I bought this kayak over a hard shell because of a lack of space at my apartment. It's very stable and for an inflatable it tracks well, its fairly quick, and it's pretty durable! I use it on the bay a lot so its been beached many times and shows no sign of wear. I had to slightly over inflate it to keep it from folding in bad chop and on large boat wakes. There is a good amount of storage behind the seat as well as tie downs on the bow and stern, and a bungee web on the bow so you can carry a good amount of gear! The downside is the seat is flimsy and tends to bunch up and shift so it gets very uncomfortable! Leg cramps were a problem too since there are no foot rests, but I solved that by putting my gear bag in the front of the cockpit instead of behind the seat. Overall though, its a great boat that you can fold up and take anywhere!