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I’ve been paddling twice or more every week since I got this in late May. (Going on five months). This has been robust. I paddle I the lagoons around the Bay Area. It’s not a rough water kayak. It’s a nice flat water kayak. I walk it every time for about 200 yards from my from door to the nearby lagoon. So I frequently fold and unfold it. It weighs only 20 pounds and with the paddle a couple more. It’s 9 ft 8 inches. It’s robust considering my not so gentle treatment. I love that it folds up no carrier rack an easy to take along. It folds and unfolds in less than ten minutes, so I get in the water right away.

Paddling is easy and it stays pretty true unless I’m fight a cross current or wind. I had an inflatable before, an Intex challenger. Which weighed more, took longer to inflate and especially to deflate. I liked it though. It developed a leak along a seam. I tried several times and techniques to seal to no avail. Hence the Oru.

I’ve had one issue with it one of strap holders snapped off. I contacted Oru for a replacement. After an involved correspondence. They sent me replacement parts - no charge.
It’s not cheap but it is well worth the price. I paid about $780, including tax and free shipping through REI.