Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First off, yes, the tracking is poor. There are many ways to improve it from strapping a t-frame on the stern(which is not that easy to ensure its straight), buy the extra adhesive skegs from the manufacturer or engineer your own. I drilled two mounting holes through the existing skegs and attached my own larger skegs I fashioned from some sheets of .100" polycarbonate and it works great. People tend to look at this thing and just assume the first pointy rock it grazes is going to rip this in half but I'll remind all that navies around the world use inflatable boats of comparable material for a variety of tasks. I would warn that the first time you inflate it, do so in a cooler environment and do not over-inflate it. A couple friends got theirs, inflated them with hot air and then set out immediately and they now have a mild but seemingly permanent 5 deg list to one side as a result of expansion. I first inflated mine in my living room and have not had any problem of the sort. As far as durability goes; my first use was a 51 mile trip down French Creek in North West Pennsylvania which in early spring is rated class 3. The trip started on Friday afternoon and ended Sunday evening, with camping on islands at night. The second trip was 20 miles on the upper Allegheny River, from the Kinzua dam to Tidioute, PA, launching just before midnight on Friday and arriving in Tidioute on Monday morning. It held up quite well with no signs of wear despite being drug over rocky areas numerous times as well as bouncing gently off submerged rocks and being drug onto beaches. Never has one of these capsized and it would honestly take a lot to do so. Using it as a one-man boat allows plenty of space for necessary and even luxury gear on long range camping/kayaking and the best part is that you can toss it in your trunk when you're done. If you do get a puncture, the patch kit will have you back underway by morning as with a hard body you're looking at quite a bit of work before it's worthy again(i.e., your trip is over.) Since I bought mine last year, four of my friends have purchased their own and we have completely cut the need for a gas guzzling pickup truck and/or boat trailers out of our adventures. Ultimately, it depends on where you plan on going and what you plan on doing with it, but it has served me very well. Take care of it, exercise normal safety precautions and I believe the K2 will take you very far.