I think this has been overly covered earlier in this thread but I love my Advanced Elements Advanced Frame inflatable tandem. Man, what a title! I got tired typing all of that, but that's what it's called. I bought it to get my wife out but also to get my kids out on the water in something easier than our big old aluminum canoe. It packs pretty small for a tandem boat and I've been WAY impressed with everything about it in and out of the water. Also, I can get BOTH kids in it, at least for now. Mine fits easily on the roof in front of my Thule box but it's pretty heavy (50 lbs?) so of course you can't pop the top with it there.