Krome. There is a difference. Ii've owned outcasts and know them well. Edsels looked real good coming off th assembly liine, buut didn't mean they were a good car. Outcasts are purely designedto drift yoromm point A to B. Unless you're an expert whitewater oarsman they can be downright deadly on anything over a class 3. They only have 2-3 smal crossmembers keeping the boat together. You'll be doing a lot of frame twisting in any thnical rapids.

Ok, You cann stand up and fish from a true cataraft. They cut water well. They are NOT as slow as an outcast or bucks bags. When you dig iin with your oars you'll move and drift while most rockerhulls will lag and rock on you.

Hey coot, I have an old whitewater frame thats over 12 years old ttas made of galvanized steel tha's still in excellent shape and hve posted framee on a boulder running a class 4 a bent th pipe but didn't bust a seam. I do believe it's stainless, oh Os?????