With canoes what type of material is a ram-x hull?

Answer 1

It is a sandwich of PE (polyethylene), a solid skin on each side of a more foam-like center. That makes it lighter than solid plastic. And stiffer than the same weight of solid plastic.

Like any PE boat (kayak or canoe), it is great for bouncing off the rocks. But not as light as kevlar or Royalex or wooden construction would be.

Compare to Royalex: "Royalex (acrylonatrile butadeine styrine) is a lamination of cross-linked vinyl, ABS plastic, and ABS closed-cell foam.
The outside vinyl layers give the boat its color and protect it from sunlight. The ABS layers next to the vinyl skins are stress layers. The inner ABS foam core provides buoyancy, insulation, noise absorption, and structural rigidity (sandwich effect).
All these layers are fused together by vulcanization. Royalex can take severe deformation without breaking."

Royalex is better than PE/Ram-X. Lighter and made into better shapes. But Coleman canoes are $350-400 while Mad River Royalex canoes are $1000 or so. For the extra $600, Royalex is lighter, paddles better because of it's more sophisicated shape, and has a real center yoke for portaging (the ONLY good way to carry a canoe any distance!)

Coleman Ram-x canoes excel at: price, bouncing off rocks, bouncing off the highway (when your tie-down snaps), and they come with cup holders for your beer.

Knock about the local lake? Get the Coleman.

Do a multi-day portaging trip like Boundary Waters in MN or the Kenai Canoe Trails in AK where I was paddling 3 days ago? Mad River Kevlar ($$!) for flat water or Mad River Royalex for flat water plus rocky rivers.

Answer 2

Coleman Ram X Canoe

Answer 3

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