We are overstocked on raspberry (light purple) and blue in the tandem Taylor IK-152s, and these are the sale-priced ones. They have older serial numbers but come with the full warranty. Ground UPS is included in the lower 48.
One of the best values in inflatable kayaks, if not the best, are the solo and tandem Rocky Mountain Taylors. Extremely well built, with an above-industry-standard six year warranty, these high performance models should cost double or more what they do. Optional thighstraps can be clipped or laced in easily with the D-rings featured.
Very quick, the 13'2" Tandem Taylor 152 can be used by experienced paddlers in up to class IV water, though the bailing speed is a bit slower than some of the AIRE and Tributary tandems. If you run stretches very continuous rapids, it is a detail to keep in mind. Two inflatable thwart-style backrests are included.
Note that ALL inflatables utilizing a 4" thick drop-stitch floor pad, as the Taylor solos and tandems do, can be a bit wet around the butt for bigger paddlers. These "wetter" boats also include all current NRS solos and tandems, all Sea Eagles, some vintages of the very pricey Sotar/Sotak kayaks, and many, many other self-bailing imports. It is in no way unique to the Taylors. This issue can be alleviated or resolved several ways. The most obvious is to wear something appropriate for conditions, like a wetsuit or drysuit. The second is to incorporate a camp chair into the package, but one of the less common camp chairs with a 1" to 1.5" thick buttrest, rather than the more typical 1/2" bottom. The third way, which works well with the Taylor since it has an existing firm inflatable thwart backrest, is to slip a 3' X 15-16" wide piece of 1" thick closed cell EVA or ethafoam under the thwart (which will hold the foam down snug to the floor top), but in a way that half of the 3' length protrudes forward for you to sit on. Anything that will elevate your butt up off the drop stitch surface even a little, helps make the ride drier if that's a concern.
