08-12-2004, 03:01 AM
Not sure if you were referring to my coment on packing in a tube. If you were, the single bladder tubes, or any tube without lots of foam and stabalizer bars can be folded compactly to fit into a backpack. They are also light enough to be comfortable to carry in a few miles or more. I just learned how difficult it is to carry in my tube which has a foam sit and backrest. 2 stabalizer bars, and a foam "spacer" behind the seat. There is no way to back pack that baby with all the necesary gear comfortably. I created a carrying rack for my tube but it is still cumbersome. All that foam ads plenty of weight and since it can't be folded remains very bulky.
As TD mentioned you have to consider where exactly you will use the tube a majority of the time. If you will be hiking to high mountain lakes you will need something that will fit in a backpack easily when deflated. If you don't need to carry your tube for more than a mile then go with the "luxury" models [url "javascript: addTag('
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BTW, does anyone else own or ever used the tube I use, Outfitters expedition? I have never heard of anyone on this forum who uses it. I have never seen another tuber with one. I guess I'm unique, LOL. Probably the color turns them off. Only comes one color, GREEN!!!
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As TD mentioned you have to consider where exactly you will use the tube a majority of the time. If you will be hiking to high mountain lakes you will need something that will fit in a backpack easily when deflated. If you don't need to carry your tube for more than a mile then go with the "luxury" models [url "javascript: addTag('
')"][][/url]. A pontoon style tube will be more comfortable keeping you dryer and offering you excellent stability as well as low er water drag so you won't get tired easily. BTW, does anyone else own or ever used the tube I use, Outfitters expedition? I have never heard of anyone on this forum who uses it. I have never seen another tuber with one. I guess I'm unique, LOL. Probably the color turns them off. Only comes one color, GREEN!!!
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