Having never been on a paddle board, I researched for about 6 months and always came back to this board. If you do the same... just stop and buy this one. I've had my board for just over a month, and have used it 5 times. The only con is that I have to leave the lake and go back to work during the week! I am 5ft 4 inches, I weigh 135lbs and while I realize this is 10ft it's light weight and super easy for me to fill and carry down to the lake. I think this past weekend I carried it 1/4th mile from where I parked, to the lakeside (so that should tell you). I also had my cooler and water over my shoulder. Once in the water, it's stable and tons of fun. I've been asked by several people if it's easy to turn etc. To me it is. It's not a kayak so you have to learn to maneuver it as something different but once you take a few turns it's pretty simple. My 6 year old kayaks along side me and sometimes I tie his kayak to my board and I paddle while he sits, lays or stands on the board with me (with tons of extra room front & back). I've even boarded around with my mom on it with me. At the end of the day, everyone gravitates towards it. Whoever I am with always wants to try it, when their kayaks are parked on the beach, we are all out on the paddle board sitting on the side like a floating dock, or swimming in the middle of the lake taking turns on it. That all being said, when it's time to deflate and pack my board back up, it's pretty much a 3-5 minute job. I've got it deflated, rolled up (starting from front is the easiest in my experience) and in the back pack ready to pop in the trunk before most even have all their stuff out of their kayaks! 🙂 Overall- I am super pleased with the board, ease of use, and most of all the fun that i've experienced in the short period of time that i've had it. I hope this helps anyone who has the same questions I had when I first started researching.