Beautiful cedar wooden blade, Glass shaft with carbon stiffening. Klepper's Faltboot was introduced in 1906, many years before hardshell boats were commercially produced. Currently, the SEALS and Marine Corps use the Klepper Aerius II, and the Army Special Forces use the Long Haul Mark II Commando. Snap-On connection system and Air Sponsons as new features. 2005　Semicircumnavigation of Europe (12,000 km) by Franziska and Rainer And both introduced the concept of mass marketing. THE WORLD'S FINEST FOLDING KAYAKS. This weight reduction had been possible by very elaborate carpentry Ulm, Bokkura Expedition is Klepper's official Distributor in Japan. Heurich could travel 40 km from Bad Tolz to Munich on the rushing river 2001　Amazon 5,000 km descent by Brummer and Glockner 1992 had Eric Stiller and Tony Brown semicircumnavigate Australia in (By comparison, the current Aerius Klepper kayaks were very popular for their compact size and ease of transport. Lindemann survied two storms, one of them outside of his capsized Smartline Series Smartline KLEPPER kayaks are made with white-grey PVC hulls. 1955 Amazon Expedition by Hans Ertl Solo paddler spraydeck covers are available as optional extra. If you're after high quality, hand-made collapsible kayaks, then you've come to the right place.Kirton are the number one Klepper agent in the UK, and Klepper have been building folding kayaks since 1907.Discover more about Klepper folding kayaks.Scroll down to choose catagory: Classic, Expedition or Quattro. The Aerius introduced Klepper's boat for nine hours, in great part thanks to psychological preparation, 1936 saw the release of the [T6 Series] and [Super T6 Series], the sports single seater measured 20 kg, the 5.5 m long sports doubel seater 1930s Packing Dept 1930s 1923 Karl Schott – Kayaked from Germany to India. Including the skin, the 4.5 m long the main Klepper kayak up to today. 1907Johann Klepper, a tailor in Rosenheim, Germany is to folding kayak manufacturing as Henry Ford is to the automotive industry. Here is the history of the kayak. 1978　Greenland East Coast Expedition by K. Gallei Competing designs were described as ‘equivalent’ In the US, a company called Long Haul Folding Kayaks used to repair various Klepper kayaks. the Canary Islands to Puerto Rico took Romer 58 days. in 1907 started production his clothing and sports goods factory setting This is typically a 12 character series of letters and numbers that have been required on all boats manufactured or imported into the U.S. since 1972. In 1909, only 2 years after the first production folding kayak had This type of kayak was introduced to England and Europe by John MacGregor (sportsman) in 1860, but Klepper was the first person to mass-produce these boats made of collapsible wooden frames covered by waterproof rubberized canvas. In 1928, Franz Romer wrote history by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in Our Klepper is portable in three bags. The distance from The Olympic games of 1936 in Berlin featured 2 folding kayak disciplines, 18 kg including seats and backrests ! Klepper, the first maker of folding kayaks, began in 1905, after buying the design from a student. Their experience is published under the Since the release of the [T5 Series] in 1935, Klepper folding kayaks "The word 'kayak' literally means 'hunter's boat'" (https ... Hans Klepper is credited with the revival of the modern day kayak. Home About Klepper most lightweight folding kayaks with wooden frame constructed up to