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Cowboy rescue, don't think I'd get over the slight hump on the midway, plus I have a 26 ltr barrel on it as well now. I'm fine with the regular SOT self rescue now so all is good 👍

​@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 Yes, there was no easy option to get back on. I didn't have anything additional on the kayak to block access from the rear but it was the only thing that worked for me.

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I got mine from 24/7 boardsports in Calshot which is local to me. However they always now say out of stock as do every other supplier it seems 😞. I wouldn't be surprised if RTM stop producing them as everyone seems to get the tempo instead. I'd maybe contact RTM or ask a dealer who maybe able to help out. As you see from my vid the outfitting has changed a fair bit from your midway. My only gripe with it is it struggles with wind and waves behind making the bow try to swing round. Head on into the rough it's solid, side on still good and a test of your loose hips. I may give the seat another try as I've been paddling it without. Your lucky being in the Indian Ocean 😎, I went to the Maldives so I know first hand how nice it is 👍 Btw, love your channel name 😉

Replied on my other vid via your comment from your new channel 👍😉

Cheers, yea trying to use more torso each time. I think you'll like the midway, it keeps up with the Dagger Stratos easily so that gives you an indication of speed. It just suffers a bit with wind and waves behind from the lack of skeg. Looks better than the tempo alternative too imo. What colour are you getting?

Annoyingly my wife's maiden went trouble free despite being her first time. She finds it really stable. I'm able to get on in one now but always have my legs out stabilizing it whilst i grab my paddle. Although I can also self rescue whilst holding the paddle now as well. The hatch is ok unless it spends considerable time submerged. Thankfully I dont accidentally tip out anymore. I am finding the Carl system very helpful in staying upright in more choppy water. How long have you had yours now then as that version is the original. You have the handles to and I wish ours did. It's good hearing from others with the same kayak 😎👍

Also there's not a great deal of info on this kayak and very few people who's uploaded videos of it. Reviews I read of its tippyness were mainly from kayak fishermen so were after a far more stable kayak and weren't prepared to put in the time to get to grips with it. Codbotherer on here fished from his no problem. I've even seen a guy fishing on a surfski lol.

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 Had mine about 4 and half years now. I did notice the lack of handles.Not sure why they would remove that,but on mine my fingers do sometimes get squashed between the handle and kayak depending on how you lift it. An improvement for that instead of removing them would have been better though. I got mine because i wanted a more sea kayak like sot, for the ease of solo rescue. But i have since started to fish from it also, and its no bother. A more stable fishing specific kayak would be better for it, but as i read on some of the reviews for it, the Midway is more for mainly paddling with a bit of fishing, instead of mainly fishing and a bit of paddling.

@@Xaltae same here, a more sea kayak sot. I was torn between that or the tempo but I kept looking at pics and thought the midway looks way better and as you say more sea kayak less sot. I have got used to no handles when lifting now but I have toyed with the idea of fitting some RTM handles but I won't bother. Are you uk based.

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 Yeah, scotland. Not been out since march. Seems to always be windy when i get the chance!

Thanks for the paddling compliment 😊. That at the end I was having a go at learning to edge trying to brace and as you see I went a little too far lol. I was in really shallow too. It's going to take a lot of time and practice 👍

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 Thank you for educating me. I'm learning sea-kayaking through your videos since I am considering getting myself one. 🙋‍♀🙋‍♀🛶🛶My recreational kayaks are not made for.

Hi, sea temp there at the moment is 17deg, i have snorkeled in that wearing a rash top for 2hrs before but I was then feeling the cold, it's doable but more comfortable in a wetsuit, and safer given the extra bouyancy. Wearing the 4/3 felt spot on. It is a very beautiful spot, loads of weed and fish and that day visibility was amazing. There was another guy snorkelling once I started kayaking again. Glad you liked it 👍

No I felt ok. Wearing 4:3 epic, rash top underneath then CAG. I would have most likely been ok without the CAG though. However when I peeled the wetsuit down I started steaming excessively lol. If I start getting too hot it's nice to jump off for a cool down.

I have recently purchased a head strap. I'll use it next time. Should get out a couple of times over Easter. At a later date (when my situation improves) I'll get a second GoPro so I can easily go between the two 👍

Because it was my maiden paddle and I'd never done self rescues before, just watched them on TH-cam. Besides on this paddle I spent most of the time swimming as my ballance was a little 'off' shall we say 😆. I'm ok with them now and can remount without immediately swimming again (but I have to practice in rough conditions too).

Ha ha, yea it is a bit isn't it 😄. I wasn't expecting that to happen with my legs out though. However after around 8hrs I can paddle it without tipping out now. Been deliberately paddling in windy conditions etc which is helping to speed up the learning curve. You'll see in my latest I can turn to side saddle and back now and repeat. It's certainly a sot that requires paddling time to get used to. It's almost like paddling a surf ski 😲

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 that's probably why it's fast, I guess you can't have both speed and stability. I've never sat inside a kayak and gone over like the midway goes over. To be fair I was expecting it to be more stable than it is. Be like you say, after a while you get used to it.

@@mikelink5101 yea, it's a bit deceiving watching the limited midway vids on TH-cam so I thought it good to show it from the perspective of someone coming up from a two man inflatable kayak. It'll also show how quick you can get used to it after a few days paddling. Hours wise I'm up to around 12 hrs so it doesn't take long. Too many give up immediately on the midway after just one or two days which is a shame. I'm more happy now than on that first go. Self rescues were spot on every time BUT it was dead calm. Been up and down from lake pier to Rockly Park in Poole today in a millpond sea. What a difference calm conditions make. Have you got yours out on the sea yet?

@@mikelink5101 My wife had her maiden in her midway today. She's 5'8 and 9st 10 and got straight in, feet in and of she went without even a sniff of a wobble. Conditions were force 4 gusting to 5 and she was solidly stable. She didn't tip out once and found it extremely stable even feet in sat with 2.5ft waves beam on. I was impressed. I'm very comfy with it myself now too which is good.

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 she must be an absolute natural then lol. I've not had mine on the sea yet as I live at least 1 and 1/2 hours away from the sea

Hi, I got mine from here www.24-7boardsports.com/dag-midway-se-kayak/ however it did take a while as I literally had to wait for rtm to make them. Supply is a huge issue ATM with these and I felt lucky to get these. I had the option to cancel due to the time taken but I wasn't wanting to risk not getting one. I was also lucky that this guy is local to me. There is actually a new one on eBay at the moment. Orange one been up for some time. Saw a used one on gumtree the other day too. I managed to get the seats thrown in for free because I bought two Midways 😎👍. Maybe contact some stockists to ask if they're taking orders? It took 3 months for our cats to arrive aswell 😳, that was when the evergiven was stuck.

Here is the shop that has one on eBay, he has 1 anthracite storm like mine or red/yellow. shop.canoes2go.co.uk/shop/sit-on-top/rtm-dag/rtm-midway-touring-sit-on-top-kayak/

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 Thanks for the info will check them out

I'll measure, not tried mine yet.

35mm. A snug fit. Number on pack BOUAUT2T barcode 3 670783 003581

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 yours are the medium then which fit easier but come out when the kayak is turned over. The large are much harder to fit but ain't gonna fall out. The confusion for me is that the rtm rep recommended the large but it came from the manufacturer with medium. I'm gonna email RTM directly and ask.

@@mikelink5101 They never got back to me about the weight claim vs actual weight. They responded about the absence of cockpit strap handles though. Vague reply saying yes the new ones come without.

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 I'm still waiting on a reply about the bungs.