Great job I was wondering if you could do a great overview of all the great you use. Thanks and have a great day
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I kinda have reviewed everything I use links below 👇 Dry suit Level Six Emperor Dry Suit "Walkthrough/Review" kzitem.info/news/bejne/2I-etoaBkXSniX4 Level Six ACE Spray Skirt "Product Review" kzitem.info/news/bejne/rY-P35p4iYyUp20 Astral GreenJacket "Walkthrough/Review" kzitem.info/news/bejne/rH-Vz51sgKijiaw Sweet Protection Rocker "Unboxing/Review" kzitem.info/news/bejne/z2d60H6vcWWoo4I Choosing The Right Shoes for Kayaking "Astral Rassler 2.0" kzitem.info/news/bejne/pXuHsW1qgXObkpg
@scebeatmaker4435
Жыл бұрын
Ok thanks so much though
@james.kayaks
Жыл бұрын
The shape of the boat makes me think of a platypus more than anything lol
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
That might be a better name 😂
@matthiasmelcher9916
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome, I’d love to see more old school boat reviews… Savage fury?!?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s one I definitely want to get in i really only want to do the ones that are iconic for being great or being really bad and guess where this one falls?
@nicholastyler8177
Жыл бұрын
I used to really enjoy the mutant back in my 165lb days, paddled it down a lot of BC class IV canyons and creeks. Super fun. Mind you, I also loved paddling the XXX down a lot of the stuff it shouldn’t have been on with my weight.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah many made it work
@halieorr22
Жыл бұрын
Mutant splat!! Mutant spin!! I’m dead!! I enjoyed the hell out of this.. I love the way it goes to the moon outta drops with you.. 🚀 😂😅💀
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
yeah had to entertain myself because the boat sure wasn’t lol
@georgewilliamssr5230
Жыл бұрын
This boat is like my first girlfriend. I learned exactly what I didn't want. 😆
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahha that’s so perfect!
@adammckinney4457
Жыл бұрын
Its the ez big ez with the creekdeck. Jimmy blakeny used to crush upper blackwater with erica mitchell promo.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure he hates it also
@todd2683
11 ай бұрын
My first two boats were the perception dancer and wave sport y. Then the rpm and necky jive both of which I still use.
@WadeHarrison
11 ай бұрын
All those are like seriously great classics not like this 💩
@robertwatts9825
Жыл бұрын
They release a boat in Small and Medium, exaggerate the weight ranges on the upper end, and then all the big dudes think its the boat's fault. WaveSport designed a boat that 100% made sense for small paddlers, and then a marketing mistake ruined it. Same thing is happening with current LL boats, and it makes it unpalatable for industry to target small paddlers.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
😂 i would normally agree with you but this had nothing to do with marketing where are all the small paddles coming out and saying how great this is over what was available at that time? And why do you never see anyone ever wanting this or using it on the river even at that time. It’s ok to have a dud from time to time. I have heard this same conclusion before well at this weight it’s good boat trust me I have paddled 100s of different kayaks and this is a turd at any weight paddler. Its not like every kayak ever made was perfect and nothing is truly bad. It’s ok to have a bad one and learn from it and move on and that’s exactly what they did..
@robertwatts9825
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison I'll make some introductions to the mutant OGs. I'm not mad you're ragging on this boat, it's refreshing to hear you have a negative opinion, and at least you gave a shout out to the best thigh braces ever 😜
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@robertwatts9825 oh I know they nailed it on thigh hooks still some the best ever to be in a kayak and let’s not forget what amazing boats were out with wavesport at that same time as this POS was boats like diesel siren and ace and all the EZ series and the holy grail of the XXX so yeah it’s ok to have this turb floating around all this winners thanks for the feedback buddy
@robertwatts9825
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison There's a chart that shows the weight range vs performance on page 5. 180 is basically off the chart for the mutant www.wavesport.com/sites/default/files/documents/products/WS%202003.pdf
@robertwatts9825
Жыл бұрын
whatever performance means lol
@kellydoyle7833
Жыл бұрын
Funny that your buddy is in one of the best boats ever made and you're in one of the worst. Possibly the most entertaining review Ive seen.😮😅
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha 🤣
@liamhurlburt9794
Жыл бұрын
0:07 - "I don't even know what this thing is supposed to be?" spoiler alert, the designers had no idea either
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@pbuehner
Жыл бұрын
hysterical intro!!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
yeah i laughed putting it together
@austinwdy
Жыл бұрын
First creekboat I ever paddled, for about 40 seconds to fall off Mesa Falls back in '03. You need to find one in Mutant Green to get the full experience.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahah so i take it you didn’t buy one
@alistersibley2155
Жыл бұрын
I’ve just bought one on eBay for £20 😂😂 ( it’s a hideous boat in any colour but the snot green is easily the worst ).
