I've been fishing from a cataraft for 3 years now and love it I've researched all the makes and models basicly if you have a 5 dollar head wear a 5 dollar helmet. Cost is the issue the better the tube material the price goes up. I bought my tubes then designed and built my frames 1man and 2man frames, I use 12 foot tubes and just love them the boat will do class 5 water but I wont , well not this time of year.But I,ve gone to spots the drift boaters wont....tight lines good luck