SportsStuff Bandwagon 2+2 Towable 1-4 Rider Tube for Boating and Water Sports, Kwik-Connect Tow, Heavy-Duty Full Nylon Cover & EVA Padding

I have purchased two of these tubes from Amazon and multiple replacement batters directly from Sportsstuff. First, I think this is the most fun 4-person tube you can buy. We tube almost every weekend in the summer and they get a lot of use. My girls don’t want any other tube. We go out with their friends and everyone has a blast. This tube is stable. We typically turn and jump our wake and they can really catch some air. Seeing the smiles and screams is well worth the cost to me. The tube has may different ways to the kids can arrange themselves (sitting, kneeling, laying down on your stomach and even standing on the back ). That adds to the fun. With lighter children it is actually hard to get them out of the wake. Larger children go out of the wake more do to the heavier riders have more inertia. If you have younger children this tube provides a smooth ride and it can also provide more wild rides jumping you wake. Again, everyone we have brought along loves it. Second, we are hard on this tube and it will develop leaks. Do not over fill either of the bladders in the morning and leave it in the hot sun. The air expands when it gets hot and I have popped them by doing that (any tube, not just this one). We also develop leaks jumping large wakes. I patched our first one many times, bought new bladders and patched those too. Keep in mind though that we boated for over fifty hours last year and tubed a good amount of that. I don’t think the patching is unusual and I’ve needed to do the same with other tubes. I don’t think it is a defect with this particular tube. Have a good patch kit and patch if it develops a hole. The patch kits I use typically work well and are easy to use. We now bought a second one this year and if it up to my girls, they will want another in 3-5 years. Lastly, take a good look at the size and weight. This is a BIG tube and is heavy to carry. We inflate it on the water and it rides outside of the boat after that. With four riders, you know you are pulling it, so I would not recommend pulling it with a small boat. Kids like to use it as a raft while swimming too. I understand this tube is not cheap and will need periodic repairs, but the fun factor outweighs those downsides.

A tube that gives a lot of fun. But it had a life of about 14 months from purchase and about 12 months from the time we started using it. It was probably used for about 35 hours. We developed a leak in the main bladder. I was able to repair it so that it lasted a little longer the other issue is that we then appeared to develop a leak in the arch. I couldn't find this leak. Before either bladder leak, the stitching on the arch cover started to split. Initially, this was not a problem but as the arch started to leak, the gap between the cover and the bladder would let water start to enter the area between the two. This exacerbated the issue as the added water now made it less buoyant and needing to be aired faster. The water then made it harder to handle and somewhat difficult to get the water out. Overall, the expense for basically one season - or a season and a half in our case with a lot of nursing along - is too great for me. This is too bad because the kids do really enjoy it.

The best tow-able I have ever had!! I actually bought it for my 5 year old and his little cousins because it was hard for them to ride a normal tube. Regular tubes seemed to be hard on little kids to keep their head up, even when going slow if they are laying down. And they keep getting splashed in the face. I thought they would like to sit on this and it would be fun. The little kids 3-8 love to just ride on it. It is really hard to get it outside the wake due to its shape with little kids on it. This is a good thing for little kids that want to ride. They feel safe. However, I was disappointed at first because it was boring for the bigger kids. Whipping them left and right with little success. Then, they figured out how to ride it!!!!! WOW! Standing on the back they can pull up on it and the thing will fly left and right. Way better then a normal tube and fun. If you want to have fun with big kids or adults, only put riders on the back and lean like you would on any other tube. It you want to pull little kids put them anywhere. It is built tough also. My kids love it. Con- it is hard to flip back over from the water if you flip it because it is so big. It is also pricey but worth it. (You can only flip it if you want to)

This is the best towable tube we've ever had! It's very sturdy for the young riders and versatile for the older riders as there are several different riding positions which the kids just love. They also like that they can all be on it at the same time (we've had up to six small ones). They would ride this thing all day long if we let them - they never want to get off it! Very happy with this purchase. It's worth spending the extra $$$ for this vs. lower cost tubes that are junk. Just hope it lasts many summers or the kids will be really sad.

We purchased this as an alternative for our younger kids to ride instead of the traditional tube towables. This lets them have all the fun without the heavy head banging that occurs on a regular tube. All the kids seem to love it and do not want to go back to the traditional tube after trying it. Couple of items to note however: 1) It is huge and heavy. It is made for 4 adults but we have had up to 6 smaller kids on it. It says it weighs 70(ish pounds) and that is before it gets wet. Figuring out where to store it when not in use is something to consider 2) Construction seems durable, the kids use it as a regular float to jump around on when not being towed. 3)You will likely want an electric pump of some sort to inflate this. I would give it 5 stars but I have not owned it long enough speak to long term durability. It looks like it will hold up (and for the price I would expect it to!)

Awesome Product. Held air and dried up easily.

Tube was great for the short time we had use of it. Kids loved it. Third time out the seams let go in two spots and the patch kit that comes with it is very flimsy. Tried adding heavier duty patch on top and held for about 20min tube ride. Kids are 4 girls ranging from 10 - 14. So it wasn’t a cause of over loaded. Compared to some of my other tubes the pvc on this one feels quite a bit thinner. Great tube, but needs to be more durable. I have started the return process.

Excellent tube, very fun. This towable is fast and stable, kids fall off due to not being able to hang on rather than the tube tipping. Under normal circumstances, the tube will not tip, even if the water is bumpy. However, if larger kids get on the back and try to pull it over sideways while it is 'whipping', they can turn it over that way. The only downside is there is no provision to make the tube easier to climb back on. It is very hard to get on it from the water, no place to put feet to help climb. Overall, excellent, we really enjoy this unit, best we could have found.