Towable Water Tubes

[Jason B]

I have the Super Mable and the thing is rock solid. It's a three person but they come in 1/2/3 person configurations. I'd highly recommend them. The down side is that it's MASSIVE so carting that thing around when you're not using it becomes quite the pita.

Look on Ebay, there are some deals to be had if you're patient.

[AdaminMN]

We have a Sportstuff 145mm tube, my 8 year old has figured out how to steer the thing, but won't tell me how. He can go from wake to wake, even crossing it sometimes, stop and head back the other way even when I'm still going straight.

FYI there is a recall going on on some of the Seyvlor tubes...

1. Sevca LLC Recalls Sevylor(r) Tow Behinds; Quick Hitch Connectors Break, Posing Serious Hazard to Users: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09285.html

[R&T Babich]

We use 2 World Ski Lines UFOs. We usually have 2 or 3 teenagers on each one, but have had 5. They are 62"x70", 10" thick in front and taper to the rear. The kids love them. They jump from one to the other, sit, stand and kneel on them. The newer ones are yellow/green. We don't pull them over 20 mph into any wind or they will get airborne. The 2 little block chambers on the rear corners work great when sliding sideways by pushing your leg against it. Definitely use extra thick ropes like the Sportsstuff 6K.
Each towable has needed patches in different seams which may be related to an assembly difference rather than a design flaw. My guess is the seam sealing heat temperature was not consistent. They have only had splits next to seams. To patch the tubes I use strips of vinyl cut from an old towable and RV Goop from Walmart. Smear some Goop around the hole, back of the patch and all over the patch once positioned. The stuff stays somewhat pliable, but sticks to everything. Some patches are 3 years old with no problems.

[TigeTrojan]

I had a blast on my Sumo Tube until it stopped holding air. If you don't mind giving up comfort for a wild ride that Sumo was great. I also went through 2 Sevylor Wake Sliders that were semi-steerable. This one is a more comfortable ride, but still a blast. You can get air off the wake or just out of rough water waves and some of the more skilled riders were doing barrel rolls and riding upside down on it. Unfortunately, like I said, I went through two of them because they would start leaking air after a few days on the lake. I am extremely hard on them though.