What specs should I look at to determine stability? And are inflatable boards more stable or less stable than hard boards?
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What specs should I look at to determine stability? And are inflatable boards more stable or less stable than hard boards?
Wider and/or less tail taper = more stable, generallyQuote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
Got the iRocker today. I've used a handful of other people's iSUPs, all in the $300-400 range. The quality difference between those and the iRocker is insane. The board, the paddle, the pack, the pump, everything is on a completely different level. Like going from a Walmart bike to a real bike.
I wonder how the $150 Amazon board compares to a $350 board. You might be best off either spending as little as possible or going to an iRocker level board and skipping anything in between.
Well I'm a TOTAL pro! Not. I think you just convinced me to go cheapo.
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Originally Posted by Cruiser
Not sure if you have the space on your boat, but for your use I’d look at a hardboard. There’s a huge community of SUP nerds in Seattle and I’m sure you could find a used all rounder relatively cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
Even the very best most rigid inflatables struggle in chop and even moderate winds.
At 165lbs I had a 9'8" Red and i fell off that thing all the time,Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
I upgraded to the 10'6" Red and I almost never fall off so IME longer/ bigger of the same brand was more stable
I don't think there is any difference in stabilty inflatable vs hard but I'm just wanking about on small lakes, the hard board is suposed to be faster, the biggest difference would be an inflatable bounces when you drop it, dings are not hard to fix with 2-part and a piece of plastic bag but who wants to do that
the guy I bought the Reds off used to take the 9'8" surfing at Sayulita, so while it was nimble enough to surf I found it was also tippy enough to fall off LOTS,
he would deflate that board roll it up to stuff into the RED roll on lugage and fly to mexico, you can't do that with a hard borad
Nope. No space. If I did have some I'd carry my kayak. I want to be able to stow it, and it'll only get used in the most pristine of conditions, and just for fun, as I have a dinghy also. I bought this:Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
looks like I got the last one. It was $130.00. I think it'll probably be fine for the limited use it'll get.
What inflatables have you been on?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
I’d say I pushed the limits on what anyone would want to be out in a few years back on my Lake Powell trip and didn’t have any problems with my gear (inflatable board). But curious how different (better?) it would have felt on a hard board.
kinda curious myself as to that one
all my inflatables seem to handle chop pretty good
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and sleep pack and travel way better than the hard ones
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do you have much time on a nice inflatible? sure a discount model isnt gonna git it but all of my nice ones handle the chop pretty well
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dependent on skill
ive been running a 3" river shorty skeg /fin lately and like it tightens er up a bit better in the wind without catching in shallows
I took this to mean on open water.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
For rivers inflatables are choice for whitewater.
That was my thought, too.
Had a few days out on our new irocker 11’ all around. We opted for higher weight capacity over other boards. Flat water only so far (and likely almost all the time). Paddled yesterday on calm flat reservoir tail, which was fun and interesting. Was on a bigger reservoir last week with winds at ~15-25 mph (is that “moderate”?). I could paddle directly into the wind and turn around and run with the wind, but that was it. We let it be a chance for the kids to get used to the boards. No qualms with the discounted irockers so far. Excited.
So I got that cheapest one on amazon, and blew it up in the house. Seems pretty sturdy, big enough, felt like a good deal for the price.
When I bought the Red paddle was the premium product but I'm thinking all that inflatable tech is now available to the cheap brands ?
I was at a WW rodeo on the weekend and almost all the SUPers were on a couple of models of the Badfish which are wide short/ rockerd/ inflatable for wave riding
At least up here SUP has brought new paddlers to WW that didnt com from kayak paddling
Yeah, my suggestion was for offshore use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chair 6
10 years ago, if you had bet me $1000 that SUPs would be relegated to the dustbin of sporting goods history in short order, I would have taken that bet without hesitation. Didn't get them then, still don't get them now. Maybe if they were $150 or $200 each it would make a modicum of sense to me.
But glad you all are enjoying them. I'll be the old guy in his canoe, kayak or scull.
