Wave 60 Youth Kayak

I bought one of these little kayaks for my 7 year old son to go kayaking with me on the local lake. He loves it! His only complaints are that it doesn't have a seat back which I'm planning to get him one soon and that he can't keep up with me. This is by no means a fast kayak, but it is incredibly stable and cheap. He can stand on it and use it like a paddle board and at only 18 lb he can carry it himself.

Couldn't be happier with our purchase! These are best used in warm weather/water and plan on getting more than a little wet. I rated 9 due to the fact that the kids will get wet, both from paddling drippage and the drain ports in the kayak allow a little water to be present in the lowest areas of the "cockpit". My kids paddled and paddled and couldn't get enough. The kayaks are easy to learn and VERY stable. We had a couple of times where the kids needed a little snack break and would come enter our canoe, snack, and head back out. No tipping, easy to use. Thanks Lifetime, for a great product.

Don't think age, think size! It doesn't matter that someone is 10 years old if they weigh 165# (too much for this boat) and it doesn't matter if they are 40 years old if they only weigh 100# -- this is a light capacity (<130#) wide-bottom SoT. I'd hazard that it's even better at <100# because at max capacity it takes on a lot of water of the top and sits very low.

For very small paddlers (5-8 year old), with close supervision, it's a good and very inexpensive introduction to kayaking but there are some better options out there if you're serious about teaching them. It's cheap enough to buy several though and that's a big plus. They weigh next to nothing!

At 34" and only 6' long - it's a particularly stable boat that will only flip if you're overloading it. And, the design is such that it's pretty easy to remount if they happen to fall over the side. As a real paddler, it handles sloppily. It wants to go straight once it's moving and it becomes really hard to change direction. The assumption being, I assume, that little paddlers need the stability over the maneuverability. They won't be able to make this boat keep up in a group.

Overall, not a bad buy but don't think you can push the capacity too much and end up with a short and wide 'yak for an adult much over 100#. The quality of construction is minimal to match the price but it holds up in lake/river just fine and is a great little wave rider for the younger ones.

We purchased one of these last summer for our then 5 year old, now 6 son, from Walmart for $100. It included a 2 piece paddle whose blades can be offset and a clip-on back rest pad. We wanted something small and light to introduce our son to paddling, this was an excellent purchase. Last year we only let him use it in the pond to have him practice getting off and on in the water and to get used to steering. He recently had his first trip down a small river for a couple of hours, he and the boat performed well, although I would not take it into rapids. My only real complaint would be the back rest. It is only attached on the sides via clips, and not at the base. There is no way to keep it in place for comfort.

Decent small child's kayak. Not as well built as an adult kayak but it only costs $100 new with paddle. It's great for getting them on the water to paddle in circles but not much more. Towing them behind you after they tire is not an option as it plows through the water like a brick.

Great little 'yak for the little one to go out and enjoy with the older paddlers. Boat is easy to use and paddle even for the smallest of kayakers. It is perfect for slow and calm water. If there is a current and you paddle against it, the boat is very slow.