Intex 68307EP Explorer K2 Inflatable Kayak Set: Includes Deluxe 86in Aluminum Oars and High-Output Pump – SuperStrong PVC – Adjustable Seats with Backrest – 400lb Weight Capacity

Great product. I purchased toward the end of summer for $94. So the the price does fluctuate with the season. Took me about 20min in set up the 1st time. About 15min for subsequent attempts. I've taken it out 3-4 times in the last 2 months. Collapses down small enough to fit in the trunk of a small car. The paddles work, but I felt were on the small side for me. This kayak is somewhat wide also. I ended up getting a 96inch paddle but i'm 5'10''. My 5 yr old daughter does ok with it. When I stretch out my legs, I have to tuck my feet to the sides of the front seat. The skin of the boat is reasonably strong. You'd have to scrape against some jagged metal or be hit head on by a hard pointy branch for this to puncture. For the boating itself, this craft is ok. It doesn't seem as smooth or can go as fast as a hard plastic boat. But that's fine considering it's $100-200 less. I even took it through some mild rapids (still choppy enough to splash me good) and it held up fine. The fin/skeg works fine and is easy to install but requires decent hand strength to remove (a good thing). It basically clicks in place and you have to push a tab down to remove it. I drilled a hole and put a fishing line through it in case the skeg falls off as suggested by others, but this is unnecessary. I even started heading away from shore once and the skeg, and only the skeg, hit an underwater boulder. I was going about 3mph when it hit and came to a dead stop, all 200+ lbs of the boat and people. The skeg edge was a little scratched but in place at the end. Maybe Intex updated the skeg after it 1st came out. I'm going to remove the fishing line before the next trip because it is unnecessary and gets seaweed,etc caught in it creating more drag. If you were to give me the choice (price not an issue) b/w a hard plastic boat and this, I'd pick the hard boat. That said, I'm very happy with this very inexpensive and easy to transport kayak.

My wife and I each have 17.5' Perception sea kayaks. We paddle a fair amount and they are great. But if you're not planning for strictly a paddle trip, big boats are kind of annoying to drive around with. Enter inflatables. We recently did a two week Baja trip and wanted the ability to paddle without the hassle of two large sea kayaks on the roof while driving dirt roads for hundreds of miles. Reading other reviews (and contrasting with the price) we figured this was worth a shot. So...this boat is a winner. We took it out several times on the Sea of Cortez. It handles swells surprisingly well, but don't expect to take on big rollers. It's a very stable boat; you can stand in it in flat water conditions. Pretty great for fishing, cruising, and day paddles. Overall, our experience was pretty great; I'm happy with the purchase. Note that it's a day cruiser, NOT a sea kayak...it has some drag, but it will get you there. The skeg stay attached reasonably well and is very needed if windy or in a current. As other reviewers suggested, a leash is probably a good idea for it. It easily has room for two people and day-paddling stuff (we're 5'11" and 5'6" and in good shape, typically bringing snacks, water, sun screen, camera/phone, hiking bags, bilge pump, boat pump, and some warm clothes just in case). You could probably do two people and an overnight's worth of stuff, but it will be pretty tightly packed. The paddles that come with it are adequate, but if you have quality paddles, bring them instead. Follow the inflation order on the boat (the ports are numbered 1, 2, 3, etc). The pump that comes with it makes short work of the inflating process. As other reviewers have mentioned, the floor valve should be Boston valve, like the two hulls are, but it's not. Whatever, not that big of a deal. Now the thing I didn't see mentioned a lot was packing it down and storage/transport. It'll pack down to about 30"x12"x18" (ish - and it's soft/flexible in a bag so those are only rough dimensions). Bring a rag to wipe it down with when you're done (sounds obvious, but I forgot). I found the easiest way to pack it up is to deflate in reverse order of the fill, then kinda flip the two large hull bladders to the other side of the floor. So kinda make it go inside-out, as if you wanted to make the bottom of the boat into the floor of the boat. This generally allows you to get all the air out and keep the deflate ports accessible. You can also then fold the boat (hotdog style) and start rolling it up. It'll pack down nice and small. Once packed down, the bag is a bit flimsy. I wouldn't try to hump it too far; seems like the bag is better to just store all the junk in the back of your vehicle. If you plant to hike the boat in, get a decent bag for it.

