SolsticeInflatable Kayak For All Skill Levels (Heavy Duty Construction) | For Recreation & Performance | With Adjustable Padded Seats and Kayak Accessories

After one season I can say it is well made and paddles better then Seyvalor Colorado because it is narrower (could be a tight fit for some) and has a skeg which really helps steering. Construction and material is good and compares well to Seyvalor . The seats do have a zipper issue but adding a string to tie of the zipper will stop unzipping (worked well all year).

Awesome looking kayak. Inflates in 5 minutes. I can’t wait to use it in the summer. Carrying bag is quite good, nothing fancy.

I bought this boat almost 10 months ago and am quite happy with it except for a couple things. This is a good boat for someone who wants a well built inflatable kayak that's not too big or too expensive. Materials are very good. I use it or fishing and it's a good size for me- not too big, not too wide but wide enough to be stable, and most of all a drop stitch floor. It's cheaper now than when I bought it and I don't think you can find another inflatable kayak with a drop stitch floor for near this price.Negatives- the skeg channel didn't fit the skeg right and it fell out. I emailed customer service months ago and never heard from them. Also my valves stopped popping up automatically after several months, though I think it could be my fault, I left them down for days at a time several times- never leave them down! now I have to take out the hose and try to push down on them while the air is pushing my finger away- annoying. The third problem is that I got a pinprick in the drop stitch floor, though I think it's because I have some lures in the bottom of my fishing daypack and a hook or two poked through. I will have to search for the hole(s) but for now it looses about half the hour in 2 hours. Anyways, it's great overall, especially at this new price, though it looks like they put a thinner seat in with the price drop. Great all around recreational boat.

So far taken for one trip on calm/flat pond. cannot speak to performance in white water but does have a drain feature that would allow water to pass during rapid movement.Great performance, easy to inflate with provided foot pump (~5-10 min setup). Nice quality fabric and materials, but still very light and easy to move around with one person. 4 handles to grab, one at each end and then two on the sides. went over a rock a few inches below the waterline and scratched the hull, but did not puncture the bottom. 3 separate chambers so felt comfortable would stay afloat if the bottom leaked.My wife and I are both under 5'9, so we fit OK in two person tandem config. person in back had to sit with knees up or cross leg, person in front can stretch legs. If you were a couple of 6'+ people, this would be a very tight fit and not recommended for 2. one person would be fine regardless. weight wise we are under the 400 lb recommended weight max, so no issues with poor buoyancy.critical when setting up seats, if done incorrect the seats will fall back under weight (as mentioned in other reviews) as the zipper mechanism to convert the seat from flat/fold into a "L" are just to hold the position and can't support weight. each seat has 4 anchor straps which hook into the kayak. Two on top along the middle of your back, two on bottom along the base of the seat. the two on top MUST be hooked into anchor points in front of the seat and tightened to desired "lean back" angle. two on the bottom should be anchored behind to keep seat from sliding forward. there is Velcro on the bottom of the seat and the floor of the kayak, but i can't imagine that will last over time. One negative, the anchor point did poke a bit into the side, may be how / where I anchored the seats. Seat configuration is adjustable.tear-down/pack was quick, almost instant deflate once the valves were opened. a little tricky getting it back in the bag but not impossible figure it out.long term concerns, the values holding up over time. really neat screw mechanism, but very thin layer of rubber. imagine these will wear and then not sure how long it will stay inflated :) hence the 4 star on durability.

I got this kayak last summer and took it on lakes, rivers, and oceans bays. After getting over the initial uneasiness when scraping this inflatable canoe over rocks and logs, i always feel safe and secure. It has always come out without a scratch. I just took it out for the first time this summer and it still holds air and came out of storage at 100% with not air leaks. I have taken it out alone, with two people, and also on a camping trip and it made for a good little cargo ship. It does get blown around and wobbles back and forth when you paddle more than a hard shell kayak... But i think that is just the characteristic of a light inflatable that sits higher up out of the water. Overall it works how you expect and I think it is a good product. It is kind of half way between a kayak and canoe.However, and this is just something to consider when buying an inflatable, and is not specific to this kayak; the process of unpacking it, inflating it, drying it, deflating it, drying it some more and packing it away, takes away from the convenience. The only advantage of this over a hard shell kayak is that it takes up less storage space. If I had a garage, or a deck to throw it under for the winter, I would get a hard shell kayak or canoe. It is not an issue for me loading a boat up on top of may car. I had a traditional canoe in the past, and i feel like putting it up on the car and hitting the road is less work than the whole inflating and deflating process. Just my opinion.As for this specific kayak. I think it is a good inflatable kayak.