05-11-2010, 03:59 PM
Not sure why Dave went to the divided pontoons on the Rampage. Yes, it is a slight, very slight safety advantage, but even if they weren't divided there would still be THREE chambers on that boat (including the inflated floor) and any one of them would float you.
In reality, the extra chambers are somewhat of a di
vantage. It takes longer to inflate five chambers, you have five valves that could possibly have a problem, etc, without a discernible advantage.
And thanks for pointing out the color difference on the red X5 you have and the red Escape... if the Escape is a kind of darker, deeper red than it is the same as my Rampage, and that would explain why you thought the patches were a good color match to the X5 but not the Escape.
No biggie though. Mine are glued on and aren't coming off!
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In reality, the extra chambers are somewhat of a di
vantage. It takes longer to inflate five chambers, you have five valves that could possibly have a problem, etc, without a discernible advantage.And thanks for pointing out the color difference on the red X5 you have and the red Escape... if the Escape is a kind of darker, deeper red than it is the same as my Rampage, and that would explain why you thought the patches were a good color match to the X5 but not the Escape.
No biggie though. Mine are glued on and aren't coming off!
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