This inflatable kayak actually surpassed my expectations. I definitely like it, a lot ... just not sure that I "love it" (5 stars). Truthfully, we've only used it once but we spent the better part of a day in it. The trip down the Blackwater River is documented on our YouTube channel as .... [...] and there is another video of our campsite with footage of me blowing up the kayak .... [...] The basic material is more durable than I imagined and its overall size is well suited for two normal adults. It easily blows up with an aftermarket 12vdc air pump (must use care however not to exceed the max pressure). Underway, it was not the least bit tippy and very stable in all calm water situations. I shot video and took photos all day without any difficulty. There is a small scag or fin that is meant to be inserted in a slot at the rear bottom. Since the water was quite low where we put in, I decided to leave this fin off, thinking it would strike the bottom. Bear in mind that we are total novices and this was our first experience ever, in any kind of a kayak and I thought this to be the reason we had so much difficulty making the kayak go where we wanted it to go. Finally, I decided to insert the fin and try it. Night and day difference ... suddenly the kayak became totally manageable and with no effort we were cruising along as if we knew what we were doing. I might add that my wife and I slightly exceeded the 250 lb load rating and the kayak didn't seem to mind at all. The paddles go together easily and have comfortable grips. The PR material says that they are longer than competitors paddles of comparable sized kayaks but found us wishing that they might have been just a bit longer. We were actually able to get it folded back up in the nice nylon storage bag the way it was (something I'm not often capable of) and it stores easily behind the seat in our truck. I'm not sure what the weight is since there are no specifications of any kind in the operator's guide but I'm guessing about 40 lbs. The only area I would deem to be deficient would be for storage. Not a lot there, but then again, maybe I have unrealistic expectations seeing as how little experience I have. All in all, it was a delightful day on the river and well worth the relatively small amount of money we paid compared to other units we found in our research. We weren't sure if we would like kayaking or not and didn't want to spend a lot of money only to find out it wasn't for us. Totally great investment. We're leaving for the Keys in two days and plan on using it quite a bit next week again.

This will be my 4th summer with this kayak. I only came back to write a review after searching the description for some info. This kayak is easy to inflate, usually just takes less than 5 mins using my shop vac in reverse, or a few mins more using a battery op inflator. The seams have held up and I haven’t had any air leaks yet. The material is heavy duty, it’s not the soft plastic like they use for inflatable pools, and after 4 years I’ve not had any mold build up. We’re pretty rough with it too, my kid’s always dragging her side while helping me carry it. The seats are adjustable, I only wished that the Velcro on the floor extended longer because I like to flip the front seat around so my child can face me. I prefer to use a folding stadium seat for better back support. I’ve had 2 adults and a child once and it supported our weight total slightly over 400 pounds, but it was more difficult to row so I don’t recommend it. The kayak has potential for upgrades if you’re creative enough: I ran into someone at the lake who had built a mount for a small trolling motor. Clever idea if you’re stuck using an inflatable kayak like me due to lack of storage. I truly did not expect it to last this long, and even if it gave out this year, I feel I got my money’s worth if you consider four years’ worth of kayak rental costs.

I have had this kayak for over three years now and to be honest, have been fairly rough with it in rivers and lakes, yet it is still going strong. I have not had any issues with it. I use it for camping because of the ease of transport. The hand pump actually inflates it quicker than a battery operated one, so 10-15 minutes of pumping and I am ready to go. I have had both of my dogs in it and have not had any issues with their claws. This is a very sturdy kayak. I use it as a single seater or double interchangeably with no difference in steering or glide through the water.

Love this kayak. So easy to set up that my ten and eleven year old grandkids did it all by themselves in about thirty minutes. It’s well made with multiple bladders. The pump was much more effective than I had imagined. It’s remarkably solid and stable for an inflatable. The two paddles that were included with the kayak are well designed and simple to put together. It even comes with a storage bag! The children love it and have so much fun on the lake with it. Great value for the price and that’s a statement that’s not usually said about many products these days!

I’ve had this for two years now, and it works great in the lake. I don’t take it in the river, because I don’t think it would withstand any sharp sticks or rocks, but it’s great for lake paddling. After the first year, there was a small tear in one seam that I patched with an Intex pool patch, and it worked great. IT inflates/deflates quickly, and you can use it with one or two people.

