This little boat was my high school graduation gift back in 2003. It’s now halfway through 2020 and still going strong, and I sure haven’t ever been nice to this thing. In that time the only thing I replaced was the nylon strap that was used for seat adjustments, and that’s because the damn squirrels decided it might be a tasty treat.
As others have said, it’s not very longitudinally stable. Exhaling in the wrong direction will make the boat change course, but laterally it’s never once came close to tipping.
The other plus is that at 9’6” it’s about the maximum length for a short bed pickup truck, if your portage doesn’t go any further than throwing it in the bed. If you can find one of these for under two hundred bucks, it’s a great deal on a nearly indestructible kayak.
