Size? How much?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
Printable View
Size? How much?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
Pm’dQuote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
I’ve got a Nass. Mine isn’t rival though. Nice board, especially for flat water. Fast for a inflatable.
Inflatables are too wobbly for my size even if they’re rated for my weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
You should try this one. We should go out this week it’s warming up.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
We got some iSUPs! Stoked.
Question: instructions say don’t transport on car roofs inflated cuz they’re light. Is this for realz or as a cya. Did this several times last year with rental iSUPs w/o issues, including driving at freeway speeds. They always seemed very secure when untieing. Anybody have real problems with this?
Use thule camstraps and yer good
I probably wouldn't, but I don't mind driving around with them on top on slower roads.
There's also the warning about not keeping them in the sun due to increased pressure as they heat. I've seen two delams but it's hard to say if it was that or manufacturing error.
Thanks all. Will most likely leave them inflated for long periods of time, use frequently, and typically store in the shade. Closest nice and free flat water is a 15 minute drive from home. I haven’t had a dawn patrol on water in a long time.
Next q: vests. My experience so far is not wearing a vest on the SUP, but keeping one strapped to the board. We have the most basic zip vests that are difficult for swimming. Interested in barebones and inexpensive WW vests, adults and kids. We’d wear them pond/lake skating, too. Rec’s?
I've left my Red aired up all winter on the sundeck several times thru -20 winters, I've used it as a tail gate pad for a hard board and no problems
it would probably survive flying off the roof at 50mph but it might hit/ wreck something
if you fall off they blow away pretty fast so using a leash might be good if not a pfd of some kind
flotation would have been good if you drowned
Sure but cold air doesn't increase the pressure inside. Plus, he's in a place with highs probably 10-15c warmer than where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
We have a few days per summer at 38* C.
bodywhomper is trying to impress me by knowing what a chelseus is, even using it in a sentance
https://red-equipment.ca/pages/made-of-tough-stuff
some nice looking Labs in that lab test eh, but i digress, I think the red product is higher end and mo money than some of the stuff you might get at costco or wherever cheap shit is sold, maybe your cheap POS product failed ??
You can see the shit they put the Red product inflatables thru, there is no way a hard board would handle any of those tests but hardboards are purty and a little faster
the dirty girl in th lab coat ... is dirty
edit; i think if I lived on a lake and was able to just drag a hard board up on the beach I would go hard but not when i have to transport the board
I was just trying to make it easier for the old stoners in canukistan to understand.
[QUOTE=UTpowder;6583893]yeah the 1st pull off in the bear nwrQuote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
you can paddle upstream from there but no shore access
havent been in a while carp should be active
picked up a new single chambered 11'6 bote way lighter and maneuverable vrs the 12'4'' with not to much stability sacrifice and the racks, accessories work on both
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds
works well
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds
I'm a big fan of leashes. If I fall off far from shore I want my board attached to me so it can't blow away. I rarely use a pfd unless it is required by law (and being enforced). As long as you have your board you have a giant flotation device.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
I'm also a fan of those Red boards...
Leash all the time just in case.
PFD on the board under bungees.
Sometimes when its not warm I put my dry suit on at the door, wear it in the truck out to the lake and do a lap so door to door in a gortex drysuit with no pfd
Most people I see at the lake paddle out into the middle which I don't get, I stay pretty close to the lake shore cuz its more sheltered/ its a longer workout/ I can see birds & more interesting stuff and in case anything goes wrong its easy to get to shore
Around here an SUP, sit-on kayak, sailboard, etc counts as a PFD, for legal purposes. Not necessarily for life saving purposes.
I’m still curious about price point WW pfd, including for little people. Suggestions?
My daughter will likely be 5’ or less when she’s fully grown. The ww pfd would serve multiple uses, maybe strapped to a SUP, but definitely when pond skating.
SUP question: do you all pad your racks for carrying fully inflated iSUPs?
You would be surprised how a gust of wind can knock you off and pick your board up and throw it really far away from you. Had it happen running a canyon and luckily I had a leash on. Another girl next to me who didn’t lost her board 50ft down river. It was 15ft in the air at one point. Wear a leash, on moving water wear a quick release leash connected to a life jacket.
no in fact i would use my inflatable to pad my friends hard boardQuote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
^^This!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Name Redacted
I carry my Red inflatables on a rack without padding all the time. Most of my driving is at lower speeds though. If going far at high speeds I prefer to deflate and roll them to avoid wear and tear. If the board pumps hard, above 15 psi, on the roof is fine. I'd worry less stiff boards might fold in the wind at speed.
https://red-equipment.ca/pages/made-of-tough-stuff
from the Lab testing I would say inflatables are pretty tuff
The pull tab Fanny pack PFDs are a good solution for a SUP.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
im impressed the fins didnt break!Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
.
