Driftsun Rover Inflatable Kayak - Inflatable White Water Kayak - Inflatable 1 and 2 Person Kayaks for Adults with High Pressure Floor, Padded Seats, Action Cam Mount, Aluminum Paddles, and Pump

Purchased this for a trip to Colorado and was an excellent purchase. It packs down very small and with a power inflator, this is a perfect setup for us. I've used it many times now and is very easy to setup and light enough for one person to handle. My wife and 2 Labrador Retrievers (60lbs each) were able to easily fit comfortably in the kayak. The adjustable seats were very comfortable and I like that the inner floor liner is inflated and elevated above the floor of the kayak so that you're not sitting in water. Of course you get wet when a wet 60lb lab jumps in and out of the kayak soaking wet :). With that, I was able to easily pull our labs into the kayak using their life jackets and no sense of tipping whatsoever. It is a very stable kayak. I stood up and did some paddling and it was very stable.The pump that comes with it does a great job, but the powered AIRBANK Paddle Board Pump Electric 20PSI The Puffer Pro, Portable SUP Pump works amazing. Easy to use, battery powered and with the easy PSI setting capability, you can easily set 3lbs for the sides and 6lbs for the floor. Then when you're done, you switch to deflate and it pulls all the air out very fast. HIGHLY recommend that pump. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBVLZLN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

The media could not be loaded. I'm a whitewater kayaker and I bought this duckie to enable my girlfriend to join me on class II/III whitewater without having to be a skilled paddler herself. Having gotten it out on the river once so far, I'm happy with the purchase.The backpack style carrying bag was relatively convenient. There is plenty of room in the bag so you don't have to get crazy trying to fold the boat back up to repack it. The provided manual air pump requires a little bit of exercise, but it fills the air chambers pretty quickly. I'd estimate I had all three chambers inflated within 15 minutes. The only thing that slowed me down was my unfamiliarity with the valves in the boat. Several times I tried removing the air hose only to find that the valve was still open and all the air that I'd just put in was rushing out. I believe this is user error rather than a problem with the valves, and that I'll get better at removing the air hose properly with time. When done correctly, the valve is closed when the air hose comes off and no air leaks out.(I also had a small issue with the air gauge that was originally provided not registering any reading. I contacted the seller and they quickly and easily provided a replacement gauge which works correctly.)The seat backs, once installed, are sturdy and comfortable. I definitely recommend experimenting with the positioning a couple times to figure out what works best for you. In particular, you want to be sure the seats are positioned so that the boat is balanced, but that the person in the rear is sitting far enough back that they don't have to worry about smacking the person in front in the head with their paddle. (I'm 6'1" and have long arms, so I had to watch out for this.)The boat tracks pretty well even without the skeg installed. We took it out on some mild class II whitewater and found that it ferried well and punched medium sized holes without issue. We bumped a few rocks (not overly hard) and didn't notice any damage or scuffing to the boat material. One minor design flaw I noted was that the drain plugs, even when unscrewed and open, have a tendency to flip themselves back closed again because of the plastic connector keeping the plugs attached. When that happened, of course water wasn't draining as quickly as it should have and that affected boat performance. My field solution was to tuck the caps underneath the center air chamber that we were sitting on. This worked reasonably well, but we needed to keep an eye on them.Deflating the boat went even faster than inflating it... I'd say maybe 5 minutes. We had, of course, sprayed it down with a hose to try to wash away as much sand and river water as possible before deflating. Once dry and deflated, packing the boat back into it's bag was relatively easy as well.Overall, I think it's a great boat. The only remaining issue is durability, but only time will tell on that point. So far so good.

I've had the kayak in the waters off Kona three times now and I have to say it is wonderful. Handles well in both 3' rollers and flat water. Turns on a dime, it's a breeze to both move the prow and keep a straight line with regular side changes while paddling. I've scraped a rock or two with out any damage, the seats are comfortable and adjustable, and inflating is a five minute pumping job.Stable enough to easily re-enter after snorkeling or diving, light enough to be carried by a single person of moderate upper body strength, and easy to store all in all I love the kayak itself. It has enough room for two, with a snorkel bag or one with dive gear. I am a little worried about the longevity of the valves as the springs in them seem a bit cheap but we'll see how it goes.But the associated items are, often, of poor quality. The pump is cheaply built, important parts (like the PSI gauge) are easy to lose, and, in fact, said PSI gauge shipped to me broken in the box. The needle was on the negative side of the zero peg making it impossible for the needle to rise with pressure. I've been using the feel test as I inflate it.And, for all that folk will tell you that everything will fit in the bag that's only true if you pack it carefully. Furthermore one zipper on the bag broke the first time I used it and the second one broke the second time I used it. Given how important the pump is, and how nice the bag could be, I'm surprised to see so little thought and engineering put into these two components of the package.However, I contacted Driftsun and they say they have shipped me a replacement pressure gauge so give them credit for good customer service. And, as I say, I love the kayak itself. I'd give it five stars but for the associated components.