Float Tubes Question

Any advise on what to look for when purchasing a float tube?? Brand??
U-Tube?? Value for the money??
Thanks!! Mike

Mike Bernardoni wrote:
Any advise on what to look for when purchasing a float tube?? Brand??
U-Tube?? Value for the money??
Thanks!! Mike

I suggest looking for light weight if you're planning to pack your float
tube in the backcountry. The "V" shaped boats are the best design, IMO,
but with one exception: if you're using the tube to assist in wading
over mud and weeds the donut shaped tubes are better.

I have a Wood River V-tube I really like, but I think I read here on
ROFF that they've gone out of business. Buck's Bags also makes high
quality tubes and pontoon boats.

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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, Mike Bernardoni wrote:

Any advise on what to look for when purchasing a float tube?? Brand??
U-Tube?? Value for the money??

I've had a Buck's Bag for about 7 years now. Very happy with it. Fewer
gadgets and features than comparably priced models fom other companies but
they put their money into quality of the components.

http://www.bucksbags.com/cm_item.asp?id=208

Mu

I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.


"Mike Bernardoni" wrote in message
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Any advise on what to look for when purchasing a float tube?? Brand??
U-Tube?? Value for the money??
Thanks!! Mike

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:44:11 -0700, "jackk"
wrote:

I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.



I'll second that

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I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.

Lot warmer when it is hot, too.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:
"jackk" wrote in message
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I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.


Lot warmer when it is hot, too.

I've done a lot of float tubing, in many different places, and I've
never come close to being too hot. You can always forget about the
waders if you're float tubing in a bathtub, I suppose, but don't forget
your rubber duckie.

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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, LouF wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:44:11 -0700, "jackk"
wrote:
I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.

I'll second that

I haven't used the Outcast but I prefer a tube that sits lower in the
water for two unrelated reasons. High profile tends to get pushed around
in the wind. When tubing w/o waders in a high floating model, your thighs
get sunburned.

Mu

"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"jackk" wrote in message
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I prefer the Fish Cat by Outcast. It sells for about $150, has a lot of
floatation, and you sit above the water. Lot warmer when it is cold.


Lot warmer when it is hot, too.

I've done a lot of float tubing, in many different places, and I've never
come close to being too hot.

And thus, once again, you excite the admiration and envy of the entire
civilized world.

You can always forget about the waders if you're float tubing in a
bathtub, I suppose, but don't forget your rubber duckie.

I don't have a rubber duckie. It never occurred to me that I need one.
What purpose does it serve?

Wolfgang