I had one, and sold it for all the reasons Jeff listed, and I would not recommend it. It was fun to be on, tracked well and made a decent overall fishing platform, but it took a good 30 minutes to get it inflated and again deflated. Then you had to either actively dry it or get it home and let it bake in the sun to dry, which meant unpacking and repacking again, which I think Jeff's description of as an athletic process is spot on. All in you are looking at 90 minutes or so of active labor every time you use the thing. So maybe I'm just lazy, but with limited time on the water as is that was too much of a hassle for me.
Also I had the front and rear bladders fail on me once, which I of course didn't notice till I'd already gotten to the river and was inflating the thing for the day. AE sent out a new set for free, but still a hassle.
Anyway, if your only option is an inflatable and you are itching to spend ~$600 (or look for a used one on craigslist) it's a good boat.
But IMO if you could swing keeping a kayak or canoe at the wife's parents you'd be better off.
Howard
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