The SnapDragon Designs Armortex Spray Skirt Review

There’s nothing worse than sticking a line on a huge waterfall or drop, only to have your skirt blow. Big water presents the same challenge as waves and holes can suck the skirt right off of your boat. I have even heard a story around the campfire about a local Crested Butte boater who hucked off a 40 foot falls into a cauldron, only to have his skirt blow. The exit to the cauldron was a 60+ foot falls and so he had to just pull the skirt back on and run the big falls with a boat full of water. Fortunately for me, I’ve paddled with a Snap Dragon Armortex skirt for the last several years and it has never come off in a uncomfortable position.

Specs:

Pros:

• Bomber construction with super durable Armortex neoprene in the heavy wear locations.
• Minimal stitching creates less opportunities for leakage on the deck and bone dry kayaking experience.
• It never comes off

Cons:

• I can’t speak to play boaters looking for over thruster performance, but there are no cons I’ve experienced on the creeks.

The Verdict:

If you are looking for a ridiculously durable, long lasting, bone dry spray skirt that wont implode while running big rapids, then this is the one.

This video has made it’s way around a few different paddling forums  and blog reviews…and for good reason. Upper Cherry Creek is a place where you want to eliminate any chance of error happening. This would be a good example of a time when you don’t want to have your skirt implode, especially the part in Cherry Bomb Gorge. Fortunately for Joe, he has his Armortex on, and styles his lines.

Upper Cherry Creek 2008 from Powder Monkeys, Inc. on Vimeo.