The Wakooda is advertised as a two-seater and could easily fit two people sitting comfortably. There are D rings in the middle of the board that are for attaching two seats, which you can buy separately. The added D rings on the sides also make it easier to pull up onto a dock or pull off a roof rack. It has a cargo area, which is nice, but small. We wish they would've placed those D rings further apart.
This product is not the most stable contender we tested. It is made from a thinner material than all of the others tested, so it tends to wobble a bit in the middle, especially if paddling over boat wakes.
The Wakooda glides a bit slow. It is advertised at 32" wide, but it is actually a tiny bit wider. It is just as wide as the Tower Adventurer, but it's longer and the nose is wider. They both perform similarly, but the Wakooda is less agile and a bit slower. The Wakooda does glide fairly well through rough water, though, because it is so light, it is easy to push forward.
This was the only board that required a fin attachment before inflation. The Wakooda comes with a backpack. Even if you don't use it to transport your board, it's very nice to have to throw all of your gear in, even if it is just to take it to your vehicle or down to the water's edge. The backpack isn't very comfortable, but it does the trick, and it would be easy to find a more comfortable replacement backpack because the Wakooda rolls up so small. It and the Shubu Raven rolled up the easiest of all the boards tested.
It's easy to pump up the Wakooda. It's thin and light and doesn't take much time at all to inflate. It comes with its own pump and hose that has universal attachments at both ends.
This contender is a good product for traveling far or for backpacking to the water's edge because it is the lightest board we tested.
This is the only board we tested that costs less than $600. It's also the lightest and made with the thinnest materials, which means it could wear out more quickly or puncture easily. It does come with a two-year limited warranty.
This could be a great product for you if you require your gear to be fast and light. It comes with a decent backpack and a lighter-than-average stock paddle. It also comes with a pump, but the pump that it comes with is not universal.
The Wakooda comes with a pump, but it is not universal. The pump's hose does not have a twist hose attachment at the pump, it has a notch attachment the same as the end that goes into the inflation valve. The inflation valve on the board is universal, though, so you can leave your pump at home if your buddy has a universal hose and pump.
This product also comes with a useful patch kit.
