smokedog2
10-30-2005, 11:54 AM
I'm going to need one or two new tubes and am looking for some recommendations.
Here are my reviews of three tubes (of course I never pull these behind my boat, I WAKEBOARD like the cool people!)
Monster Tube – Holds 4, Five years old, patched twice and by far the favorite. Nearly impossible to flip at responsible speeds the kids love it, deep, bouncy and stable. Very little spray in the face. A great deal at around $100. The attached picture makes a liar out of me but tube wars involve hopping back and forth between tubes playing king of the hill.
Tom Cat – We have had up to 4 on it but that is really loaded. Hard on the neck after laying down a long time, it can get some real snap on the neck if the driver is not careful. It is my favorite to ride. If it starts to look bad, I just bail out. Moderate spray, I do not usually wear goggles.
Speed Zone. – Two person. We broke the webbing that connects to the rope, in part because it was a difficult tube to start. If you took off too slow the front tended to dive and you would submarine the riders. Kinda fun to do to new people on the boat but it got old. My top tube speed is 20-25 MPH, you need that and more to get this tube up on plane, even with kids in it. Once going it was the favorite tube of the adult women. Inflated head rests and padded bottoms, I never flipped this tube and they chatted away. You got a lot of spray off this tube, goggles helped a lot.
Here are my reviews of three tubes (of course I never pull these behind my boat, I WAKEBOARD like the cool people!)
Monster Tube – Holds 4, Five years old, patched twice and by far the favorite. Nearly impossible to flip at responsible speeds the kids love it, deep, bouncy and stable. Very little spray in the face. A great deal at around $100. The attached picture makes a liar out of me but tube wars involve hopping back and forth between tubes playing king of the hill.
Tom Cat – We have had up to 4 on it but that is really loaded. Hard on the neck after laying down a long time, it can get some real snap on the neck if the driver is not careful. It is my favorite to ride. If it starts to look bad, I just bail out. Moderate spray, I do not usually wear goggles.
Speed Zone. – Two person. We broke the webbing that connects to the rope, in part because it was a difficult tube to start. If you took off too slow the front tended to dive and you would submarine the riders. Kinda fun to do to new people on the boat but it got old. My top tube speed is 20-25 MPH, you need that and more to get this tube up on plane, even with kids in it. Once going it was the favorite tube of the adult women. Inflated head rests and padded bottoms, I never flipped this tube and they chatted away. You got a lot of spray off this tube, goggles helped a lot.