12-07-2007, 12:31 AM
You have already got some EXPERIENSED answers here.
I started off with a 6' Bucks Bag "Alpine". What a great boat! I had it in some of the nastiest weather on both Strawberry and Henry's and it did just fine. In fact I had a broken leg so I put a waterproof duffle on my leg and went out on some very ruff water. I also put a motor and battery on this little guy.
I then moved ont to a MUCH bigger pontoon which does require a trailer or complete deflation to fit in the back of the truck.
This year however, I got the Navigator II. A 9' pontube that folds down to about 30"x20"x10" and has it's pwn back pack. The back of the boat looks very much like a "V" tube, but is longer and has a zipper in the floor to feed a motor through with an opptional deck. It has Oars that are very nice.
The best thing about this is it fits in my car.
One thing I do consider a must when buying any kind of tube or toon is that the bladder Must be Urethane, not PVC , a really strong outter fabric, Halkey Roberts valves, and if there is a frame....Aluminum.
More money, but that Bucks Bag is going on 12 yrs old and it is still in great shape!....oh yeah, and NEVER a leak.
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I started off with a 6' Bucks Bag "Alpine". What a great boat! I had it in some of the nastiest weather on both Strawberry and Henry's and it did just fine. In fact I had a broken leg so I put a waterproof duffle on my leg and went out on some very ruff water. I also put a motor and battery on this little guy.
I then moved ont to a MUCH bigger pontoon which does require a trailer or complete deflation to fit in the back of the truck.
This year however, I got the Navigator II. A 9' pontube that folds down to about 30"x20"x10" and has it's pwn back pack. The back of the boat looks very much like a "V" tube, but is longer and has a zipper in the floor to feed a motor through with an opptional deck. It has Oars that are very nice.
The best thing about this is it fits in my car.
One thing I do consider a must when buying any kind of tube or toon is that the bladder Must be Urethane, not PVC , a really strong outter fabric, Halkey Roberts valves, and if there is a frame....Aluminum.
More money, but that Bucks Bag is going on 12 yrs old and it is still in great shape!....oh yeah, and NEVER a leak.
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