@gleneverett9728
Жыл бұрын
I think your iconic!! Enjoy the river.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@davidhillman2209
Жыл бұрын
As always, great stuff Wade! I would propose that the Wavesport Transformer was an even worse design (i.e. let's go paddle a brick).
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I have been trying to find and paddle one of those for a long time I want one with this tips
@rickymcdaniel7971
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison I ran the Grand Canyon with a guy in a Transformer. He did fine. The boat looks almost as wide as it is long though!
@ferdinandsteinvorth7313
Жыл бұрын
Owned one for a while back in the day & it actually tried to kill me a bunch of times. Boy was i glad when i got rid of it! At some point you mention it feels like a playboat and i think you hit the nail right on the head. Bear in mind that boat was designed at a time when playboats were all the rage, modern creekboat design was in its very earliest stages and creekboating itself as a style hadn't really gone mainstream yet. So it makes perfect sense that they took a bunch of ideas from playboats and hybrids (thinking of the Stubby) and tried to blend them into this crazy experimental design which turned out to be a big flop and IMO ended up delaying the onset of half slice creekers by 10 years or more. Cheers!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Nice glad you survived your time in the mutant 😂
@ferdinandsteinvorth7313
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison 😂😂😂
@wheresaldocanoe
Жыл бұрын
An easily loaded stern designed to manipulate an otherwise low rocker bow is a decent idea in theory. However, in the case of the Mutant, it is quite clear that the stern grabs so much that the paddler is highly likely to lose complete control of the bow. The paddler could try to shift their weight further forward mid-load, but with such low bow rocker, that would completely defeat the purpose of the stern's design anyway. It would almost be better to just taking advantage of the boat's hull speed and punch the shit out of everything within reason. A little bit more bow rocker would go a long way, though if I were given the task of redesigning the Mutant, I would likely prefer to start from scratch.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Exactly be better just starting completely over instead of shining up this turd
@crjmoto
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more "old design" vids!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I will get some of the iconic type boats when I can
@aeriedebevec1936
Жыл бұрын
Pleeease consider reviewing the Piton (whoops).. Prijon Samurai. Dyin to hear your thoughts on how it eddies. 🤣 Most confusing boat I’ve ever paddled.
@bug508
Жыл бұрын
more old boat reviews please. My most hated boat of all time is the old perception ARC.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
The Perception Arc and Spark I think were the 2 😂 very difficult to find any of those really old ones and even harder to convince someone to let me try them out
@FeWolf
Жыл бұрын
I had an ARC, for something like 9 to 13 yrs, liked it alot, maybe that is the reason I am having issues with new boats, Taught my EX to paddle in it, now I have neither ;)
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@FeWolf yeah I have seen them out and about but never been in one they look just mhhh
@MrEnrique8547
Жыл бұрын
Hi Wade, first of all i would like to thank you for all of your video's. There great and i love them. Last week i bought my first ww kayak. After watching your channel i decided to buy a pyranha sorch. However the guys at the store sold me a wavesport diesel 80 because im a beginner and it seems a solid design. Could you do a review on this classic? I searched for a good on review on youtube. Seems like there are zero in depth reviews. Greetings from Belgium Erik
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and yeah the diesel is a classic and just to note I use to work for wavesport kayaks when they were manufactured here in the USA now they are in the UK there was a guy that brought a few in the USA awhile back so the diesel is a great all round design just not many of them out there now days so doing reviews on these older designs is usually like a friend had one so I’m like oh let me borrow that for a weekend or something like that so it’s difficult to do these boats but will keep my eye out for a diesel I have a good story with that design also
@MrEnrique8547
Жыл бұрын
@WadeHarrison oké, cool! I hope you find one some day. Now I'm curious about your good story 🤔
@georgemilinkovic4120
3 ай бұрын
@@WadeHarrison would you recommend a Wavesport Habitat 74 as a first boat. Thank you.
