29/07/18 - New kayak Series added Alpha-Z range of boats with stiff drop stich floors - Inflatable Kayaks page
11/05/18 - Demo stock saleSome demo boats now available for sale. Once gone, its gone! Listed in Sales page
08/04/18 - Demo Cats at LV Our fleet of demo cats are currently with LV PaddleSports, Team GB Masters raft team / Square Rock team - for training and practice on some club training nights at Lee Valley. See them in action there - check with us first before going there
20/06/17 - Photos of the Expedition version of the inflatable WW river runner kayak ZelGear The ONE - with inflatable storage compartments in bow and stern. Photos
10/06/17 - Cats and inflatable kayaks available for try outs - ZelGear 'The ONE' inflatable kayak, ZelGear TourCat-2 Mini, ZelGear VectoR-2 and ZelGear SportCat-4 catamaran rafts
26/05/17 - Our demo / try-out TourCat-2 MINI has arrived! Some photos here
12/02/17 - New addition to the inflatable kayak range -
ZelGear "The ONE". A white water
single seater kayak that packs into a backpack. A demo is available for try-outs now. Some photos here
Enquiries & Ordering
When you would like to order, write to us and
we will provide up to date quotes. We will also send you an invoice with relevant
payment details etc. Or if you need advice etc, we are more than happy to help
with your
queries.
ZelGear
ZelGear products are all made in Europe, using European made materials and high
grade German made PVC welding machines.
5 year warranty on all ZelGear products
Looking for something? If you are looking for something
that is not listed on our website please give us a call or email
us.
Important Notice
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a valid license
/ permission from the relevant authorities to
use water craft on UK's waterways, rivers, lakes, etc. Not all inland
water is open to paddlers, some are privately owned or is bounded
by
land which is private, so do check beforehand. Membership of a
canoe union / club is very beneficial.
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Prices of catarafts are shown on the Cataraft Line Up page
ZelGear
four-six seater frameless Catarafts ("Cats") Stats
below are for current PVC versions - polyurethane (PU) versions
are coming later this year
TourCat-6 R6
Cataraft
SportCat-4 R4 Cataraft
(Called OtterR-4 in USA)
Type
Frameless
R4 cataraft
Frameless
R4 kneeling seat cataraft
Seats
6
Adults
4
Adults
Cataraft
length
500cm
470cm
Cataraft
width
205cm
200cm
Cataraft
weight
33kg
31kg
Main
tubes diameter
60cm
55cm
Seating
system
Foot
and thigh straps.
Seated on the main tube
Thigh
and knee straps, footrest.
Seated facing directly forward on kneeling seat
Loading
limit
600kg
450kg
Separate
inflatable sections
6
9
(Including 4 kneeling seats)
Inflation
time
20
minutes using supplied manual pump
15
minutes using supplied manual pump
Air
pressure
Main
tubes - 0.35bar, cross tubes - 0.22bar
HP valves - Scoprega (Italy)
Main
tubes - 0.35bar, cross tubes - 0.22bar
HP valves - Scoprega (Italy)
Safety
valves
Automatic
air bleed valves on all inflatable sections
Scoprega (Italy)
Automatic
air bleed valves on all inflatable sections, except for
kneeling seats
Scoprega (Italy)
Material
HEYtex
(Germany) PVC 850g/m2
Red or Blue cross tubes, light grey main tubes
HEYtex
(Germany) PVC 850g/m2
Red or Blue cross tubes, light grey main tubes
Backpack
90
x 50 x 40cm
100
x 50 x 30cm
Packed
weight
36kg
35kg
Includes
Excludes
Backpack,
High pressure 2 litre manual pump, repair kit
Paddles, PFD's, helmets
Backpack,
High pressure 2 litre manual pump, repair kit
Paddles, PFD's, helmets
Warranty
3
years
3
years
Notes
Very
suitable as a river touring raft with storage space for
camping kit and 4-5 adults (or 2-4 adults and 3-6 children
seated on the floor), and use on flat water and on rivers
Grades 1-3. With sufficient
experience with this Cat, Grades 4-5 can be tackled.
Paddlers are seated on top of the main tubes with both legs in the
raft.
Although we refer this Cat as a 4 seater TourCat-4, there are foot and
thigh straps for 6 seats, with the extra pair of paddlers sitting in
the middle
section.
The cataraft design makes river touring much easier than the heavyweight
rafts which has a fair bit of drag. Another advantage over rafts of similar
size is the total carrying weight is so much lighter and has a more compact
backpack.
Large sized photos
Light
and nimble. Kneeling seats allows for advanced paddle
strokes -
paddlers will be able to reach out further with the paddle,
far more than any other type of raft.
Main tubes are flat-topped.
The kneeling style may require rests at intervals. EG stretch legs
if unaccustomed to kneeling for long periods.
With sufficient experience on this craft, river grades 4-5 can be mastered.
The deck width by the knees is rather narrow, so if you are XXL and
very tall, please discuss available options. Existing kneeling seat
is comfortable for paddlers up to 250lbs / 113kg and 6'6" / 2m.
NOTE - the straps on the kneeling seats / saddles and foot
rests has been changed - photos on this site are of the previous design
/ version. New design is more comfortable and safer
Large sized photos
Here is a speeded
up demonstration of unpacking and inflation of the SportCat-4
(Called Zelgear's OtterR-4 in USA). Full assembly process with
the included hand pump takes approximately 15-20 minutes. We
sped up the film clip x30 to make it more fun to watch. Zelgear
is
the brand name in USA. The TourCat-2 has larger side tubes and
an
extra cross tube, with no foot rests - approx extra 5 minutes
inflation time.
TourCat-6
6 adults
TourCat-6
4 adults, with 4 kids as passengers
TourCat-6
4 adults, with 3 kids as passengers
TourCat-6
4 adults, with 3 kids as passengers
TourCat-6
4 adults, with 1 adult as passenger
Outing
at Sochi360 - a Special Needs centre
Shahe River, Sochi, Russia
On
an ongoing basis, ZelGear
innovates and improves all products. IE product descriptions (text /
photos) on this site is subject to change without prior
notice.
