We use the same double-action pump, but we start with a 12v pump (link). Inexpensive, hand-held pumps like these can be found in virtually any big box store with a sports or kids department, and quickly fill the kayak with low pressure, then we finish it off with the double-action pump. Saves your back!
Another thing you'll want is a good repair kit to take along in the kayak, which you probably should put together yourself so it has all the items you need to make spot repairs should that gator ever take a chunk out of your boat (you know, they're headed toward CA as the world warms up 
). If you paddle the coast, we discovered the hard way that oyster beds are a much bigger issue--a quickly deflating problem, in fact.
As for "Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked By Bunnies -- And Lost"... Sounds like a "hare" raising podcast! I'll check it out...