@GeraAdv
Жыл бұрын
what?! noo I love the mutant 😆
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Really?
@GeraAdv
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison No hahaha, but the mutant spins less if you are looking upstream all the time. I think they got it backwards? 🤷♂️ 🤔
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@GeraAdv hahH
@JoshSmith-hg1qz
3 ай бұрын
THINKING OF BUYING A 2ND HAND DIESEL 65 WAVESPORT KAYAK CAN I STILL REPLACE THE SEATS WITH EASE? AS IT NEEDS THE SEAT REPLACED SOON ON IT.... THANKS
@WadeHarrison
3 ай бұрын
The diesel are solid kayaks
@FeWolf
Жыл бұрын
Wade has met his match? 45Degree boof, old school.They actually handle better when they oil can🤫 Waiting for that Big EZ or EZ review.
@LanceWWKayak
Жыл бұрын
I second the WS Super EZ review
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha yeah I have a EZ lined up will definitely give that one a go a soon as can
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully soon I have paddled one before but needs a second look
@followingrj
Жыл бұрын
I mean, the name fits the look of it perfectly so they nailed it on that part for sure
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
So true 😂
@kellydoyle7833
Жыл бұрын
It never had a chance, it had to paddle like shit.
@followingrj
Жыл бұрын
@@kellydoyle7833 pre-destined 😂
@stellarmetalworks9850
7 күн бұрын
MAn.. I'd love to see you paddle a Riot Booster 60
@WadeHarrison
6 күн бұрын
I have paddled a few riot kayaks here and there would love to revisit one if get the chance
@stellarmetalworks9850
6 күн бұрын
@@WadeHarrison If I ever get down there I'll bring the Booster its in nearly new condition. I Have the Indra Now but still jump in the Booster for fun.
@MrKayaktom
Жыл бұрын
Hey Wade, any chance on getting a review of the Bliss Stick Scud, always seemed like a weird idea (the super short and slow creek boat didn't seem to catch on). I challenge you to find a boat that looks more like a potato.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I actually know someone that had one will try to get in it soon
@broberts1505
Жыл бұрын
I so have to get you in my T-Canyon for a tellico lap. lol. 11 feet, no rocker, state of the art 1988 creek boat. Fast AF.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy next time the glows bump there let’s make this happen!
@aeriedebevec1936
Жыл бұрын
Heard that one’s got some laserlock when attempting to avoid obstacles 🤣
@broberts1505
Жыл бұрын
@@aeriedebevec1936 exactly!
@adammckinney4457
Жыл бұрын
Wade youll learn son. Keep time in the seat and youll get beat!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahah thanks
@riverliva792
Жыл бұрын
Reckon you can do a bliss stick scud comparison wade? Just for a laugh
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I looked at lining one up
@dangerjudy5334
Жыл бұрын
I have known a few people who love the Mutant, they are all women around 110-120 lbs. and 5'3" - 5'9.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i heard the same thing also just love it but never ever paddle it for some reason? 🤫
@eddyhopperluke
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a mutated EZ. Great name though 👏. I remember that boat didn't make much of a splash when it came out 💦 lol
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Perfect name and it made a splash in the garage can.
@4JudgeSmails
Жыл бұрын
I love this so much. What is this, like 2-2.5'? WS thigh hooks have ruined me for life, nothing is quite as good.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
So true those thigh hooks so good and the level was around 2.5
@nicksinderson3302
Жыл бұрын
The good thing about the Mutant is boat designers and makers learned what not to do.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
So true but crazy some claimed they love it but for some reason you never see anyone ever paddle it strange?
