Inflatable kayaks are generally a lot sturdier than most people would imagine. Generally mental image that comes to mind when "inflatable kayak" is said is one that looks like an inflatable toy. However, this is far from case and in fact, some of these inflatable kayaks can even be used for whitewater touring.

There are a few benefits to inflatable kayaks that should probably be mentioned first, however. These benefits probably seem relatively straight-forward, but they are all reasons to get an inflatable kayak on their own. First of all, inflatable kayaks are probably most buoyant of any type of kayak. This makes sense, since kayak essentially consists of blown up inner compartments. If you're looking for a kayak that will more than likely stay upright, then this is probably best option for you.

The popularity of sport likely stems from how realistic guns and scenarios are. Almost all air soft guns are modeled after a real gun model (known as “real steel”), modeling even reloading mechanism and weight. Players typically wear camouflage and work together as teams to win game. Like paintball, when someone gets hit they are out of game, either until a new game starts or until a predetermined amount of time has passed.

Air Soft Guns and Equipment

There are three main types of systems that an air soft gun may use to shoot a BB. Electric powered guns, or AEGs (automatic electric guns), use a battery pack to power shooting mechanism in gun. These guns are by far most popular and, given their typically higher quality, most expensive of three types. One advantage of AEGs is that spare batteries are smaller and lighter than spare gas canisters, so carrying backup power in field is easier.

Gas powered guns operate on a similar system to that of most paintball guns. A gas canister, either attached to gun via a hose or physically attached to gun, pressurizes gas that is released to propel BB out of barrel of air soft gun. One neat feature that is becoming more popular with gas-powered guns is call blowback. Right after gun shoots BB, a small amount of gas is used to power reload mechanism. While this uses more gas, it greatly increases speed at which one can fire in succession.

Spring-loaded guns are perhaps least popular, simply because they do not feature semi- or fully-automatic capabilities. The spring must be recocked every time after firing, obviously decreasing rapid succession firing capabilities of a player.

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