Advanced Elements – Island Voyage 2 Inflatable Kayak – Recreational Convertible Kayak – for 1 or 2 Person – 11 ft – Yellow

We wanted an easily transportable boating option, but also wanted a quality watercraft, lightweight but good quality without breaking the bank. This kayak really fit the bill. I did not want to go to the expense of a roof rack system, and rigid kayak. I wasn’t sure my wife would enjoy boating like this; she had never been in a kayak. I went ahead and ordered two oars/pump. I would recommend those. The pump really gets it inflated quickly. Make sure you read the instructions about inflating, but it’s not complicated. I let it sit in our hallway for a week; no air loss. We took it camping a week later, and it was a big hit with my wife. I left it inflated for four days straight, with no air loss. We only did two boating trips due to high winds, but had a great time both times. My wife loves it the OEM oars are excellent and very high quality. You can break down one and make two paddles out of it; we tried that and really like it. We found that when boating in the wind, if you set your oars down crosswise on the boat perpendicular with paddles to the water, they act like a small sail surface which was really nice. We paddled put into the wind and “sailed” back to shore. It glides thought the water very easily. There are little Velcro straps for securing the oars which is really handy. The skeg works really well, but you have to pay attention to it when launching or getting it shallow water. The cover material is excellent, I really like the hiviz yellow. We really like the water bottle and small storage compartments in the seats. I did not try it solo, but believe it will work even better. I am about 35 pounds heavier than my wife, and she sat in front and I could not discern any undue pitch, which was a great surprise. The price for the boat, pump and oars was just under $500 and I feel that it was well worth that, or even more. Plus, the weight is low and it really collapses well, I even was able to fit the seats, two oars and pump in the bag and could easily carry it. On our last day after we went boating, I sun dried it, deflated it, unzipped the compartments, wiped down the interior and packed it. I took it home and two days later rolled it out to further dry it. It seemed dry already but gave it a day opened up. No issues. This will always go with us camping here in Texas. Highly, highly recommend it. Not sure what improvements it needs other than adding a sail attachment.