@broberts1505
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison and supposedly designed mostly by EJ. The Y was more David Knight.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@broberts1505 I have a theory on that lol when did he start Jackson? Like the following year after this boat 🤔? I’m thinking this one and the transformer was the last 2 kayaks he did for wavesport? Shockingly both were complete garbage maybe his way of taking a shit on wavesport on the way out the door. Because the first Jackson kayak was the fun series and those are amazing classic. Just a theory what you think you were around during that time?
@broberts1505
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison plus the merger with Dagger or whoever owned dagger was going on around that time. Chan was leaving Wavesport. Things were in a state of disawray for sure. The transformer had some good ideas poorly executed. Pyranha and Dagger were both experimenting with add on kayak pieces. The Dagger FX by the way is worse than the mutant. The Mutant was around a couple of years before the merger. At least 3 years.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@broberts1505 the gadget years is what I called that time guess the mutant could be thrown in there also
@rickymcdaniel7971
Жыл бұрын
I only remember seeing Mutants on the river a time or two, it was so ugly nobody would buy it. The Pyranha Ammo was a very popular boat for a year or two, I think they are all planters now. I used a friend's Ammo on the Tuolumne once, I hated that thing.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Oh I remember that ammo also.
@craigparkin1912
Жыл бұрын
It sounded like you had way more fun than you made out to at the end.. 'mutant splat'! 😂
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Haha. Yup
@grstahl
Жыл бұрын
I demoed a Mutant when I was an intermediate looking for a boat to step up my game. Probably don’t need to say I went with something else. Fun video, though.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
😂 right here is someone that made the right decision there’s so many better options even back when this was new
@gagecambron4171
Жыл бұрын
Is this the new Gnarvana😂
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
The Gnarvana is light years better then this thing!
@jmetallicad
Жыл бұрын
In the ugliest boats competition you probably have to also consider the fluid bazooka, wavesport stubby, and the 2013 jackson all star haha
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Oh the bazooka forgot about that one
@DGYSAM
Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to see you review a Bliss Stick Scud. Most people dont like them but personally I love them. Now they are a bit older they are starting to get a bit of a cult following.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
There’s one floating around out there I know a guy and will try to get in it but that boat actually looks fun it’s like a real creek boat that’s just short not like the mutant
@mantorak
Жыл бұрын
SCUD was a high-volume version of their play boat the RAD . SCUD was an acronym for Serious.Carving Utility.Device
@DGYSAM
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison As long as you accept the Scud for what it isnt and accept its downfalls of which there are many its an amazing wee boat. You can actually boof it with your bare hands. And it turns like nothing you have ever experienced in a creek boat.
@DGYSAM
Жыл бұрын
@@mantorak I have 2 of them and they are super fun. No idea why they called it the Serious.Carving Utility.Device though...cos it doesnt carve.
@mantorak
Жыл бұрын
@@DGYSAM yeah definitely a weird name. It was a little awkward at first, but will definitely plug through some things like a little pea out of a pod.
@dg20120
Жыл бұрын
That thing was a small person boat. I was too heavy for one at 155-160.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think it is also but the manufacturer actually listed it as 80-180 but I’m going in record it’s a POS no matter the size of the paddler there’s a reason don’t see the market place full of people looking for these and all the small paddlers that claim they just love them none ever paddle it 😂
@dg20120
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison There’s a reason why it was discontinued. It was okay but I was on the heavy side for it. I think I ended up getting $100 for it from a very small noob.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@dg20120 definitely worth 100-200$ if found one cheap and yeah wanted a boat for some small that’s just starting out it’s no diesel or mamba which are all from around that same time but if super cheap why not
@jamesdunn7526
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Just wondering what paddles you were using here?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Good Eye and Review coming soon on that one!
@jamesdunn7526
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison that’s what I like to hear!
@eddyhopperluke
Жыл бұрын
We sell Select at our shop in Oregon. Wade I noticed you taped the shaft. Is that because you wanted a larger diameter?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@eddyhopperluke no the tape is for grip because it is not good on that carbon and the indexing is almost nonexistent so wanted to add something there for reference and grip and yeah some bright color so could see it in the water if I dropped it.
