05-09-2011, 02:39 PM
[quote cpierce]I too am a smaller/weaker girl! I am also not that young any more!! I have the Renegade and love it. I still have the short oars on it. I think that they are the same size as what is on the Escape. As far as handling in the wind I would think that there wouldn't be that much difference between the two.
I think that the main differences between the Renegade and the Escape are that the Renegade has the longer pontoons and has more room behind the seat. There is more of a place to put a battery or a cooler --- or both. On the Escape it is hard to put a battery in for a motor. The Renegade you can stand up on (with great care--so far I haven't felt the need![laugh]),you can take it down larger rivers, and even put a small gas motor on it. Weight wise there is only about a 5 lb difference between the Escape and the Renegade. There is a price difference though!!
I haven't carried an Escape, but the Renegade is still light enough I can carry it a ways. The one downside to me is that its length is awkward for me as I just haven't got the balance on the shoulders thing down yet.[:/] I think my arms are too short to get a good reach on the foot bar!! [crazy] So I frequently just carry it in front of me blind. I am thinking of experimenting with some straps on the pontoons that I can get a hold of if I need to carry it further.
I live in Idaho and we get a LOT of stinking wind! Sometimes it can come up pretty quickly and I get caught in some good storms. Usually if it is really nasty we will move to the closest shore and wait it out so that we can get back to fishing when the worst passes. Some days it is just better to stay off the water.
I also have a VERY small electric motor set up on mine (24lb thrust) and I usually use it or my fins to run out or back in --- sometimes against the wind or not.
Most of the time when fishing I just use my fins. Even though it is larger than the Escape, the Renegade is very easy to move on the water. I have no difficulty with holding the boat in position or moving it around against the wind with just my fins. I haven't really used the oars that much, because it is so easy to move already with my fins or motor, but it is nice to know that they are there if I need them for extra propulsion. In my opinion you should be OK rowing against the wind, or alternating between rowing and finning.
I do suggest that you get a good pair of scuba fins. They can really make a difference on a days worth of float tubing!![/quote]
Thank you! This is real helpful.
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I think that the main differences between the Renegade and the Escape are that the Renegade has the longer pontoons and has more room behind the seat. There is more of a place to put a battery or a cooler --- or both. On the Escape it is hard to put a battery in for a motor. The Renegade you can stand up on (with great care--so far I haven't felt the need![laugh]),you can take it down larger rivers, and even put a small gas motor on it. Weight wise there is only about a 5 lb difference between the Escape and the Renegade. There is a price difference though!!
I haven't carried an Escape, but the Renegade is still light enough I can carry it a ways. The one downside to me is that its length is awkward for me as I just haven't got the balance on the shoulders thing down yet.[:/] I think my arms are too short to get a good reach on the foot bar!! [crazy] So I frequently just carry it in front of me blind. I am thinking of experimenting with some straps on the pontoons that I can get a hold of if I need to carry it further.
I live in Idaho and we get a LOT of stinking wind! Sometimes it can come up pretty quickly and I get caught in some good storms. Usually if it is really nasty we will move to the closest shore and wait it out so that we can get back to fishing when the worst passes. Some days it is just better to stay off the water.
I also have a VERY small electric motor set up on mine (24lb thrust) and I usually use it or my fins to run out or back in --- sometimes against the wind or not.
Most of the time when fishing I just use my fins. Even though it is larger than the Escape, the Renegade is very easy to move on the water. I have no difficulty with holding the boat in position or moving it around against the wind with just my fins. I haven't really used the oars that much, because it is so easy to move already with my fins or motor, but it is nice to know that they are there if I need them for extra propulsion. In my opinion you should be OK rowing against the wind, or alternating between rowing and finning.
I do suggest that you get a good pair of scuba fins. They can really make a difference on a days worth of float tubing!![/quote]
Thank you! This is real helpful.
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