Yes sir all fits in the backpack, but know this. Repacking to get the kayak back into the backpack
takes practice. There are youtubes on how best to do this. I suggest watching, re-watching, trying, re-watching
then doing.
The structure is of two type of material. Hypalon bottom with is stout on its own, and the main body material which
is stout to hold the 10 PSI. It is plyable/foldable obviously but takes effort....e.g. don't be so gently on it to get it
to do what you want. Colder temp's make it harder.
I'll be curious to the up-charge the airline charges you.
Not too awfully long ago I flew two Feathercraft kayaks to Montana for paddling and it was only $50 ish per kayak.
Thanks for the info Robert. It's great that it all fits in the backpack, I'll need to check the pack dimensions to see if it still falls inside of the airline maximum checked bagage size limitations, if it does then the plan will be to pack it in a travel duffle and send it as regular checked baggage. I usually fly business class when I go over there and this particular airline has a very generous 2 piece checked baggage weight allotment of 50Kgs which is way more than I need even if I include the Kaya, the plan is to take it over there and leave it so I have it available when I go there on my summer visit. There is a river gorge near the village where I was born that I have always wanted to kayak so I'm really looking forward to the trip.
I was reading a number of reviews and the re-packing was a common complaint about the kayak so I guess practice will be required to figure it out over time.







