04-23-2014, 12:59 AM
[quote BigEZ]Seems like a lot of work and expense to avoid a few pumps on each toon before a trip.[/quote]
Thanks, I've thought the same.
Yet consider this, if just for a moment...
Work? Yes, but not as much as you'd think.
Expense? Yes, but MUCH less than you might think.
Based on the options Ive come up with for DIY toons, I would never have to pump again, even once, for HALF the cost of replacement PVC bladder/skin toons.
For the cost of heavy duty, single chamber inflatable toons, I could make 8 virtually indestructible toons.
Since transport and storage are not issues here, I can forego those two qualities that make inflatables appealing in the first place.
What I'm finding, however, is little middle ground. There are almost no rigid, manufactured toons that I'm willing to entertain for the money. The reason I asked here, in fact, was a kind of last ditch effort.
So, I retain inflatable features, and go with balloon toon replacements - or make my own rigid versions. So be it.
Back to your original question: "Why make them at all?"
It's something I don't mind doing, if I must. Plus, I'd like to have them. Call it my personal Mt. Everest.
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Thanks, I've thought the same.
Yet consider this, if just for a moment...
Work? Yes, but not as much as you'd think.
Expense? Yes, but MUCH less than you might think.
Based on the options Ive come up with for DIY toons, I would never have to pump again, even once, for HALF the cost of replacement PVC bladder/skin toons.
For the cost of heavy duty, single chamber inflatable toons, I could make 8 virtually indestructible toons.
Since transport and storage are not issues here, I can forego those two qualities that make inflatables appealing in the first place.
What I'm finding, however, is little middle ground. There are almost no rigid, manufactured toons that I'm willing to entertain for the money. The reason I asked here, in fact, was a kind of last ditch effort.
So, I retain inflatable features, and go with balloon toon replacements - or make my own rigid versions. So be it.
Back to your original question: "Why make them at all?"
It's something I don't mind doing, if I must. Plus, I'd like to have them. Call it my personal Mt. Everest.
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