Lifetime Tamarack Pro 103 Sit-On-Top Kayak for Recreation and Fishing Excursions

Julie Todd: This Kayak is very well made. The foot pedals are nice to have & the seat is fantastic!! I am very happy with my purchase.

United States on Jul 30, 2023

Kindle Customer: Bought two of these for the wife and I. She's a water-gal and loves to swim, kayak and just being near/on the water! Our son and daughter-in-law have the same ones in Virginia and my wife loved kayaking with our daughter-in-law using these kayaks; hence purchasing the same ones! I'm looking forward to using them with my wife!

United States on Mar 25, 2023

David E. F.David E. F.: I have the 116 Lifetime kayak and love it. When we decided on a kayak for my wife, we went with the 103 because it was lighter yet had a lot of the same features mine has: wide and stable, comfortable seat and adjustable feet pegs.
HOWEVER...
We waited for weeks for it to arrive and knew it would take a while. I left work early to receive it but we had other places to be that day so we quickly stored it in the shed. Today I got it out to do a comparison video for my YouTube channel: Make It Take It Outdoors. While setting up we found the gash behind the pilot's area. It isn't a scratch but a full on gash through the hull as you can see in the photo. the rod holder doesn't have the lower part to secure it to the rail tracks. The rear carrying handle is cracked and jagged also.
Right now I can't recommend this kayak due to this experience. I will contact Lifetime and see how they respond. I have high hopes because I really like their products and the company.
UPDATE
Just spoke with Amazon customer service. They were great to work with and although the kayak is not available right now, they did discount the price for us since that was the only recourse where we could...

United States on May 08, 2022

CtrlFLDC: Hard to evaluate durability because I've only had it for a couple weeks but it is well built and should hold up over time. Due to the well built nature of the kayak it is heavy which I guess lends itself to stability in the water but if you plan to carry this very far keep that in mind. All the reason I bought this particular kayak are great. The raised web strap seat is comfortable. Getting in and out is easier than my old sit in style yak. The added benefits is your arms in a better position to to work lures while fishing and this is the primary reason I bought this model. The paddle holder/strap is great and easy to use. (Buy a longer paddle - I got a 98" Pelican b/c of the wider base of a sit on yak and the higher seat made using my shorter sit in yak's paddle difficult). The rod holders are great and accessible from the seated position, I've already used the ruler that is built into the boat deck. All in all its stable and a great fishing platform. I am 5'11" and 225 lbs and I feel very safe while using this yak. I did notice that it doesn't track quite as well as my older yak but I am not sure if its the hull design or my paddle technique, but I use it primarily on the 20...

United States on Nov 03, 2021

Captain KirkCaptain Kirk: Bought two, and they seem like they’ll be decent recreational kayaks for the price. I wasn’t expecting high quality and got just about what expected. Lifetime has some Quality Assurance work to do, however. One of the foot braces wasn’t attached—it was just floating loose in the packaging. Easy enough to get screws and attach it, but I shouldn’t have to do that, no matter the price paid. And each of the boats had pieces of plastic rattling around inside the hulls from when the various hatches were saw-cut. Also lots of small plastic shavings inside the hulls. Come on, Lifetime: you can do a cleaner job.

Update: Lifetime was quick to respond to my request to send me the hardware needed to mount the foot rest. However, it’s attached using rivets so I need to go buy a pop rivet gun for $20 to insert the three rivets. I may never use the rivet gun again, or I may decide to start riveting a bunch of stuff just because now I can.

United States on Mar 27, 2021