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I have been practicing the hard paddle board a couple times, but inflatable board is the one that meets my need. First my car is a sedan with no roof cargo or rack. Then, I can not carry that almost 20lbs from home to the roof of the car and from the car to the beach, so hard board is a no-no for me.
I chose this size based on my weight and my husband’s weight and height. We are around 5”8 in height. Myself is 160 lbs and my husband is 200lbs.
The box came in a well package, heavy, and inside are all as expected. It came to my surprise the board which is almost 11 feet long fits nicely in the carrying bag. There are a manual pump, fin, ankle trap, orange cup with some extra patches inside…
I was so excited and could not wait to try it the weekend I got it. First of all, it can fit in my car trunk which the top reason why I chose the inflatable ones over the hard board. I got myself an electric pump to save me some time and effort since I did my research and people recommend to get one.
My husband helped me to inflate it and it is a beautiful iSup board. With the electric pump, it can take as fast as 10 minutes to inflate it up to 15 psi. I can able to carry it myself from my car to the shore, there is a handle in the middle of the board. It’s a little heavy as 20 lbs but it’s manageable.
The board have 3 fins, 1 is removable, so be careful how to place the board in the swallow water not to break or touch the fin.
I like everything of this board from the color to how wide it is for me to stand or sit on it comfortably, from how smoothly it runs to how its perform with the wind.
I have learned the longer the board is the smoother it float, and the more narrow it is, the faster it moves in the water. As long as how much is the maximum psi can reflect how rigid the board is, but everything need to be take in the consideration of how tall and weight you are. Like this board is perfect size for me, I don’t feel like I am dragging it in and out of the water.
All my family love it, we even try to sit all 4 of us on the board and manage to paddle it around. That is a total of almost 450lbs. Wow.
The most exciting part is when we done playing, the board can be deflated quickly using the electric pump and roll up tidy into the car’s truck. How handy and convenient it is!
Since I got this board, we didn’t even skip a single weekend not paddling.
However, there are something I wish this board have are those D strings. My plan is to enjoy this iSup with my kids, so I want some D strings so I can attach the kayak seat if I need to, but too bad this doesn’t have. Second thing is I wish their fins are made from Us fin box standard because the replacement would be a lot more convenient.
Overall, this a great board for me, a beginner who just have learned how to enjoy paddling. I like this sport because unlike other sports which require some trainings, this one doesn’t require a lot of effort to learn. Plus, the whole family can enjoy it. Runwave board has met my budget as well. This is my first one and of course I don’t want to spend 600$ or more on something I just barely learn to use. I know out there will be a lot of more options, some super good boards can go over 1-2k, but for now this is what I am happy with and I hope it can last me until I can move to the next level.