5 posts in and this is what you decide is a good idea to share? JfcQuote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Adirondack
Tits have already been requested in another thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
Meh. I can’t say he’s terribly wrong. Flat water SUP is kinda boring and feels inefficient. Rivers are fun but I end up sitting down 75% of the time and could probably use a tube.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
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I do find it funny how so many I see don’t actually stand up and paddle. And some have a kayak seat installed to the SUP [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Adirondack
How does one do Instagram Yoga with a seat in the way?Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
A flat water board will usually have one long fin which work fine on open water but on a river you run over a piece of wood and it stops forward motion pretty quick throwing you to your knees a number of short fins work better
also chicks dig Sup
Flat water anything is kinda boring and dumb, and my back hurts just thinking about sitting in a kayak for an extended period of time. If we're going to compare apples to apples, is an inflatable kayak really more efficient than an iSUP? I also chuckled at "Maybe if they were $150 or $200 each it would make a modicum of sense to me" when there's ample evidence in this thread that you can buy a completely passable iSUP for under $200.Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
An inflatable sup isnt going to look that much different or perform that much more efficient than a hard sup
while inflatable kayaks suck in general compared to hard boats if thats what you mean
Flat water is great if you like flatwater travel, I've done fairly serious seat time in both WW and seakayaks but I can't sit in a kayak anymore ( left hip ) so the 2 WW kayaks and the seakayak are sold off
but I have kept the SUP
My wife talked about sups for a few years and paddled lakes with friends a few times but we never pulled the trigger on one.
Last summer we got an old board in exchange for watching a friends dog for a few days. My first time out we took turns sessioning a class one wave train and have been hooked since...starting with ordering a Hala river board at the end of that first day on the river, and slowly collecting all the necessary river gear ever since. Totally out of our element as our collective river exp. is guided raft trips and renting kayaks on flat water. It's been fun being a gaper.
I'll say that for right now standing up and paddling through rapids and playing in eddies reminds me a lot of skiing moguls and skiing steeps.
I'd rather be going down river but flat water is fun too...Look at wildlife, botany, geology, industry, smoke a joint, fish, drink a beer, etc. In flat water SUP I feel like I found a sport to do if I make it to like 85 years old or whatever.
And Hala boards have the retractable fin so you're not gonna get hung up on the river.
I enjoy the relaxation on flat water these days. All the noise of the day is gone. Inefficient feels nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
Buzzy and chair6 get it.
Good shot of rain in right spot this evening = dawn patrol wave sesh tamarrah.
This is the real shit, some rodeo action with 2 of the best WW sup paddlers in narthern BC at tatlow falls the local play spot just 5 min from downtown
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This is the real shit, some rodeo action with 2 of the best WW sup paddlers in narthern BC at tatlow falls the local play spot just 5 min from downtown
a couple of has-beens, myself & ski/ paddle bro were judging the action
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took the big girl out yesterday
it definately catches the wind and takes a bit more work and loses momentum fast its 6'' thick so the nose gits wind and chopped a good bit
compared to the other
but its one hell of a comfy effective fly flingin platform
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i dont have much time on a nice hard sup other than a couple day on icemans
it didnt handle much different than a similiarly shaped 4'' 14 psi that i use now
my first sup was definitely challenging to fish from and sure installed the try not to suck and stay up sup lesson
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Definatley either end of the spectrum in the last 2 posts ^^
I drank beer & watched/ marked every ride on the wave and was thinking "oh that would hurt ! " especaily those upside kayakers with a blade down in the current ready to rip a shoulder tendon
HOLY SHIITE! Can't vouch, but [seemingly] what a deal on Boté
https://www.botesupgoods.com/products/h2boards
This doesn't really pass the sniff test. The actual manufacturer website is boteboard.comQuote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
2guud2btrews
The inter web indicates that it's likely a scam. It is the only board on the site for sale, but they do a good job with eye candy. I can't imagine that Boté doesn't know about this, and will allow it to continue.
Bump of what seems to be the main paddleboard thread - -
Mrs C has had an inflatable SUP awhile, and I just picked up one too. If I wanted to keep them inflated and tie them down onto rack crossbars, do I need to pad the crossbars? I see some pricey "paddleboard racks" from Yakima, Thule, etc, but am unclear on what they actually provide in terms of usefulness.
I have a Thule Xsporter rack on the truck - - basically a light duty ladder rack. Any reason I can't just strap paddleboards directly to it? Use pool noodles underneath as a cushion against rubbing, or don't bother?
Mine seems pretty durable. If I was gonna tie it to a rack I *might* seperate w a towel. But I’d probably just toss it up there
I’ve been lashing mine down to the roof rack (stock cross bars on a 4runner) for over 5 years with no problems to speak of. If you do it right the board shouldn’t be moving at all, so no rubbing.
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I have used my inflatable as the tailgate pad for my truck to protect a hard board which I just strap on top
red paddleboard used to have a vid where they threw a board off the roof of the warehouse and ran over it with a construction fork lift
Thanks all - sounds like just strapping them down on the crossbars will be fine.
You might get black marks from the bars but thats about all