>>902449>>902452If by stock you mean the ones that came with the kayak than yes, I never had any problems with the paddles, but then again I'm no professional kayaker who would notice any small differences
No drawbacks in my opinion, the fact that it's inflatable makes it easier to store as you can collapse it into something a lot smaller than any other kayak that size. (we used to fit it in a burley bike trailer and take it one bike trips)
The one we used was something like pic related, if you zoom in you can tell it's made of a thick nice waterproof fabric overlaying the inflation tubes and stuff. The bottom part is really thick material and I always felt safe in the kayak. The one in your pic posted doesn't look safe to me at all, looks like a cheap material, a cheap pump, and very cheap paddle.
