Sea Eagle 420X Explorer Inflatable Kayak- Fishing, Touring, Camping, Exploring &White Watering-Self Bailing, Removable Skeg, Drop Stitch Floor

Very durable, thoughtful engineering. Love the portability. Easily Inflates with in an electric pump ((the hand provided is functional, but plan on a 30 minute work out!) Rigid floor design maintains incredible stability. Overall , pricey but worth it. And my furry first mate loves it as well, although he has no sense of direction!

I've done rivers, intercoastal and a little bit of ocean waves with this and it's performed amazing whether 1 or 2 people. To give an example of stability, I disconnected one of the seats and moved it while out on the water and didn't feel like it was going to flip over. Assembly was fairly easy the first time in my house to get the hang of it. YouTube videos helped me get acquainted. While an electric air pump would help (not recommended by the manufacturer) the hand pump moves a pretty good amount of air due to the dual action. Overall great purchase!

We have been on class 3&4 rapids for years now in a Zoik. This year we decided to buy a new inflatable kayak with room for gear for overnight trips. This SeaEagle is awesome and handled very well. We took one 2.5 hour trip in water that was flowing about 2000 cfs. We loaded the kayak down with an ice chest, two dry bags, a 10-gallon bucket and still had some room. The chairs were very comfortable and an added bonus. You'll just need to play with adjusting them to suit your comfort. The paddles were very nice and were fully adjustable. The only complaint/observation I have is please be on the lookout of the drains on the floor of the kayak as you inflate. One turned sideways on us and we didn't notice until after we got out of the water. The sideways drain rubbed on the floor of the kayak. No puncture was noted, but it definitely had some wear. We are going to throw a patch on that spot as a precaution. Otherwise, we really loved our new inflatable kayak. It was a great purchase. I can't wait to take this boat on a 5-day river run in Utah in July!

This is great for two people, pumps up fast and stows away fast. Tracks great in the lake, even with a mild wind. It is even pretty easy to paddle with one person, you just need to be in the center of it. It is fairly easy to get into while in the middle of the lake. It is almost impossible to flip over.

We purchased and began using our Sea Eagle inflatable kayak last summer while we’d were in northern Idaho. It performed flawlessly and was easy to maneuver. I didn’t personally care for the plastic pump that came with it so we bought a 12-volt DC adjustable pump. The air chamber locks can be a bit tricky to learn to use but otherwise work well. We highly recommend this product.

I've been out in the sea, on lakes, and in Class IV white water rapids in this kayak, and it handles all of them fantastically. On a lake, I've had two kids (one paddling, one just sitting) and I could easily have got a fourth person in there (if they were small). In the rapids, we gave it quite a lot of abuse, scraping over low lying rocks with two big (230+lb) people in it, but it hardly has a mark on it. In some places it completely (and I mean completely) filled with water, but it empties fast.It pumps up quickly, and it's surprisingly rigid when it's pumped up.In rapids, you really need to get the thigh straps, http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Eagle-Straps-Explorer-Kayaks/dp/B000TFVXXE/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1400610130&sr=1-2&keywords=sea+eagle+thigh+straps which are kind of pricey, but there were times that the boat was tipped up at such an angle that without the straps I would have been thrown out. I have also found that for long paddles a foot rest helps too (I couldn't find that on the Amazon site), so budget an extra 150 if you want those.The paddles that come with it are really nice - better than any other kayak I've owned.

Although it's been too cold to get on the water we have set it up and checked it out. Out of the box, set up was less than ten minutes. First impression is that it's exremely well made and sturdy with the ability to carry tons of camping gear. The new model comes with a skeg that others have talked about so tracking on flat water should be okay and the paddles are good quality. This was purchased so my wife, 7 year old daughter, and I can get out with one boat. It's very roomy and comfortable. For this purpose the boat really fits the bill and it can be stored in a closet which makes it even more appealing. Sea Eagle makes a good product and is worth looking at if a craft of this type would fit your style.