Top positive review
34 people found this helpful
Exceeded Expectations
By TJ on Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023
Purchased as an alternative to my hard SUP, primarily for easier transport to my destination and between parking and the water. I read a lot of reviews before buying which were overall positive, but also many contradictory, so I wasn't sure what to expect regarding inflating the board and stability. I have now inflated the board four times and used it twice on the water.The first time I inflated it at home to practice and test. No problems. The second time I took it to a lake, inflated it, but couldn't find the screw that holds the center fin. It was a bit windy and I'd read comments about the board being hard to control without the fin, so I opted to use another craft I'd brought along. I'm not sure when or how the screw came out of the fin. I emailed Pyle Customer Support directly and without issue they kindly sent me a replacement no charge. The screw in the new fin has a piece that prevents it from unscrewing all the way out. The original either didn't have this or it didn't work. I'll eventually get around to finding the correct size screw for a backup.The two times I've used the inflatable SUP have been excellent! It is so nice to be able to just put the bag in the car and go. Inflating is simple, taking me about 9 minutes with the hand pump. It's obviously significantly lighter than a hard board, and the handle makes it easy to carry to the water. I found the board to be surprisingly stable when standing, and easier on my back (than the hard board) when sitting. I do not have the optional seat back and I don't feel that I need it. Deflating is also simple, again taking me less than 10 minutes, including drying the board completely, rolling it up, putting it back in the bag and car.I love it. My pros are easy transport, time and effort saving, great experience on the water, great customer service, definitely worth the price. My only con is that it comes with a single-bladed paddle. I already had an adjustable double-bladed paddle, which is a must for me when sitting. I'm hopeful I'll get many more uses out of this inflatable board.Best practices for me: I use the dual-action setting on the manual pump to inflate the board until psi begins to register, which takes me 4-5 minutes, then I switch to single-action. 0-10 psi takes me 3-4 minutes, and 10-13 or 14 psi takes another minute. Use body weight, not arms. So far I've only inflated to 13-14 psi, which worked well for me. For deflation, I remove the plug and as it deflates I wipe to dry completely. Then I just roll remaining air out. Done. It comes with a strap to hold it together rolled, which I find helpful, but not necessary.
Top critical review
9 people found this helpful
Decent for entry, but had some issues
By Matthew Harnden on Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021
So, I have had this 2 years. And I just upgraded to something nicer so thought not was time to review!First, it is a great entry level board. Cheap, it works, and from what I have seen probably best out there for the $300 range.Now, now that I’ve experienced other boards I’d say if you can afford it and/or will use it a lot, think about stepping to a higher end (I won’t go about suggesting what brands, but talking that $600-1k range). You WILL notice the difference!Stability- mediocre. On calm waters you should have no issue. If you have great balance you should have no issue. If you don’t, and waters are not calm it will be hard. That being said, I got lots of use over 2 years and plenty of stand up time!Durability - I’ll say decent again. We had 2 boards and mine actually go a hole after the first year. It was very hard to find it but I did and was able to patch. For the weekend use - pump and deflate each time, the patch was fine. However recently I had kept it fully inflated and I noticed after 2 days that it lost pressure enough to become unstable. So I’d have to top it off and it would be fine for that trip. Meaning the patch did not hold well but was not losing air fast.Value - definitely there. No bells and whistles with the above two I’d say value to the dollar is right. But you will want more and I would suggest buy once cry once. But if you don’t know how much you’ll use it or can’t afford it, you still won’t be disappointed.Beyond stability and durability, I wish these boards had bungees in the rear, more d rings, and action camera mounts.Removable 3rd fins is nice but does not really matter. The screw vs other mounting of fins I was not a fan of but no impact to performance.The pump is not impressive with the higher end pumps coming with double bank pumps, but it gets the job done. And many like to buy electric pumps anyways.Also, both our paddles broke. And one of the pumps. Guess I should ding durability more for that but wanted to mention that separately. We also had a friend have their pump break so it is clearly an issue.Giving it 3 stars given all the above. If it weren’t for the hole and parts breaking I’d easily have given it 4 stars.
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