Area couple opens cellular kayak rental company

Levi and Melissa Lish with their canine, Tala, left, and Rocket. The Pocatello few opened a kayak rental enterprise April 1. | Courtesy Melissa Lish

POCATELLO – As the summer months leisure time methods, Levi and Melissa Lish of Pocatello are stating “Yaksup!”

The time period is the title of the couple’s business enterprise, which refers to kayaks and standup paddleboards. Their cellular kayak rental store, which provides 20 sit-on-major kayaks, opened April 1. The Lish’s run the organization out of their property and provide kayaks specifically to clients. Paddleboards are not at the moment readily available, but they hope to have some shortly.

The concept for the company was fashioned many several years back when the couple did some kayaking in Island Park. The deficiency of kayak rentals final yr owing to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted them to turn their concept into a truth.

“People had been prohibited from undertaking something minus becoming outside the house, so we just felt like there was a quite significant need to supply the local community a further way to recreate,” Melissa tells EastIdahoNews.com.

While the peak kayaking year hasn’t officially arrived however, Melissa suggests there’s been a lot of curiosity from consumers.

“We’ve gotten a large amount of persons bookmarking our page (to look at it out) at a afterwards date. Men and women have asked us about pricing and wherever they can select up and drop off kayaks. In the short two months considering that we launched, we have around 200 followers,” Melissa claims.

Melissa states there isn’t any other company in Pocatello that has as wide a selection of kayaks obtainable and there’s no limit on how extensive or exactly where persons can acquire them. The value is $25 a working day and the shipping factor makes it handy for customers throughout eastern Idaho, she says.

The technical specs of every kayak obtainable at Yaksup. | Courtesy Melissa Lish

The couple is grateful for the reaction from the neighborhood and they’re seeking ahead to serving shoppers.

“We’ve been sharing heaps of spots to kayak all over the state. Even if persons have their own kayak or they are not neighborhood to the space, and they see our put up about kayaking someplace which is nearer to them, it is just an over-all encouraging vibe to get people out to recreate and take a look at Idaho,” Melissa claims.

To reserve a kayak or learn much more, go to the Facebook site or e-mail [email protected].