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Gumotex Helios 1 High Pressure Kayak with Dry Bag, Fin, Paddle and Pump - Green


Hand Made in the EU. Fully Vulcanised Seams. 50+ Years of Manufacturing. Professional quality materials.	Gumotex UK Distributors. 2 Year Warranty. Expert help and advice. Bespoke Packages. Telephone 01803 226117

Special Offer - Paddle, Pump & Fin - Included!
Top Quality Gumotex Paddle	Bravo Pump

Removable Tracking Fin Included

Significantly Superior in the water compared to Sevylor Pointer, Hudson, Colorado, Rio, Z Pro Tango & Advanced Elements Advanced Frame Kayaks & other similar low pressure inflatables thanks to the higher pressure of the Gumotex tubes and the superb hull shape - and lighter and more rewarding to paddle needing less effort for superior forward momentum.

Helios 1 Kayak is designed for comfort! It is suitable for calm conditions and slow moving water up to white water class 2. Perfect for excursions on lakes and at the seaside. Featuring loads of room for tents, bags and other gear and Helios has significant out of sight stowage areas.

Manufactured from a thick tough rubber like material (Nitrilon) that is able to withstand knocks, bumps and unseen objects. Nitrilon® is a rot proof polyester mesh coated with a rubber mixture on the inside and Nitrile rubber on the outside. Superb rip-stop characteristics, and simply wipe dry at the end of a day's paddling. Helios 1 features superior push button valves that facilitate purging excess pressure when in use that reduces risk of over inflating on hot days.

Gumotex Helios 1 Kayak - The awards winner! - The perfect craft when you need to have a large carrying capacity - superb for trips lasting several days. The Helios was chosen twice for a Readers Choice Award from Sea Kayaker magazine in the inflatable kayak category. The award was based on the results of a reader survey taken every three years.

In 2005, the Helios was chosen for a Readers Choice Award from Sea Kayaker magazine in the inflatable kayak category. The award was based on the results of a reader survey.

Features
Adjustable footrests
Safety Ropes
Comfortable backrests
Netting for gear stowage
Carrying handles for easy portage
Flush Push & Twist Valves
Over pressure floor valve
70 Litre Rucksack Dry bag included
Lifelines around sides
Repair Kit
Manufactured from Nitrilon
Underside Fin
Optional Rudder

Each kayak is divided into three separate air chambers for safety. The valves are sophisticated “bayonet” style units set flush with the fabric surface. A pressure relief valve is installed in the kayak floor chamber to relieve possible overpressure. Setup time with a manual pump is about 5 minutes.

The Helios Kayaks have a “tubeless” construction that parallels what tire manufacturers went to decades ago - it is inherently light, but it also inflates to a higher pressure than competing bladder kayaks (3.00 psi vs 1.5 psi). The higher pressure means that the Helios Kayaks are are stiffer in rough water and have snappier paddling performance. Other inflatable kayaks are mostly built using an unreinforced vinyl bladder inside a zip-on skin. This technique results in a heavier boat and the potential for water to get trapped making it difficult to dry and pack away.

Green - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is increasingly being recognized as a material of significant environmental concern. The Helios is free of PVC.

Netting Stowage Included	Removable Fin Included	Dry Bag Included

	Length	Width	Weight	Capacity	Folded size
Metric	310cm	71cm	13.5kg	100kg	52x37x22cm

Helios Kayaks are manufactured from NITRILON®

KY5016-GN-PACK

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Gumotex Boats & Outdoor

GUMOTEX has been making boats in the Czech Republic for more than 60 years - all craft come with a 2 year warranty.

All Kayak & Canoe Models are manufactured from the top quality materials - Nitrilon or / and Hevealon.

Abrasion resistance - is related to the coating on the underside of the boat. Gumotex craft have a rubber-coated surface on the bottom. Rubber tends to bounce back under stress. Most inflatable boats are coated with cheaper PVC and/or vinyl which tends to cut under stress. Gumotex kayaks are made of heavy weight materials that are lower stretch. This results in a stiffer boat.

Inflation Pressure / Stiffness - It takes between 5 and 10 minutes to inflate a Gumotex Kayak ready for the water. All models have 3 main air chambers - in addition some models have inflatable seats & accessories. Gumotex Inflatable's are inflated to a much higher pressure compared to most inflatable kayaks, especially when compared to models that feature outer covers and internal bladders. More pressure results in a stiffer more rigid like craft that is more able to retain its shape when laden, resulting in superior performance.

Faster Drying - You might like the notion of inflatable kayaks because they are easy to store, simple to travel with, and fast to setup. But when you are done paddling, it's also really great to have a boat that's quick to put away.

Gumotex Kayaks are the fastest on the market to break down, dry off, and pack up. Featuring large diameter valves that deflate the kayak in seconds when opened, and the kayaks fold up rapidly. NITRILON rubber-coated boats can be simply wiped off with a towel to completely dry them in a couple of minutes. You don't have to unpack Gumotex boats when you get home to finish drying them.

This is not true of some inflatable kayaks brands which can take hours to dry. Most competing inflatable's construction (Sevylor, ZPro etc.) use internal bladders with a zip-on cover. These "bladder boats" get water between the cover and the bladder that can take hours or days to dry. This can be a big deal if you want to avoid smells and biological science projects growing inside your kayak.

Durability - inferior bladder based boats air chambers tend to be manufactured from lightweight PVC - a material that is not very robust - hence the outer cover - these internal PVC bladders have seams that are heat welded, these seams are prone to damage and disintegration along the seam join that can result in costly bladder replacement.

Gumotex craft are manufactured from materials more akin to heavy duty Zodiacs / Ribs etc - in fact Gumotex use the same type of materials to manufacture large white water inflatable rafts.

NITRILON® Material composition

High-strength PES fabric with an outer synthetic rubber coating and internally a natural rubber blend coating.

This special material is highly resistant to abrasion, ageing and UV and remarkably strong with a tensile strength min. 3000/3000 N (sample 20 x 5 cm).

HEVEALON - Material composition

Calendared PES fabric RIP STOP type with TEFLON® coating (1) and with inside natural rubber and EPDM rubber blend coating (2).

The special textile design provides for high tear strength values, the textile side colour is UV-resistant.

The textile fabric coated with TEFLON® meets the requirements on water repellence (Repel Teflon) and dirt penetration resistance (Release Teflon).

Gumotex Inflatable's - Made by Hand in Europe.



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