After watching that vid I've always wondered myself so my Red 10'6" is close by on the deck and so I tried flexing the fins, not only does the fin material itself flex but also the board material flexes at the base of the fin so i think everything flexes instead of breakingQuote:
Originally Posted by romeo tango
I think if you are just wanking about on the lake not needing the performance of the hard board the inflatable makes a whole bunch of sense and you can deflate it to the size of a large suitcase
especialy if you need to transport it which is where most of the damage ocurs on kayaks/ canoes/ Sup's, I just heard about an aqaintence fucking up her nice Delta seakayak on a transportation fuckup
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
In WW, PFD on, and leash has to be quick release or not at all, and I'm not very stoked to have it QR from my vest because this needs a reasonable amount of pull as anyone who has spent time live bait training knows.
A separate QR where pulling the ball pulls a pin on a carabiner is better because if you want to separate from the board, you want it RFN.
If you're looking for something low profile and cheap a ww pfd may not be the way to go on flat water. They are a little over featured for flat water and tend to have a lot of extra floatation to keep you from going deep in rapids.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Something like this might be good though https://www.nrs.com/nrs-vapor-pfd/pkpm
Relatively cheap and low profile and if you ever do some easy ww it would be totally acceptable.
If you need one with a quick release you'll pay a lot more (rescue PFD ~ $300), but as others have commented leashes are dangerous on Whitewater and you should not attach yourself to anything without a QR and probably some swift water rescue training.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
Thx! That’s exactly the type of pfd I was looking for.
I took my cheap Swonder out on the lake... so much more pleasant than my monster heavy river board.
.Quote:
Originally Posted by fleaches
no lash-point for a blade,
something to consider if you leash up or
have gear bungeed to the deck
.
I wanna buy one, even though I am kind of a hater at heart. Think it would be a fun thing to keep on my boat for farting around while at anchor. Also have a dinghy of course. Paddleboard won't see a ton of use, and when it does it will be extremely mellow so I'm thinking I want the cheapest one (probably a kit with paddle, pump, etc) money can buy.
The price variation on Amazon is ridiculous. The cheapest kits are around $120 (sounds good to me) and they go stratospheric from there. I'm sure there are good reasons to spend more for more quality, but for my limited use will there really be much difference between the $119 model and $250ish model? They sure look the same.
X-post from the Kyak forum SUP thread:Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
iRocker has a crazy sale going on right now, boards up to 50% off and accessories up to 75% off, and an extra $25-off code if you sign up for their mailing list: https://www.irockersup.com/all-boards-sale-2022/
I bought an All Around 10' for the fam yesterday.
The iRocker All Around boards are very well-reviewed. At those sale prices I think it's well worth the extra cost over the $150-$250ish stuff. Triple-layer construction is much more durable than the cheap boards, and is also much stiffer when inflated so they paddle and track way better. You also get a *much* nicer paddle, pack, and dual chamber pump, fully removable fins, and leash is included (often not included with cheap boards). Wish I had seen your post yesterday, prices on the All Around boards went up $50 today.
Xterra was having a sale on its boards too. $299 for a 10’ package.
Edit on price: https://www.xterraboards.com/product...ackage-special
I have two and they’ve floated the Teton and the Snake 5-10 times and seem fine to me. So far, so good….?
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
Wow. Strikes me as overpriced at the list price and the 200 lb weight limit would give me some pause if I were anything north of 175#, but the sale price is a smoking deal. I'm tempted to buy one just to compare with the iRocker. How's the stability given the 30" width?Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
Gotta love the gratuitous ass shots in the promo vid.
Thanks for the beta.... those irockers do look way nicer and I have no doubt they're way better than the amazon cheapos. Still feels like a pretty big price bump from under one fitty.....
Stability seems fine to me but, full disclosure, I’ve only been on about 3 different brand SUP’s and subtle differences in gear are normally lost on me. My wife reminded me that we’ve loaned them out to kids several times, so they have some decent use over 2 years now. My son weighs about 185 but he’s the closest we’ve gotten to the weight limit I’d guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Again, we’re just casual river floaters and no where near high performance users, but they seem fine.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
I have a pair of the Amazon cheapies and they've been just fine for our use out on the local reservoir as well as some alpine lakes shenanigans. This is our 3rd summer with them. But I'm not a pro sup'er so ymmv.