Robson Homes question

kayakusa · Post by **kayakusa** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:50 pm

Hi all,
I just purchased a new Robson Homes, but the floatation bags were missing. Any idea where I can get the Robson bags in the states? I'd really like their bags if I can find them. Thanks. Renee

MotorCityOC-1 · Post by **MotorCityOC-1** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:02 pm

Renee,

How'd you manage to get a Holmes? Is yours the first one in North America? It's the first one I've heard of!

kayakusa · Post by **kayakusa** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:18 pm

at Sierra Trading Post in the Bargin Barn area. It was never on their online site. Right place, right time, I guess. The bags were with it when we saw it, but I went home, waited 3 weeks and called to see if it was still available. It was, minus the bags. They shipped it to me in AL.

I started out as an open boater many moons ago and paddled an Encore, then a kevlar Edge (a heavy duty layup special made for me by Rodney Morgan). Swapped to kayak about 10 years ago. Am not sure where Sierra Trading Post got the boat, but I knew I had to have it when I saw it.

Renee

beereddy · Post by **beereddy** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:44 pm

I guess this will fit: NRS Canoe 3-D End Float
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp? ... eptid=1215

the great gonzo · Post by **the great gonzo** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:01 pm

beereddy wrote:I guess this will fit: NRS Canoe 3-D End Float
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp? ... eptid=1215

Those bags are way to small for a whitewater OC1 IMHO, they are intended as end bags for tandem tripping boats..
My guess is that a bag around 60ng is probably tright for the Homes. Measure the distance from the ends of the boat to the saddle, that will give you an ida about how big a saddle you need.

martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!

Post by **sbroam** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:12 pm

Keep an eye out at Sierra Trading Post - that is where I got the last couple of sets I bought. Those were Harmony brand, but they work! Not sure of the odds of getting Robson OC-1 bags...

beereddy · Post by **beereddy** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:06 pm

Oup! Sorry one wrong click. I mean that ones:NRS Canoe 3-D Long Solo Float
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp? ... o-2089%20L

billcanoes · Post by **billcanoes** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:22 pm

I think that is the second one sold in the US- I heard the demo/display was sold at the Utah outdoor retail tradeshow. I thought the MSRP was $2400.00????

Renee

Are you going to be at GAF? I'd love to check it out- My buddy and I had been talking about that boat for a year or two.

Bill

Helly · Post by **Helly** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:40 am

What is the hull like on the Homes? Is it flat or rounded???

Helly

beereddy · Post by **beereddy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:47 pm

In this video You can watch Robson Homes upside down

http://www.bondle.de/Kajak_Videos/Rissb ... zen_06.mp4

kayakusa · Post by **kayakusa** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:12 am

Hi guys,
Sorry I haven't answered the questions. I will say that I didn't pay $2400 for the boat. I got it for less than half of that. I don't think Sierra Trading Post knew what they had in that boat. I was in the right place at the right time.

I'm not sure if I'll be at GAF. Even if I am, I probably won't have the boat with me until I can get some floatation bags. And I really don't want yellow.

I tried to post a picture, but it didn't take. So, pictures of the boat are at this link:

http://kayakusa.smugmug.com/gallery/2005155

Maybe the pictures will answer some of the questions about the hull and such.

I'll try to be more prompt about questions. Thanks. Renee

Dooleyoc-1 · Post by **Dooleyoc-1** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:29 am

That was an awesome video of the rescue and the Robson Homes upside down. Who was the boater and what country was that footage from? Clearly that guy is one of a handful of people in the world running Class V+ creeks in an open canoe.

beereddy · Post by **beereddy** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:08 pm

I found video there
http://www.cboats.net/cforum/viewtopic. ... 744a44881d

bushpaddler · Post by **bushpaddler** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:13 am

Dooleyoc-1 wrote:That was an awesome video of the rescue and the Robson Homes upside down. Who was the boater and what country was that footage from? Clearly that guy is one of a handful of people in the world running Class V+ creeks in an open canoe.

This Film is from Bavaria, Germany, the event is on the famous Rissbach creek. The paddler who runs the creek most often this day is the winner (25 times this year). It's yearly organized by AKC (Alpine Kayak Club) Germany. Usually open boaters take the last eddy upstream the gorge, it's class 3 until there. It's also the first time for me that I saw and heard of an open boat there. I don't know who the paddler is, maybe it's Robert from Robson (I'm going to ask).

Here's a small film of the Homes on the Vorderrehein, Switzerland:
www.bushpaddler.de/avi/Homes_Vorderrhein.wmv

and here you can see the chines in a previous post:
http://www.cboats.net/cforum/viewtopic. ... ight=homes

Florian

fez · Post by **fez** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:24 am

I asked Wolfram Bock who made the film who it was but he didn´t know. But he said that the rider made the first 5 m Drop (that is not shown in the film) without problems.

I watched the sequence over and over. Is this Homes really made of Armerlite ? I´m missing the structure of the material. Maybe one cannot see it... But a Homes made of PE would be a very interesting option ! Cheaper and durable.

Greetings Frank

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