Aqua Plus Inflatable SUP - 10'6"x33"x6" Chess

Quick update. Two summers almost in the books for these boards, and still no regrets at all! One of them had a small air leak around the valve, but after too much freaking out, and finally finding the tool that came with the board, a quick little tighten of the valve, and no issues with it for months. I can't remember exactly how many times we used these boards last year, but I just counted, and I used it this summer 16 times. I would say they have paid for themselves by now. We bought three of them about a month ago, used two about twice as much as the third one, and have no regrets about the purchase so far. We were debating between kayak, tandem kayak, SUP, or inflatable SUP, and we definitely made the right decision! Three of these easily fit in a 4dr hyundai accent with 3 small adults, and we can go wherever we want. Set up is not hard, just make sure the inflator valve is springy, and bounces back out when you push on it, BEFORE you start inflating! Instructions note this, but its only a matter of time before you forget to check one time, and you would think its not that big of a deal, and you could close it with air already in, and not lose much, but trust me, regardless of how fast you move, you are going to go from 11psi, to less than 5 long before you get it shut, which brings me to the only real downfall with this, or probably any board, with a manual pump........ it takes a little work to get it up to 15psi Small inflator don't pump enough air, and I haven't been desperate enough to want to buy one for these, at 100+dollars, but my girlfriend definitely is, and her son, who uses our 3rd one, said yesterday to just buy an inflator for all three, and give it to him for his birthday this month......... in the hot sun, it's a small workout to get it filled up. You'll definitely be ready to hit the water when you are done. Not super hard to do, but takes some effort, probably 10 minutes of your time, and what I think might be the worst part, the pump isn't quite tall enough for you to use while fully standing up, so the whole time, your back is at a slightly uncomfortable angle. All in all, I find the rewards of being out on the water well worth the time and effort, and I still don't want to spend the money on an inflator, even when I find myself finishing everyone else's board after get mine filled. Other things I wish I would have considered before buying would be the kayak style seat. We purchased these separately, and its what I feel like is a must have accessory, giving you the option of sitting with a back rest. And once you get the kayak seat, and you realize how much easier paddling is with an actual kayak paddle, you'll be looking online and wondering why they don't sell jist the second blade for your stand up paddle. So personally, if I bought one again, I would look for one made by this company, because of the price and quality, but with a package deal with the kayak seat and paddle, if possible...... other than that, ZERO regrets, and i just looked at my strava app, and since mid July, we have used ours 10 different times already. To rent a kayak or SUP around here is at least 25-50 bucks each time, and that usually gets you a time limit. 25 bucks per rental x 10 rentals....... I would agree with the math and say we have definitely gotten our money's worth, now let's just hope the quality holds up for years to come🤞🤞🤞