I started boating with one of these when I was young and broke. Actually I owned many because they popped all the fucking time. We carried a backup boat in a backpack. This was 20 years ago and we had an excuse: there was literally no mid-range options for inflatable boats. You could buy a $10 walmart raft, or a $2000 inflatable ducky. That's not the case anymore. Go online and buy an inflatable kayak in the 200 - 300 range.