Putting together a 14' folding kayak. A 38lb folding kayak you can store in a closet or load into oversized baggage at the airport. Goes together like a tent. Metal poles and plastic ribbing slide right into a Kevlar skin. For added rigidity and a means to adjust the kayak's performance in the water, the kayak uses three pneumatic jacks - one for the keel, two for the gunwhales. All in all, it takes all of 10 minutes to put together when you know what you're doing.