Product Description

Whether you're maneuvering rapids or meandering down a stream, the Coleman Colossus Inflatable Boat is ready, durable and certified by the National Marine Manufacturers Association. The Colossus Four-Person Boat is constructed with three separate air chambers, each of which is sealed with Coleman's unique Double Lock valve technology. Multiple chambers make the boat more secure and resistant to punctures. The Colossus Four-Person Inflatable Boat comes with four oars and features four oar locks and a rope grab line. Guaranteed not to leak, thanks to Coleman's exclusive Airtight System, the Colossus' heavy-duty, puncture-resistant PVC and patented Double-Lock valve prevent accidental air loss.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40818 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: Silver
• Brand: Coleman
• Model: 5995A404
• Dimensions: 6.00" h x 16.00" w x 18.00" l, 15.95 pounds

Features

• Includes four-person inflatable boat and four oars
• Inflated size measures 110 inches long by 48 inches wide
• Supports up to 840 pounds
• Features three chambers with Coleman's exclusive Double Lock Valve technology
• Made with heavy-duty 23-gauge PVC

Amazon.com Product Description
Suitable for maneuvering rapids, meandering down a stream, crossing a lake, or taking passengers ashore from a yacht, this 110-inch by 48-inch inflatable boat accommodates four. It consists of three separate air chambers, each sealed with a double-lock leak-free valve for safety. The airtight system is guaranteed not to leak. (Pump not included; sold separately.) The boat is made of heavy-duty, puncture-resistant 23-gauge PVC. Other features include four oars, four oar locks, and a rope grab-line for docking or hauling the boat onto shore. The boat supports up to 840 pounds. The 45-inch plastic oars feature contoured, shovel-shaped blades that make it easy to propel the boat quickly.

The Colossus measures 110 inches long by 48 inches wide and will hold up to four people.

The oars are ribbed for durability and are easy to assemble and disassemble for storage and portability.

Specifications:

• Capacity: 4 people, 840 pounds
• Length: 110"
• Width: 48"
• Material: heavy-duty, puncture-resistant 23-gauge PVC
• Three separate air chambers, each with double-lock leak-free valve

What's in the Box?
Inflatable boat, four oars, four oar locks, rope grab-line

About Coleman
The Coleman Company has been creating and innovating products for recreational outdoor use since W.C. Coleman started selling gasoline-powered lanterns in 1900. Inventor of the hugely popular fold-up camp stove, Coleman developed a plastic liner for his galvanized steel coolers in 1957--the birth of the modern cooler--and the company has been improving their utility and design ever since. The array of products that bear the Coleman name now includes just about everything you might need to work or play outdoors, from tents and sleeping bags to boats, backpacks, and furniture.

Customer Reviews

Nice Raft
This 'four person boat' is big enough to fit two people [or 4 if everybody sits on the sides]. There is a nice line that runs around the boat, as well as oar locks on the sides and oar holders. The plastic is heavier than your typical inflatable raft and is advertisides as puncture resistant. The interior measures about 65'' in length, so a little room to move around. The paddles are not too short and assemble nicely. The boat can be inflated by mouth or using any coleman quickpump. It is easilt inflated by mouth due to the double locking valves which let air pass freely without a squeeze like on similar inflatables. Great for the ocean, lakes, ponds, any water!!

raft so-so, oars a bust
The raft is fine for two adults; not as big as you might think given the weight capacity. On our first use, one of the oars broke and is unuseable. We will be purchasing better oars.

Just for floating.
This is a great boat at a great price. (I paid $50 directly from Amazon) I intended to row down a local river for a few hours and drink some brewsky with my lady. But "rowing" is cumbersome in this boat. I am 6'4" (she's 5'8") and there was just enough comfortable space for the two of us, two backpacks, and her two-year old - it was a great afternoon. The inflatable bar in the middle was somewhat annoying but you can use it as a perch if you so desire.

Rowing, with the intent of covering a lot of distance, is not such a great idea in this boat. You have to screw the oars together which means that the range of motion is somewhat compromised with the various parts and how they interact while in the process of rowing. The oars are short as it is, and the boat spins very easily, so it takes quite a bit of correction rowing if you intend to be facing, and moving, in one direction. This will require you to be quite energetic; it is much more annoying than fun.

So we ended up kneeling in the boat, or on the edge, and treating it like a canoe - because we didn't want to go at the speed of the small river we were on. And that's when the fun started - really. We were moving fast! We like canoeing a lot, but this boat fits in the trunk of an Accord with room for the oars (that became paddles!) and all of our stuff, including her munchkin; but my girlfriend wanted her munchkin in the carseat instead.

One more "idea" about the oars: I broke one, without too much exertion, so if you intend to use it like a portable canoe get bigger, sturdier paddles. These are somewhat small for paddling anyway. But they're great if you don't expect much. And paddling will require two people working together, unless you want to spend the day switching sides every other time you stick the paddle in the water.

So if we had two more munchkins, and they were all splashing around within earshot, out on a small lake that doesn't have a lot of larger watercraft, while I was cooking up on the grill, or we just wanted to lazy-float for an afternoon down a river, I would feel like I was getting maximum value - at this price.

You could buy three to four of these, plus some cheap PFDs (get good PFDs if the water is rough - this isn't the time to save cash), and have yourselves a great time with a bunch of like-minded individuals. Like I said this is highly transportable aquatic fun and if you parked a car(s) at the end of a given point on a river and everyone piled into the other car(s) and drove to the beginning point of a river trip you could do it all with very little hassle and not have to strap anything onto your roof.

You'll need to get a pump, too, and the Coleman dual-action pump is an excellent choice - you can use it on your inflatable matress, too.

One more note: we did get a quarter-inch hole on our second use, but nobody else complained about it so I imagine I should have been more careful. We discovered it out on the lake, but because of the multiple chambers we weren't worried about sinking before we got to shore.