The cheap exterior shell means this is not built to last

It's a fine alternative to the hard-shelled kayaks you rent at the pier, and the ability to deflate makes it a bit easier to store.

We didn't realize just how slowly until people started passing us--paddleboarders, hard-shelled kayaks, etc... as we puttered along

Overall a great purchase, but once this one is beyond repair I’ll probably upgrade to a hard shell kayak.

Hard shell kayak offers better kayaking experience IMO but this one is much easy to travel with and use.

Liking this kayak for ease of pick up and go without having to rack or trailer hard shell boats

Repairs to both have been unsuccessful, so we upgraded to hard shells.

Much more affordable and convenient than a hard shell kayak.

and we also didn't have a setup for hard-shelled kayak transport.

My first one was also broken which was cut by the sharp shells on the bridge bottom, but this one will lose balance because of the independent air bag

It is much lighter than my hard shell kayak of course as well as my large

We don’t have space to store (or transport) actual hard shell kayaks, and can’t afford them

It is definitely not a speed daemon and our friends on a hard-shell

Maneuverability is far less than a hard shell