Advanced Elements Drop Stitch Floor

The advanced elements drop stitch floor inflates to 6 psi and stays put once installed.

Advanced elements drop stitch floor.

The drop stitch floor is a performance enhancer and tough as nails. Once a drop stitch floor is placed within the kayak it creates a hull with chine which is what enhances the tracking and hull speed. Simply replace your original floor with the dropstitch floor inflate to 6psi and you are ready to go. Read what our ambassadors have to say.

We re going to have a look at the three different backbone floor options we have for the advanced elements range of kayaks. The advanced elements drop stitch floor the advanced elements drop stitch floor is a high pressure inflatable floor that adds even more rigidity as well as chine to your kayak for increased hull speed and tracking performance. As shown in our inflatable standup paddle boards drop stitch technology allows us to create high pressure forms that are extremely rigid. The rigidform drop stitch floor how it works.

The recently released 2012 version has been slightly redesigned and is rated for 4 6 psi more than adequate for paddling purposes. Simply replace your original floor with the drop stitch floor inflate to 6psi and you are ready to go. The airvolution s design also creates a v hull with chine which enhances the tracking and hull speed. The rigidform dropstitch floor is a high pressure inflatable floor that adds even more rigidity as well a chine to your kayak for increased hull speed and tracking performance.

Please note that the original advanced elements drop stitch floors had a slightly different construction and were inflated to 7 psi. The drop stitch construction of this kayak adds unparalleled rigidity creating a platform so stable that you can stand up paddle it. The drop stitch floor in this kayak creates a hull with chine which enhances the tracking and hull speed and adds unparalleled rigidity in an inflatable kayak. Following is a submitted write up from lee johnson in canada on his experiences pros and cons with the advanced elements backbones versus the hi pressure floors.

Advanced elements new 7 psi high pressure dropstitch floor three sizes fit nine different models. As shown in our inflatable standup paddle boards drop stitch technology allows us to create high pressure forms that are extremely rigid. Increase rigidity of your advanced frame convertible tandem kayak for enhanced speed and tracking performance.