We own three hard-plastic kayaks and live on a small lake. It’s easy for us to wheel our kayaks over to the lake. Since we camp in many different states, last year we decided to purchase the AdvancedFrame Ultralite Inflatable Kayak. How much do we like it? We are buying another one this week! I’m 72 and my wife is 67. Instead of trying to figure out how to transport our hard bodies, we can throw the duffel bag in the back of the truck and literally kayak any body of water we can hike to. The inflatable is easy to set up (my wife does it on her own in less than ten minutes). It tracks better that some hard kayaks and performs well in the wind. Yes, the floor is a bit wobbly, but it’s no problem unless you believe a hard floor is an advantage. Some folks complain about the fact that you sit lower than most kayaks. It certainly hasn’t bother either of us and if it is a problem all one has to do is put an additional cushion under your butt. The adjectives that come to mind for this product are: quality, ease of assembly, portability and flat out FUN. Take it from some old geezers who have never had too much fun: this product crashes through the fun barrier.

Overall it’s a very convenient inflatable kayak, that still has the low profile and good tracking that comes with the advanced elements models.

It is nice to be able to carry the thing fully inflated on your shoulder with little effort; I’m able to carry it and put the kayak back into the bag in places where it will pick up less dirt and sand rather than right by the shore.
The floor material is noticeably lighter and thinner (supposedly thinner but tougher) than other kayaks they make, which is presumably where they saved most of the weight – I haven’t used it enough to put this to the test yet, but it seems strong so far.
As with any of the advanced elements kayaks, drying them out can be a pain and time consuming; choppy water can make it more necessary, you’ll probably want to leave it out to air dry afterward when you get home.
You will want to buy a pump with a pressure gauge on it so you can set the inflation to the 2psi recommended for optimal performance.
It comes with a foam floor and a seat designed to fit with a foam floor.

For backpacking the bag is a little large and not really designed for backpacking, it can work, but I’d recommend picking up a 100L+ Extra large size backpack made for backpacking if you’re trying to move it long distances.
It is possible to pull the air chambers out and roll them up nicely to fit better in a variety of bags, though the bag still needs to be large.

I am able confirm you can use a sport/advancedframe drop stitch floor with this model (not officially supported), though you may want to get one of their high lumbar seats as well if you go this route – the drop stitch will sit you a little too high, so the back support isn’t as good.
With any of advanced element’s models I recommend upgrading to drop stitch floors, as it will improve performance by 20% in the calm and 30% against the wind (in my own testing) and will feel better to paddle as well.
Unless you absolutely are after lightweight and don’t care too much about performance, I’d recommend getting the sport and a drop stitch floor instead, or get one of the ds packages from another site as it’s a much better value that way.

I also have an expedition elite model and sport, this one is quicker and easier and to set up and just plain simpler with the weight difference – it seems to be the best one from an ease of use standpoint, though the aluminum rib on the top can be tricky to get in right.