@eddyhopperluke
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison I've been using the Select Wild and would agree the carbon a bit slick. I does have a good amount of indexing though.
@adammckinney4457
Жыл бұрын
Cmon wade best swain County crusher ever...cascades!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hhaha a high water Cades in this POS would be next level!
@adventurekid9242
Жыл бұрын
Hey Folks!!! Join Wade as he paddles reviews and comments on the Good the Bad and the Ugly boats of the kayak world. Today let's Join Wade as he paddles a Wavesport Mutant.... Next week Wade will paddle a Bliss Stick Scud... Stay Tuned!!!will Wade swim???
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Haha I actually never rolled surprisingly
@gleneverett9728
Жыл бұрын
Why are we reviewing a 20-year-old boat from wavesport
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
It’s iconic to be one the ugliest and worst so had the opportunity to do a lap in it so why not do a actual review
@billyb3689
Жыл бұрын
@Wade Harrison I think you're missing the point of this boat, check the paddler in the brochure at 1:!0, it's made for lean back penciling the s**t out of stuff, none of your boofing nonsense 😄
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahah love it go fast lean back and hope!
@kayakphd
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't all that bad... every hole I got stuck in I was always able to initiate the stern and cartwheel out. And that was a lot of holes 🤣
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i found it actually was not a good playboat but would work out of a hole easier then most
@gabrieldeschenes607
Жыл бұрын
Darn the fact that you can stern squirt it is kinda sad. Oh well it happens to not design. Something quite right. What run is this?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I think this was more of a concept boat like what dagger did with the DAgger FX do something crazy see what works and go from there
@AC-oj6xr
Жыл бұрын
Was it an EJ design?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yes one the older design seems like it was more of experimental design
@eppicuro
Жыл бұрын
It has some similarities with the new Zet Ninja design. Isn't it?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I have not seen the ninja in production form just drawings and prototypes that have been posted i don’t think it actually exist yet so who knows what the production one will look like
@garrickdtaylor
Жыл бұрын
I think the Pyranah Ammo gives that thing some competition for worst boat ever. Super stable upsidedown.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I have seen the ammo i want to paddle thst one slso
@crjmoto
Жыл бұрын
I have one hanging in the garage! I actually paddled it recently and it was kind of fun. I'd love to see Wade paddle one!
@garrickdtaylor
Жыл бұрын
If you can roll an Ammo, you can roll almost any boat. It also really loved to stay in holes, often hairy side down.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@garrickdtaylor what’s would you say is the worst Pyranha boat the ammo actually looks fun
@garrickdtaylor
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison - probably depends on how far back you reach. The Ammo is probably the worst fairly modern Pyranha boat.
@mountainslapstick6170
Жыл бұрын
What river is this?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
This is Tellico river in TN
@vincentdupont122
Жыл бұрын
The worst boat ever was the RIOT KIX!!!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
That was not a good boat either I agree but not even close to this one
@neilt7191
Жыл бұрын
What NOAH did after the ARK .
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
hahah felt like it
@keithpullen1279
Жыл бұрын
If it looks right it normally is good. That thing looks wrong !
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahah looks wrong. could you imagine walking through a dealer and all the boats on the wall this is the one that you end up getting if I seen you carrying this new down to the river i would ask if you lost a bet?
@IraFowler3
Жыл бұрын
Think this was just a product of the times & trying for a new “innovative” design? I’m a newer boater so not familiar with the old stuff like this
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I have my theories on this one, but you might be right?
@rspurdie
Жыл бұрын
This boat makes me sad lol
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Why?
@rspurdie
Жыл бұрын
The way it looks
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
@@rspurdie yeah it’s a ugly duckling
@Tasselfish
Жыл бұрын
If you just change the bow and the stern it could be a decent boat :P
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah change the bow stern side walls and entire shape so you would have the outfitting as a start on a new one
@huntergipson3447
Жыл бұрын
Bahahaha what in the dumpster fire we got here ?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Dumpster fire is right
@shinbone4200
Жыл бұрын
ugliest boat ever: Savage Fury.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahah want to get my hands on one of those overhyped pieces of shit also seen so many say oh that’s the best thing ever but nobody wants them
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