- Obtainable price

- It is very simple to assemble. Even without instructions or previous experience, it could be assembled in 45 minutes.

- If you had experience, it is possible to assemble it in 30 minutes.

- It has a very good load capacity. It is possible to cram an enormous heap of items.

- It has acceptable speed on flat water. Along a flat river, it travels at about 60km during an eight hour work day with a break.  (the Ladoga has airsponsons so it is even faster)

- It has a good accessibility of spare parts and is convenient to repair.

- It easily yields to repair under marching conditions, and the hull can be patched easily.

- The skeleton can be easily mended upon a fire.

- The skeleton is duralumin.

- It comes with a PVC hull.

Cons

- Bulky when packed. One person can only bear a kayak, and no other things.

- It is possible to assume that the person can carry a kayak and some canned foods (in a double kayak), but then his arms will be at waist level.

- It is necessary to dry the hull after every trip.

- The kayak requires some modification for complex and rocky rapids, for example, additional foam lined across the stringers.

In Short

- This is a classic. This structure, built by Moscow factories became a very casual structure for outdoor activities.

- You can use it on weekend trips, on long trips, and rivers with dangerous rapids.