I'm window shopping too. I've looked at the Bass Pro Ascend ($600) and the Jackson Coosa ($900 at Outdoor's Inc). The Coosa seems WAY more versatile. I've thought about getting the Ascend and when the wife gets over "you just don't like paddling with me in the canoe", maybe she could take the Ascend and I could get a higher end kayak. I could always use the Ascend as a buddy kayak for someone else.