160 a pair with free shipping in the lower 48.

Kaz...just curious - do you know if Gaia will honor the everlast warranty even though they aren't marketing the bags any more?

[ian123]

They never honoured it to begin with.