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This new light weight spray deck is great fun to use very easy to get on boats and fitting a wide range this deck can cover your needs.

Its made of strong light weight Supratex with reinforced under edges this makes for a truly amazing  deck. with a knee kick strap that can also be used to pull the deck, there’s no need to worry about this deck not coming off when it needs to. I tried it out play boating and not a drop of water got thought it.

If your looking for a deck that keeps you dry and is durable for rescuing look no more the Hiko Tight Grip dw Big deck is what you want.

I rate this deck 8/10

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Today I tested out the K1 Extend light in a competition event at Harefield.

I found this cagdeck amazing it fitted to my skin so nice that it could of easily been used as a race vest. The cag is semi dry which is excellent in a competition as you want as little water in the boat as possible. The spraydeck is also very good. On first impressions we thought the marterial used was strange however when i got on the water my fellow paddlers all found that they got out wet,  when I got out I was bone dry.

i highly recommend that you buy this cagdeck from Hiko because it really is worth the money.  In my last review I said that spraydecks weren’t meant to keep you dry, just stop too much water getting into the boat, however this cagdeck made me think that yes they are and they can. Hiko really have made a breakthrough in there cagdecks.

I rate this product  a massive 10/10

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Hiko Elastic review

Today I tried a new product made by Hiko

Its name is k1 or C1 Elastic it comes in long and short sleeve

This is a new cagdeck that is now out on the market

And i must say the cagdeck was a pleasure to wear it was a snug fit to my body which means you still have full manoeuvrability. it also has neoprene seals that keep out most of the water, however when i rolled a couple of times i found that a little water got in the boat however i think this is mainly down to the deck Rather then the cag. however a cagdeck is not meant to keep you dry it is meant to keep as much water out the boat as it can

The deck part was good i normaly find with slalom decks that if you roll it pops off when u right yourself however this deck did not, so very good in a competitive side of things. the deck also feels strong and of a high quality.

However i feel on the presentation side of  things it would look better if some of the seam taping was on the inside and not visible to the eye, however this is the case on most slalom decks so theres not much you can do.

Over all I give this cagdeck a rating of

7/10

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