6-Foot Lifetime Wave Kayak for Kids with Paddle Included

LynnLynn: This was a birthday present for our 7 year old - he LOVED it! he's about 4 1/2 ' tall, he fit in it perfectly, with room to grow. It's light enough where he could carry it himself. It's great for our lake - don't know how it would do in ocean current/waves. The orange color was exactly as pictured on the website

United States on Sep 15, 2022

Leah LeachLeah Leach: For the price, this let's you get started without breaking the bank and find out if your kid is going to enjoy it or not. The unit is very stable on the water. It does have a bit of side to side pkay as you paddle, but at only 6 ft long, that is to be expected. Light enough for easy handling out of the water. After 10 minutes of trying it out, my daughter was totally adept at maneuvering on the water. I'm satisfied!

United States on Oct 12, 2020

Kristine: Love it love it love it! Just wish is came with a backrest/seat cushion. We ordered 2: one for our son's 6th bday and one for his 4 1/2 yr old sister (she couldn't just watch). They're both a hit! Our son picked it up right away. We tied our ski boat rope to her kayak and our dock for about :30 then she asked to be untied. She's actually now doing better than her big brother now but don't tell him! Now we got kayaking as a family and each of us have our own! Love it but now we need to buy a backrest/seat cushion for each. By the way, they do get a little wet cuz it's self-draining therefore there's little holes to let out any water that might get inside (for them it's from paddling as they learn). Totally not a big deal and very little water. We just have them wear their swimsuits. We all love these kayaks!

United States on Sep 09, 2013

James K: I own a bigger kayak for me, and after seeing my 6 year struggle to paddle that one; I bought the Lifetime Youth Wave kayak for her and she loves it. It also came with a more appropriate sized paddle and is perfect for her (now age 7). She is able to easily drag this one off the sand dune and into the water and launch it safely herself even in waves. It tracks well and is stable enough to be safe and tipsy enough to be fun. It can even float me (180 lbs) but sinks too low to be rowed safely for more than a few yards. The 130 lb rating is probably accurate, so a petite adult women might be fine with this. The shape of the stern allows kids to pull up onto the back or use it like a kick board. The price seems to move around frequently and varies with color so you might consider different colors (I saved money by getting the green one). It came packaged only in a plastic bag, but I don't really understand why this bothers other reviewers. The first thing you do with it is drag it over a rocky beach to launch it and then when you return from paddling you go fast as you can and run it up on the sand so you can step out on land. Yes, it is going to get scratched on the bottom, but it...

United States on Jul 09, 2012

byerington: Bought one Green and one orange. I would have given 5 stars (product is good) except that the green one shipped completely unprotected; it had scuffs, scratches, black smudges, and arrived looking a mess. Almost returned but figured that if they all shipped this way, the replacement would be about the same (or worse).

The second orange one shipped in nothing but a plastic bag; much cleaner and not covered in labels, but this kayak arrived with two deep gouges. Almost returned but gouges not quite bad enough to compromise the integrity of the boat. Will need to have sharp edges of gouge sanded or smoothed so kids don't get scratched or hurt.

It's simply hard to understand why Amazon would ship a product like this without packaging of any kind or in just a plastic bag. En route, the product is awkwardly shaped, and it's to be expected that shippers don't use kid gloves and aren't all as conscientious as they should be about protecting their cargo; it would be expected that such damage would occur to any like-type boat shipped this way; not to mention the loss of aesthetic appeal from the scuffs, scratches, labels, black smudges, and dirt.

United States on Jun 06, 2012