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Creeker 225
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Short Creeker for smaller paddlers. Round and voluminous ends and a flat bottom with new stream edges at the stern end.
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Overall rating
4.8
Design
5.0
Perfomance
5.0
Quality
4.0
Value / Money
5.0
The Creeker 225 is recommended, for the smaller paddler, without hesitation.
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The Prijon Creeker 225 is a very strongly constructed kayak which has provided me with a vice-free platform for the past year paddling class 2/3 creeks and rivers in Australia.
Rivers/creeks to class 3 paddled include: Barron River (Cairns), Tully River, (Tully Gorge), Cattle Creek, Pioneer River and O'Connell River (Whitsunday, Goolang Creek and Little Nymboida River (Dorrigo/Nymboida, NSW).
Rivers/creeks to class 3 paddled include: Barron River (Cairns), Tully River, (Tully Gorge), Cattle Creek, Pioneer River and O'Connell River (Whitsunday, Goolang Creek and Little Nymboida River (Dorrigo/Nymboida, NSW).
Pros / The Good
It rolls easily, surfs well, boofs and ferry glides effectively and the semi-planing hull carves cleanly. The boat holds a line well and surfaces from drops under control while being quite nimble on river. I can not name a vice. The boat is well suited to whatever level of difficulty the paddler's skill matches. A friend regularly paddles class 5 creeks in North Queensland and raves about its ability. Certainly, at my intermediate level it eats up anything at a class 3 standard. (The human is the problem!) The paddler should be less than 80 kgs or 175 lbs and not much taller than 180 cms or 5'11". Any larger, go up to the next creeker, the Cross. The hull plastic is tough, so much so that the boat does not have central pillars which gives plenty of knee room. Wet exiting is fine, the cockpit is large. The outfitting is comfortable with seat-belt style adjusting of the foot bar.
Air bags, forrad and aft, come standard. Plenty of deck hardware for pin rescue or carriage. In Australia the boat is very well priced.
Without hesitation, for a smaller paddler, I recommend this excellent and vice-free boat.
Air bags, forrad and aft, come standard. Plenty of deck hardware for pin rescue or carriage. In Australia the boat is very well priced.
Without hesitation, for a smaller paddler, I recommend this excellent and vice-free boat.
Cons / The Bad
The back support works on a bungee hook system which sometimes is a wee bit fumbly and the hip pads are pretty ordinary and now well gaffer-taped in place!
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Yes
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(Updated: March 24, 2009)
Overall rating
5.0
Design
5.0
Perfomance
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value / Money
5.0
Creeking in comfort
About the reviewer
Average to advanced weekend warrior. When there's water there we are!Test environment
Rivers around Tasmania mainly grades 3 to 4 building up to 5.Solid whitewater and waterfall runs.
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After trying a number of other creek boats and river runners I found myself most comfortable in the Prijon Creeker 225. Best compared to the sizing and fit of a dagger mamba 7.5 i chose the creeker as i found it a much more stable yet responsive boat to paddle.Conclusion
I've found the Prijon Creeker to be very solid and reliable. It has always been very stable and easy to negotiate your way through any rapid i have attempted.Review
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Location: Tasmania
Age: 25
Weight: 73 kgs
Age: 25
Weight: 73 kgs
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(Updated: March 10, 2009)
Overall rating
5.0
Design
5.0
Perfomance
5.0
Quality
5.0
Value / Money
5.0
Prijon Creeker=Big water specialist
About the reviewer
Paddling river runs and creeks over many years, many boats and a lot of fun!Test environment
Class III-V river runs and creeksReview
The Prijon Creeker is my replacement for my old faithful dagger mamba which was my glove for many years. I was happy to find a very responsive and stable boat in the Creeker which performs better as the water gets bigger. The Creeker turns on a die and is a real performer in steep tight creeks where there isn't much room for error.Conclusion
The Prijon Creeker holds up to all abuse dealt to it and is suited to a paddler who knows how to handle a themselves in big water. The HTP design is strong and does away with the transom so you can carry more gear while still having a smaller boat.Review
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Location: Brittish Columbia
Age: 25
Weight: 73 kgs
Age: 25
Weight: 73 kgs
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(Updated: May 11, 2006)
Overall rating
4.8
Design
5.0
Perfomance
4.0
Quality
5.0
Value / Money
5.0
Good creeker
About myself
This past summer I moved to the Dominican Republic to teach with my wife. While here I was introduced into kayaking and now I am hooked. I have only had the chance to paddle 5 different boats including the prijon 225. I have paddled the Yaque del Norte in class I-III sections, so far. I'm looking forward to getting into some class III-IV in the upper canyons.
About the test environment
The Yaque del Norte in the Dominican Republic is the best whitewater in this tropical country. There is the full range of whitewater classes I-V. The upper canyon is class III-V. This area is narrow river, moving fast through several rock gardens. There are several waterfalls such as Mike Tyson and the Mother-nLaw. The Lower protion down to the resevior is mainly class I-III. Rock gardens and shallow waters is a norm on this river or any other in the country with whitewater.
The priojon 225 has been a solid boat this year. It handled the rather rocky situations we faced very well. It also comes with a rubber cap on the front of the boat which has been helpful when the water want to push you into a rock. the adjustments on the boat are extremely easy and for the most part very quick, and on the fly. This boat turns on a dime into and out of eddies, and though it has a displacement hull, I find it pretty quick. It resurfaces quickly. As far as stable I feel it can be a little unstable for beginners, nothing that can't be fixed with practice. It rolls easy also.
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Location: Dominican Republic
Age: 22
Weight: 70.3 kgs
Age: 22
Weight: 70.3 kgs
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