Mckinneya,
Thx for your comment. Glad the board is working out great for you! And great to hear you’re happy enough that you are getting another one! Thank you.
-Stephan Aarstol
I got one of these last time they were up here. We live next to a flat water tidal creek - salt water, tidal, decent current about mid-tide. I am…rather top heavy (240lbs) and had tried a different SUP and had a very hard time balancing. I have no trouble balancing on this one - it’s great! My center of gravity can slip nearly all to one foot and I’ll still stay up. I was also worried about difficulty of inflation, but it was easier than I thought - about 10 minutes. And everyone that sees and handles it is amazed it is inflatable; it is super rigid! Now I have to get a second one, so the wife and I can go together!
What are you waiting for? Get one!
I have a small-ish car… what do these things look like deflated? Could I roll it up and put it inside…? Thanks!
I have two Tower inflatables and one off-brand. I can get all three into a standard Ford Focus trunk at the same time. Makes the effort to get out and paddle totally doable on a whim.
Bigredfro,
Thanks for your comments & your impulse buy. I assure you that you will be stoked when you are tooling around the Mediteranian (sp?).
The balance is definitely exponentially more challenging in the surf zone with waves. The one trick that really helps there is to keep your eyes on the horizon… Not on your feet, which is the natural instinct.
Enjoy your boards!
Stephan Aarstol
Very excited. Total impulse purchase of 2 for me and my husband. Tried stand up paddle boarding for the first time in Jamaica last year and got up the first time! And this is from a girl who trips walking across a room. Tried again in a rough Atlantic ocean with my surfer friend and couldn’t get up but it was a really windy and rough day. For the next 2 years, I live on the Mediterranean sea which is pretty calm, so I am confident at boosting my skills and actually getting my husband into a water sport that he will enjoy! At the discount, I couldn’t beat it and if worse comes to worse, I can always sell them.
SUPjuggler,
Thx for your purchase!
On the pump & gauge, note that it only starts registering at above 5 PSI or so, so if the gauge isn’t reading, just keep pumping. You can damage the board with the hand pump, so no worries.
Enjoy your board,
Stephan Aarstol
This was my first woot purchase. I liked my solid Tower SUP and bought this for portability and as a second. Have not been able to get it on the water yet (all my limited Florida days since have been too choppy), but it looks great and inflates to feel very solid. The review of it are all good from what I’ve seen and I expect good performance. The pressure gauge and pump may be questionable, but the board seems first rate.
Does it come with all accessories shown? If so, in for 2 with rush shipping.
Does it come with all accessories shown? If so, in for 2 with rush shipping.
Yep. From the specs…
Tower Inflatable Paddle Board Bundle includes:
Tower Paddle Boards Adventurer Inflatable Stand-Up Paddle Board
High-Pressure Hand Pump with Built-In Pressure Gauge
Aluminum SUP Paddle
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Does it cause massive loss of chest hair? The seventh pic has me concerned…
Flaura22,
Thanks for your moment! Yes, they are AOT easier to transport. Glad to hear you guys and your kids are loving the boards.
-Stephan Aarstol
We have two of these and they are wonderful. Aside from being so much easier to balance on than standard paddle boards, they are SOOOOO much lighter, thus easier to transport. We leave ours inflated and just add air when needed. At only 26 pounds, versus 40-60 with a standard board, I can get it in the water from the dock by myself with no problem. We live on the Intracoastal in S. Florida and use ours almost every weekend.
Yep. From the specs…
Tower Inflatable Paddle Board Bundle includes:
Tower Paddle Boards Adventurer Inflatable Stand-Up Paddle Board
High-Pressure Hand Pump with Built-In Pressure Gauge
Aluminum SUP Paddle
There is one other accessory pictured that I am most interested in, as well as one that I would discard on arrival should it also be included.
Was that guy in the Alien movie?