Tryon

Got mine pretty used. I love it! It’s pretty scratched up, but works well and in great shape. It tracks quite well, is very fast, and easy for me at 5’6” to get on top of my small SUV. I also have an Olde Town Dirigo that I like, but my little Tryon has become my go-to. It’s fast, and on top of it all, it’s a lovely emerald green color. I don’t love the seat, but overall it’s a great little boat.

Great Kayak!
Just took mine out yesterday for the very first time. Gets you into places no one else can even think of going. Landing you more fish than anyone on the lake. Took me bit to get the adjustments right. Felt a bit tippy at first, then very stable later on in the day once I got used to it. Highly recommend. I purchased mine used for $200 with a paddle and life jacket. Excellent buy!!!!

As a relatively new paddler, I couldn't be more pleased with my Tryon. I've had it on flatwater only, and for my needs it is perfect - stable, maneuverable, and roomy, not to mention easy on the eyes. I'm planning to attempt some nature photography from it this summer and am looking forward to that.

My sole complaint would be that the seat is not comfortable for me after any time at all on the water. Possibly it's the angle or lack of sufficient padding, but after much seat time I tend to develop leg stiffness and numbness in my feet. The newer Tryons have a different style seat. I contacted Liquidlogic about the possibility of fitting one of the new style seats into my boat, but that is not possible. Their customer service folks are top notch by the way, getting back to me almost immediately and going the extra mile to offer other helpful suggestions.

I can work around the seat issue, though, and all in all am extremely pleased with my boat. If you decide to try one, I'll bet you will be, too.

Traded in a Pungo 100 for my Tryon and so glad I did. Very responsive for a 10'8" boat. Tracks well and the seat gives good lower back support. At 5'10" my knees are comfortable and I don't feel cramped. I love the feeling of sitting higher on the water. Foot braces are well constructed and at 42#, it's an easy shoulder carry. Thanks Liquidlogic. This one's a "winner".

I love this kayak...handles well..tracks well...turns like a charm...very comfortable...I'm 5 foot 2 and it suits me well...

This is a great boat for recreational enthusiasts who want to keep their options open. I've taken it through class two rapids, winding creeks and windy lakes. There are some draw backs. It doesn't handle well with the wind. The boat sits high up and there's very little you can do to compensate for the wind. It's a little slow compared to my black water or well in general. It does maneuver well, and trekking down stream with a lot of gear is not a problem. It does have a little tippyness when empty but load it down with gear and use their skirt and camp/kayak away.

We just returned from paddling our new LiquidLogic Tryon recreational kayaks on the North Fork River and upper Current River in Missouri. We paddled Old Town Loon 111's for two years previously. The LiquidLogic kayaks are great. They are very responsive and we were greatly impressed with the maneuverability compared to our old kayaks. They turn easily to maneuver around rocks and trees and are so easy to paddle and comfortable. We definitely made the right choice.

I love this little boat. I'm 6' 220 and my wife is 5'4" and half my weight. We tried tons of boats (138 Loons, Crossover Dagger, Pungo) in search of a recreational kayak that could do a little more. To our surprise, we settled on the same boat, the Tyon. My wife's a beginner and I'm an advanced novice. With a weight capacity of over 300 pounds, my wife sits pretty high in her boat while I am much deeper in the water. The hull design provides good (not great) intitial stability but get this thing going and it carves through the water more like an "old fashioned" whitewater boat. Lean it and it turns on a dime compared to other rec yaks.

It might not be a perfect marriage between a short cruiser, little fishing boat, and class II or III whitewater boat, but it's close. With the Liquidlogic skirt, I hit a couple of two foot standing waves today and the water rolled right off the skirt and my face. I've heard that the loon big skirts and others tend to collapse, so far, I think the Logic folks have solved this one for this very roomy cockpit. As mentioned in my other review of the Saluda, the seat adjustment system is a great idea but needs some fine tuning. The height adjustment works great. The forward or backward lean requires something to take-up the slack in the adjustment webbing. I used a biener with about 4 twists. Works great now. The seat moves forward and backward but isn't the easiest thing to do on my boat. With my 220 pounds, I think it is better for me to be just a little to the rear of the mid adjustment position. My wife who's 110 can be a little further forward. Move too far foward and the nose of the boat submarines a little too much. I like to ride low and punch through the rapids and that's what the Tryon does well. If you want to stay on top of it all, try the Saluda. If you want to get into it a little, the Tryon is for you if you're my size.

I was planning on buying a used high volume whitewater boat. Now, I think I'll stick with the Tryon for quite a while. A friend of mine just bought a 14' Wilderness Systems boat two weeks ago and he paddled a Liquidlogic today on some class I and II and is buying one ASAP.