{"id":13118,"date":"2012-06-25T16:44:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=13118"},"modified":"2012-06-25T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:44:33","slug":"small-burn-vs-shiva-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/small-burn-vs-shiva-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Burn vs Shiva Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I heard that Pyranha was putting out a new creeker, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pay much attention because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been so happy with my Burn, and I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t looking to change boats.\u00c2\u00a0 Then when I saw the Shiva, I was intrigued.\u00c2\u00a0 My first thought was that it resembled an old Pyranha favorite of mine, the Creek 280.\u00c2\u00a0 So, I decided to give it a try.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve really enjoyed the Shiva, and now I own both a Burn and Shiva.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been paddling both lately, so I decided to do a comparison between the two.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13126\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/burn+shiva1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/burn+shiva1.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/burn+shiva1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First off my stats:<\/p>\n<p>125-130 lbs<\/p>\n<p>5\u00e2\u20ac\u21223\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>29\u00e2\u20ac\u009d inseam<\/p>\n<p>Small Burn:<\/p>\n<p>The Burn is famous for it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nimbleness that comes from its short length and the edges.\u00c2\u00a0 These features of the boat still make it my number one choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having edges makes the boat fun to paddle on a wider variety of rivers than a round-hulled creeker.\u00c2\u00a0 In this boat, I ran the Futalafu at 15, 000 cfs and raced the Green Narrows.\u00c2\u00a0 It performs well on big rivers, big water creeks, and small volume steep creeks.\u00c2\u00a0 So, if you need one creeker\/river runner that will paddle a wider variety of rivers, the Burn is your choice.<\/li>\n<li>The short length and edges makes the boat easier to boof and turn than the Shiva.<\/li>\n<li>The Burn is a smaller and lighter boat than the Shiva, which means it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lighter to carry and lighter to paddle; which means I have less fatigue.<\/li>\n<li>I have to outfit the Burn a lot due to the large volume around the knees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Small Shiva:<\/p>\n<p>The Shiva is a long, full-on creek boat with rounder edges and more volume than the Burn.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The boat is narrow and sleek in the front, which allows you to lean way forward and plant strokes, plus it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very stable on edge.\u00c2\u00a0 This makes the boat really maneuverable for such a big boat.<\/li>\n<li>The Shiva is a longer and faster boat than the Burn, which has several advantages:\u00c2\u00a0 The Shiva will stay on a line or recover a line easier.\u00c2\u00a0 The speed of the Shiva makes it fly through holes, which is really nice for a small paddler.<\/li>\n<li>The Shiva is bigger and heavier, so I find myself not able to really dominate the boat and end up riding it more often than driving it.<\/li>\n<li>The Shiva feels softer than the Burn when hitting rocks, doing a funny brace, and upon landing a drop. \u00c2\u00a0For this reason it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my choice for running waterfalls and gnar.<\/li>\n<li>The Shiva is heavier to carry than the Burn when walking to the put-in or portaging, which has caused me more fatigue than the Burn.<\/li>\n<li>I need less outfitting in the Shiva due to the narrowness of the boat around the knees and hips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all, I love both boats.\u00c2\u00a0 The thing about Pyranha is that they make fun boats to paddle.\u00c2\u00a0 So, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to keep trying out both boats all the time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I heard that Pyranha was putting out a new creeker, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pay much attention because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been so happy with my Burn, and I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t looking to change boats.\u00c2\u00a0 Then when I saw the Shiva, I was intrigued.\u00c2\u00a0 My first thought was that it resembled an old Pyranha favorite of mine, the Creek &hellip; 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