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

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.

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.

I got this boat a few months ago, and have thus far used it on about 10 fishing trips. So far, it's done it's job - cheap, portable, and gets me out on the water where the fish are. I bought the kayak as a stopgap until I could afford a real fishing kayak, and for that part, it's done it's job. The durability has been good - because I need to inflate it near my car (I use an electric pump from Intex, can't stand hand-pumping for 20 minutes) I have to drag it to the water, and it's held up surprisingly well being drug over dirt, gravel, rocks and grass. That said, as other reviews have mentioned, I lost my skeg on about my third trip out with it, and it definitely makes navigating a bit more difficult. Performance wise, the kayak does fine. I can navigate with it, I've figured out a decent system using the straps and clips on it to hold down the seat, as well as tether my tackle bag, oar, dry bags, etc without issue. I will say that, even being only a few months into use, it's starting to break down a bit - I have no leaks and it holds air for an entire day of fishing (though it seems a bit lower by end of day, obviously), the left side seems to either have warped a bit or takes less air, as the boat leans to the left enough to be noticeable when looking at it, and certainly while sitting in it. The kayak also takes noticeably less air than when I first got it, especially in the bottom, so I seem to sit lower in the water, so I end up with more water in the boat and end up filling the kayak with water every time I try to get out of it. All in all, about what I expected though - it gets me where I want to go and has held up pretty well so far. It's got some minor things starting to break down, but that's expected after use on a $90 inflatable kayak, especially one I drag on rocks and such. It's gotten me out and to much bigger fish than fishing from the shore ever would have, and did so in a very affordable way.

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!

My bestie and I each ordered these kayaks last spring. We spent the summer on the lake day after day kayaking around. I love the convenience of being able to inflate and deflate quickly. We have electric pumps, but the hand pump is honestly quicker and easier. The kayaks aren't super heavy, we were easily able to carry the kayak in it's carrying bag and then tossed our paddles and life jackets in the back of her SUV. In it's bag, I am able to fit it in the trunk of my small 4 door subcompact. At the end of a day on the lake, we were able to each grab an end and pack the kayaks onto shore. There are quick-release valves to remove the air so we pulled the valve and then slowly folded and layed on the kayak to squeeze out as much air as possible. We hung the kayaks up at the end of the season to make sure they were 100% dry and then just folded them back up and put in their bag for next summer! The only negative I can think of is that The seats move around a lot when buckled in. I am a heavy woman (5'6" 230 lbs) and just need more back support while I'm out on the water all day. I had a large cooler and put my back up to that and it helped, but I will definitely be on the lookout for a new option before next summer. These kayaks both came quickly and were priced well. She bought hers on Prime day for about 112.00, and I purchased mine a few weeks later not on sale for right under 150.00. Great deal, and quality product. The heavy duty PVC is very sturdy and I had no qualms pulling the kayak up on the cement boat ramp to dry out. Great product and will likely purchase again for my sister and mother!

I admit I was nervous to use this at first, but at such a low price I thought if I could get one use before it pops it will be equal to renting a canoe for the day. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. The durability is exceedingly better than I expected, which I accidently put the test my third time on the water. The lake I was on has broken tree limbs sticking out all over the banks. Heading back to the boat ramp paddling at a good clip I managed to go straight on top of a broken branch sticking about a foot and a half out of the water which was hidden by the front of the kayak as I was in the boat alone. It hit it dead center, it lifted the kayak out of the water and stopped me with the branch ending up right underneath my seat. I immediately pictured the pop, and started to come up with a plan since I wasn't close to the boat ramp and it was getting dark with a water temp below 60. But that never happened. No pop, no leak, but I was stuck. I paddled backward and with some effort managed to get off the branch. Paddled back to the ramp, flipped the kayak over, and found that there was not even a scratch! I am impressed. I have used the boat 4-5 times, not one issue so far. I view that as a great value even if it popped on the next trip. I feel confident enough to take this kayak on the nearby river for my yearly 10-16 mile trip. I also use this for fishing, and while I am careful of hooks, I am not nervous anymore. The skeg that is included is sturdy and stays in place even if you hit bottom. Keeps the kayak on track fairly decent. With one person the seat can be placed roughly in the middle with ample space in front and behind for legs and gear. With two people, leg room is a little less but still not bad. The back tests are supported by a buckle strap that attaches to the boat and it works well. I am just as comfortable as any other kayak. The portability means I can take this boat at any time in any car to any place I want. You won't regret this purchase

Bought it for lake/river adventure in Adirondack, upstate NY based on previous reviews, design and price (in total payed $ 200). Inflated using supplied pump paying precautions not to over-pump and assembled in around 10 minutes: the entire process was very quick and easy. My original plan was to use it for moving around with camping gear and supply for 1-2 nights. After inflating it for the first time I realized that with both of us on board there were no space left for the camping gear. So we stayed camping on that particular lake and tried the boat there. As previous reviewers pointed out, tracking with the fin attached was not bad, and we paddled across the lake (a couple of miles altogether) without any difficulty. (The were some cross wind and waves, but the boat handled it well). Deflating it removing lock valves was very quick. The next day we decided to try in on a river course, planning paddling 3-4 hours one way and than turn around. En route we collided with underwater rock, but the bottom material took it well. After paddling for a while we decided to rest and take some pictures, so we touched land in the middle of very wide semi lake on big rock standing out the water. It was sunny day with occasional clouds, around 70 degrees. I put the boat on the rock since there were no other place. After 10-15 minutes of enjoying the scenery we heard the very loud bang. Shocked, we turn around and watched in horror that entire starboard was gone! At first we couldn't find the breach, but than realized it was under the front canopy, 1 feet long, along the seam. No way we could repair it with supplied repair kit. Being stranded in the middle of nowhere was not a good feeling, but gradually we decided to try to balance the boat with deflated starboard ...and it worked! (the board itself was still attached to the seats, which prevented it from collapsing). Being very careful, we could manage safely to the starting point. Later I decided to fix the breach temporarily with duct tape hoping not to ruin my fishing plans, but no matter how I tried, the air leaked through the point where final edge of the tape touched the seam.. Now I am thinking about repairing it, but all tutorials on the net are mostly related to fixing holes and not long breaches across the seam. Is it worse fixing it in terms of reliability? Any advice will be appreciated! P.S. While having no complaint about general quality of the product, it is still difficult to believe that it is EXTREMELY vulnerable to the heat. Please be aware of that.

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。