Like so many other reviewers, I bought this because I have had a lot of fun the few times I rented a kayak, but the price of a new hard kayak is too overwhelming. Unfortunately, this thing just doesn't live up to the same experience as I have had on the rental sit-on-top kayaks. Read on for details, but for the TL;DR crowd: get this if you want a toy to take camping or to play on the lake. It might also work out well for fishing. But, if you want a serious kayak to use for a workout and to improve your kayak skill, I would recommend to look elsewhere. KINDA FLIMSY FEELING It just doesn't feel very rigid. I am 6 feet tall and 265 pounds, so i got this one to be sure it could handle my weight. It does stay afloat well, but it bends at the middle, even with no weight in it. The problem is there just isn't a rigid enough structure to the bottom to keep it from bending. If Intex ever reads this review, I might recommend making an option with a rigid bottom that can be inserted. CANOE FEEL After using it a few times, it really seems to be a misnomer to call this thing a kayak. You sit down inside the sides of the hull like a sit-in kayak, but the top of the hull is not covered. It really seems to be more of a canoe than a kayak. POOR TRACKING I use the skeg, and I have tried all sorts of combinations of seat and leg placement, but no matter what I do the front of the boat shifts right and left with each paddle. That makes it a real challenge to cover any distance with this thing. I did find that the best way to get it to track was to sit cross-legged in the rear seat. That makes the bow of the boat rise up out of the water so it doesn't sway as much, but it still sways back and forth more than a normal kayak. I would suspect that this would be less of a problem with two adults in it. INFLATION AND STORAGE This is the most impressive feature of this boat. It blows up and breaks back down easily, and everything fits in the provided bag. I didn't time it, but I would say it probably took about ten minutes each for both blowing it up and breaking it down. CONCLUSION Overall, this turned out to be something less than what I wanted. I wanted a real kayak to get a workout and explore the local lakes. Because of the poor tracking and floppy structure of this thing, the farthest I got was maybe a mile up the lake before it turned into too big a frustration. It is, however, a fun and safe toy. I have two daughters, ages 3 and 6, and because of the way you sit down inside the hull of this thing it felt perfectly safe to take them out for rides (wearing life jackets, of course). In fact, the next time we go out, I may just remove the front seat so they can both ride with me. It is also plenty sturdy, so dragging it over the pebble shoreline at the lake offered no risk of damage or rupture. In the long run, I will probably leave this thing packed away and only take it out for family camping trips, because it does make a good lake toy, but I will still be on the hunt for a good deal on a real rigid kayak for my workouts.

Très bonne stabilité bonne balade dans les gorges du Verdon

The kayak is really good. Stable in sea and easy to fill up also. The seats aren't great, but overall good value for money.

great kayak, more of an inflatable canoe form factor, but handles really well, even solo. The replaceable skeg makes all the difference. very easy to inflate with the included manual pump, I can put this together in 10 mins tops. Folding it back into the bag mind you, is somewhat of an art. i have roughly 8 hours in this kayak, sharing it with my brother. More than enough room for 2 adults or average height. storage space in the front and back for items , it's a great kayak. renting a kayak costs about $35/hr, and those are singles, so this has paid off for itself. It you want to experiment with kayaking, this is the kayak for you. My brother bought the K1 and we shared that for a bit before purchasing this one.

Tengo un año con el Kayak, lo he utilizado alrededor de 30 veces en el mar. es un excelente producto, la bomba que trae a pesar de ser manual es muy buena, el inflado es rápido ya que trae sistema doble. las instrucciones son fáciles ya que trae números en donde hay que inflar primero. Para transportar trae una bolsa transportadora, el peso es soportable para cargarlo una persona y aparte una hielera pequeña, que como es para 2 personas pues sin problema en cuanto al peso. andando en mar es muy estable a pesar de las olas. Lo recomiendo y pienso comprar otro igual para los invitados. en cuanto a la capacidad soporta 2 adultos y 2 niños pequeños aunque muy reducido el espacio, para 2 adultos el espacio es excelente. La calidad de los remos es muy bueno y tienen excelente resistencia y poco peso. lo que yo pague por el fue un súper precio por la calidad del producto(1,700.00), pero pagaría mas por él, debido a lo que ofrece (3,000.00). Después de un año de uso, no hay queja alguna.

湖での遊び用に初購入。 船底幅 安定感 やはり、これくらいがちょうど良いと思います。 耐久性はまだわからないです。 が、しっかりしてると思います。