Picking a Stand Up Paddleboard, need SUP Help!

[stealurface831]

5 posts in and this is what you decide is a good idea to share? Jfc

Tits have already been requested in another thread.

[zion zig zag]

5 posts in and this is what you decide is a good idea to share? Jfc

Meh. I can’t say he’s terribly wrong. Flat water SUP is kinda boring and feels inefficient. Rivers are fun but I end up sitting down 75% of the time and could probably use a tube.


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[The SnowShow]

10 years ago, if you had bet me $1000 that SUPs would be relegated to the dustbin of sporting goods history in short order, I would have taken that bet without hesitation. Didn't get them then, still don't get them now. Maybe if they were $150 or $200 each it would make a modicum of sense to me.

But glad you all are enjoying them. I'll be the old guy in his canoe, kayak or scull.

I do find it funny how so many I see don’t actually stand up and paddle. And some have a kayak seat installed to the SUP [emoji23]

[Flyoverland Captive]

I do find it funny how so many I see don’t actually stand up and paddle. And some have a kayak seat installed to the SUP [emoji23]

How does one do Instagram Yoga with a seat in the way?

[XXX-er]

A flat water board will usually have one long fin which work fine on open water but on a river you run over a piece of wood and it stops forward motion pretty quick throwing you to your knees a number of short fins work better

also chicks dig Sup

[Dantheman]

Meh. I can’t say he’s terribly wrong. Flat water SUP is kinda boring and feels inefficient. Rivers are fun but I end up sitting down 75% of the time and could probably use a tube.

Flat water anything is kinda boring and dumb, and my back hurts just thinking about sitting in a kayak for an extended period of time. If we're going to compare apples to apples, is an inflatable kayak really more efficient than an iSUP? I also chuckled at "Maybe if they were $150 or $200 each it would make a modicum of sense to me" when there's ample evidence in this thread that you can buy a completely passable iSUP for under $200.

[XXX-er]

An inflatable sup isnt going to look that much different or perform that much more efficient than a hard sup

while inflatable kayaks suck in general compared to hard boats if thats what you mean

Flat water is great if you like flatwater travel, I've done fairly serious seat time in both WW and seakayaks but I can't sit in a kayak anymore ( left hip ) so the 2 WW kayaks and the seakayak are sold off

but I have kept the SUP

[chicken feathers]

My wife talked about sups for a few years and paddled lakes with friends a few times but we never pulled the trigger on one.
Last summer we got an old board in exchange for watching a friends dog for a few days. My first time out we took turns sessioning a class one wave train and have been hooked since...starting with ordering a Hala river board at the end of that first day on the river, and slowly collecting all the necessary river gear ever since. Totally out of our element as our collective river exp. is guided raft trips and renting kayaks on flat water. It's been fun being a gaper.
I'll say that for right now standing up and paddling through rapids and playing in eddies reminds me a lot of skiing moguls and skiing steeps.
I'd rather be going down river but flat water is fun too...Look at wildlife, botany, geology, industry, smoke a joint, fish, drink a beer, etc. In flat water SUP I feel like I found a sport to do if I make it to like 85 years old or whatever.
And Hala boards have the retractable fin so you're not gonna get hung up on the river.

[Buzzworthy]

Meh. I can’t say he’s terribly wrong. Flat water SUP is kinda boring and feels inefficient.

I enjoy the relaxation on flat water these days. All the noise of the day is gone. Inefficient feels nice.

[sb]

Buzzy and chair6 get it.

Good shot of rain in right spot this evening = dawn patrol wave sesh tamarrah.

[XXX-er]

This is the real shit, some rodeo action with 2 of the best WW sup paddlers in narthern BC at tatlow falls the local play spot just 5 min from downtown

[XXX-er]

This is the real shit, some rodeo action with 2 of the best WW sup paddlers in narthern BC at tatlow falls the local play spot just 5 min from downtown

a couple of has-beens, myself & ski/ paddle bro were judging the action

[skifishbum]

took the big girl out yesterday
it definately catches the wind and takes a bit more work and loses momentum fast its 6'' thick so the nose gits wind and chopped a good bit
compared to the other
but its one hell of a comfy effective fly flingin platform



i dont have much time on a nice hard sup other than a couple day on icemans
it didnt handle much different than a similiarly shaped 4'' 14 psi that i use now
my first sup was definitely challenging to fish from and sure installed the try not to suck and stay up sup lesson

[XXX-er]

Definatley either end of the spectrum in the last 2 posts ^^

I drank beer & watched/ marked every ride on the wave and was thinking "oh that would hurt ! " especaily those upside kayakers with a blade down in the current ready to rip a shoulder tendon

[schindlerpiste]

HOLY SHIITE! Can't vouch, but [seemingly] what a deal on Boté

https://www.botesupgoods.com/products/h2boards

[kinkilla]

HOLY SHIITE! Can't vouch, but [seemingly] what a deal on Boté

https://www.botesupgoods.com/products/h2boards

This doesn't really pass the sniff test. The actual manufacturer website is boteboard.com

[sb]

2guud2btrews

[schindlerpiste]

The inter web indicates that it's likely a scam. It is the only board on the site for sale, but they do a good job with eye candy. I can't imagine that Boté doesn't know about this, and will allow it to continue.

[El Chupacabra]

Bump of what seems to be the main paddleboard thread - -

Mrs C has had an inflatable SUP awhile, and I just picked up one too. If I wanted to keep them inflated and tie them down onto rack crossbars, do I need to pad the crossbars? I see some pricey "paddleboard racks" from Yakima, Thule, etc, but am unclear on what they actually provide in terms of usefulness.

I have a Thule Xsporter rack on the truck - - basically a light duty ladder rack. Any reason I can't just strap paddleboards directly to it? Use pool noodles underneath as a cushion against rubbing, or don't bother?

[mcski]

Mine seems pretty durable. If I was gonna tie it to a rack I *might* seperate w a towel. But I’d probably just toss it up there

[east or bust]

I’ve been lashing mine down to the roof rack (stock cross bars on a 4runner) for over 5 years with no problems to speak of. If you do it right the board shouldn’t be moving at all, so no rubbing.


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[XXX-er]

I have used my inflatable as the tailgate pad for my truck to protect a hard board which I just strap on top

red paddleboard used to have a vid where they threw a board off the roof of the warehouse and ran over it with a construction fork lift

[El Chupacabra]

Thanks all - sounds like just strapping them down on the crossbars will be fine.

[XXX-er]

You might get black marks from the bars but thats about all