Inflatable Paddle Board Advice

[duffman04]

I am looking for some feedback on inflatable paddle boards. Just got rid of a 4" and upgrading to a 6". According to Amazon, these things can range all over. Any suggestions on what to purchase would be great!

After my experience with the hand pump on the 4", I am also looking for advice on a electric pump for the 6"...

 

[FootballFan]

Same question.

 

[370Dancer]

2 things
1. I still own this one for the Rib
Sevylor 12 Volt 15 PSI SUP and Water Sport Pump
here's a link to a bunch. I had an Isle Time big yellow portable thing until some MF stole it from me.
https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-electric-pump-for-inflatables/

2. When you blow it up in the morning, and take it on the boat for the day, don't leave it in the sunlight in the afternoon. I destroyed one by blowing out the seam because there is NO pressure relief except thru the weakest point. No repair possible, and the SUP company was compassionate, but un-moving about re-purchasing. We don't own one now.

 

[DWABoat]

Are the inflatable ones decent?
I have been debating on getting a 6ft rigid plastic one or an inflatable due to space. All I have is a 280. Not a lot of room for a dinghy.

 

[Zach312]

We have two of the Isle inflatable paddle boards. 10-11 ft long and we have the pump that is suggested.

https://www.islesurfandsup.com/stand-up-paddle-boards/inflatables/

My wife and I use them all the time in the summer. They deflate and are the size of a large back pack. We store them either in a dock box of in the aft cabin on our boat as we usually don't have guest. If you use them frequently i am not sure I would want smaller than 10ft.

 

[b_arrington]

We got my daughter a Sea Eagle SUP a couple years ago. For her size we got her a smaller one, 9’6”. It supports up to 175 lbs. She can balance on it fine, but I’m over the weight limit. She likes it and uses it a lot in the summer. Good quality board, IMO. It’s hard to get it to full rated pressure, yet the thing feel ROCK HARD and very solid. It came with a storage bag like a backpack duffle. Works great, I’d get it again.

This is the one we got; they have several larger models.
https://www.seaeagle.com/HybridSUPs/HB96

 

[fwebster]

We have 2 Hala ISUP's and they are really well made and have been bullet proof so far. Easy to handle and inflate. We also use a heavy duty 12VDV 2 stage pump. We inflate the boards at the dock then load them on the boat for the day and deflate them and wash them off when we are ready to take them back to the beach house.

Longer and wider boards are more stable for kids or beginners. One of our boards is really my daughter's first ISUP. She paddles every weekend and bought another Hala board she keeps at her house in Nashville. It is more of a performance board and is quicker and more nimble than the other 2 we have at the beach.

 

[jzanthony]

We have an ISUP as well, love it.
This will be are third season with it.
We use a Dewalt Inflator to fill it, this pump inflates our fenders as well so always on board the boat.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-20-Volt-MAX-Inflator-Tool-Only-DCC020IB/305709688

Jamie

 

[ttmott]

We have two IRocker All-Around 11' Inflatable SUP's and enjoy the heck out of them. I did quite a bit of research to find the SUP for our style of use which is cruising around the islands off the boat. Each one can easily manage two adults however for us as amateurs it's a lot of crash and burn...
https://irockersup.com/11-all-around/

 

[Brett H]

2 things
1. I still own this one for the Rib
Sevylor 12 Volt 15 PSI SUP and Water Sport Pump
here's a link to a bunch. I had an Isle Time big yellow portable thing until some MF stole it from me.
https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-electric-pump-for-inflatables/

2. When you blow it up in the morning, and take it on the boat for the day, don't leave it in the sunlight in the afternoon. I destroyed one by blowing out the seam because there is NO pressure relief except thru the weakest point. No repair possible, and the SUP company was compassionate, but un-moving about re-purchasing. We don't own one now.

+1 to #2... Yep we did the same. Poof. $500 gone. Did not replace.

 

[Z-Worthy]

We carry two iRocker ISUPs under the floor of the salon in our 400 Sundancer. I installed a trolling motor outlet in the aft storage compartment just above the shorepower outlets and I plug a 12VDC 2-stage pump into that outlet to inflate and deflate our water toys on the swim platform. We can go from dropping anchor to paddleboarding in a little under 10min now.

 

[mnm99]

Here's how I inflate my iRocker. Real easy..I always carry a small 2 gallon wed/dry vac on board. I made an adapter for the blower output and use the vac to blow it up until it cant anymore. The vac wont pump it up to 14lbs. Then I take the hand pump and top it off. You don't really have to use the hand pump much to get there. Much cheaper then a expensive pump and it's quicker.

 

[b_arrington]

I have a version of this pump to bulk inflate our sup and other inflatable toys. It’s low pressure, but is much more efficient than a hand pump. Once it maxes out I’ll switch to the high pressure hand pump.

 

[duffman04]

Thanks for the advice all. Here is what I am going to try: ROC

Also, ordered the pump in post #3. I inflated as much as possible with the shop vac as suggested, but the last part kicked my butt. Maybe my hand pump sucked or maybe I am getting old.

 

[duffman04]

Wife liked her mother's day present!

I liked my new pump. I did have to start my truck though while it was inflating towards the end. The pump shut off and I guess it was not getting enough juice. Fired truck up and it topped off fine.