Product Description

Intex river run i. 53" diameter circle. Mesh bottom to keep cool. Built in backrest for comfort. 2 heavey duty handles. 2 cup holders

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Intex
• Model: 58825
• Released on: 2007-09-01
• Dimensions: 13.00" h x 4.13" w x 11.50" l, 10.00 pounds

Features

• 53" diameter circle
• Mesh bottom to keep cool
• Built in backrest for comfort
• 2 heavey duty handles
• 2 cup holders

Customer Reviews

Great tube for flatwater
Being a 26 year veteran of the toobing wars I believe that I am in a unique position to review this product. I usually go toobing anywhere between 12 and 50 times a year with 30 - 40 trips in a year being average. For years I have used the standard black truck inner tube, usually a 9.00/20 or a 10.00/20. I like the black tubes because the hole in the centre is more suited for my adult size rear end.

Until I found this tube last year, I had never seen a vinyl tube that had a hole larger than about 12 inches. This caused me to sit up too much in the tube and made my back hurt. It also made it hard to paddle. The hole in this tube, the Intex River Run, is proportioned more like a regular rubber tube. The great thing is that you can blow it up at the river yourself and when the trip is finished the tube has a screw out quick release valve that deflates the tube in about 30 seconds. With the black tubes you have to stop at a gas station and blow them up, then cram them into the car or tie them onto your car for the final leg of the trip to the river. Black tubes also take a long time to deflate. In addition the black rubber tubes will give you "tube rash" under your arms from rubbing on them while paddling and they get very hot in the sun. This vinyl tube stays cool in the sun and has a mesh bottom that makes it great for kids. If you do not like the mesh bottom you can cut it out without damaging the tube. I left mine in.

Black tubes also dry rot after only one season and inflate unevenly. I have seen vinyl tubes in service for years. I bought one of these tubes last year to try it out and I loved it. However, after the summer started and I got to try it for real, they were sold out everywhere. This year I am buying several more. A great purchase for any toober.

Perfect for going down the river
I bought 15 of these tubes a couple of years back- very solid- I use these tubes on a pretty rough river where we knock in to rocks, trees, sticks, and who knows. I have also dragged these tubes over cement and gravel and they hold up great. We have only had one leak.

Really good floats
These are great floats for the river or whatever. They are durable and can hold people up to like 400 lbs or so....Recommend them highly but if you buy at the beginning of summer you can get them for half the price at Walmart or Acadamy (no S&H).