Affordura Water Tubes with Fins Towable Tubes for Boating, Boat Tubes and Towables with Quick Connector and Storage Bag (67/76/93in, 2/3/4 Person Tube)

It was very easy to inflate. Its well made. enjoy!

Had a tube from Walmart that we ran once and it had crappy quality. This tube is like our original. The kids were able to hold on and stay on.

Sadly, when we got this, we didn’t open it immediately and the return date was a month after.There was a seam that wasn’t sealed so it doesn’t hold air for more than 10 minutes / so now I feel like we’re stuck with it because it’s after the month return 😩.However, we have a few neighbors that have gotten this and have been very happy with it. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Nice Tube with a bag to store it in.

You have to have the rubber tip on compressor to inflate. Never had a tube before, but this works really well. Granddaughters ride for hours. They can get on it without getting wet. It is big, so be sure to know where in your boat it will fit or drag behind close to boat when not in use.

The only time we attempted to use the tube, it didn't stay inflated until we got to the lake.

I have a couple of the airhead towables of this style and I can confidently say that this tube is on par with the quality you'll see in the name brand tubes at a lower price. I'd call this a mid size tube, if your riders a 5' or less, they can ride without even having their feet in the water. If you're tall, your feet will get wet (no necessarily a bad thing)Construction - 5/5 - Quality on par with the rest. They are all generally PVC bags with a nylon fabric cover. The cover is the important part. This tube has well finished double stitched seams. Reinforcement fabric and stitching at the handles and tow points. Standard anchor hook tow point and Boston valve to fill.Accessories - 5-5 - comes with drain flaps in the towable itself and a message stowage bag. Since the cover and tube are both waterproof, it's hard to dry these things. If you stuff it in a hatch wet, you'll get mildew. Both of these features help minimize that issue. Come's with a PVC patch kit that you'll probably never use. My Experience is that if you take care of them they'll last a few years but are somewhat disposable after that.Performance - 5/5 it tows. The wedge shape is nice to minimize plowing. You'll have to do all the work at the helm if you want the ride to be scaryStyle - 4/5 - "Affordura" written on the side doesn't exactly breed confidence. I was slightly shamed when advertising to the world that I put my kids on the "affordable" tube. But hey, it works. The rest of the tube is brightly colored with the bombastic lettering that you would expect.Overall. It's a solid buy. Just as good as the name brand tube,

We live on a lake, and my 2 boys like tubing better than skiing, surfing, and wake boarding so we have owned more than a dozen different tubes over the years, in all shapes and sizes. This is the type of tube to use if you want to go fast and be more aggressive, which is what my boys like (other shapes will either tip too easily or have the inner tube portion rip if you are too aggressive). Obviously you can go slow with it as well, but for most kids that becomes boring fairly quickly.The vast majority of our tubes have been Airhead, although we have had a few Sportstuff as well (Airhead is better). The most comparable Airhead tube to this is the G-Force3, and we have owned 2 or 3 of those; these have been the most dependable tubes we have had (easy, fun, durable). This product is also close to the Airhead Slice, which is a little more round, a little more bouncy, and moderately less stable (easier to flip) than the G-Force.I opted to try this because it was offered through the Amazon Vine program, and this is one of the few things I would consider myself to be an “expert” in. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve patched these types of tubes at least 50 times (we go very rough on the lake) so am extremely familiar with the makeup, materials, etc. I had never heard of Affordura before and was expecting a cheap, knockoff made in China (which applies to many of the products I review through Amazon Vine).I was presently surprised; the materials seem comparable to Airhead. The stitching seems robust (all handles on the tubes will eventually pull loose and/or have the inner foam insert pull out, so this is important). The materials also have a thick, quality feel. Comes with a quick connect, which a lot of the cheaper brands don’t do. Also comes with a nylon bag to store it in, which I have never seen before (we keep ours inflated in our shed, but the bag is a nice touch if you are deflating them at the end of the day).The real test came from the kids, though. We pulled all 3 of the above tubes at the same time yesterday and today with 9 different kids aged 15-18 (yes, you can pull 2 or 3 tubes at once if you have experienced riders and driver, just make sure the rope lengths are all the same so they bounce off each other instead of crossing). To clarify, though, we only have 1 kid on each tube because we go pretty hard. You could put 2 adults on one of these, but 3 isn’t happening unless you’re going 8-10 mph (they all tend to overstate their total person capacity, unless you’ve got little kids).The Affordura held its own and behaved just like you would expect. It was actually the most stable of the 3 tubes (ie - least likely to flip when you hit waves), but you may find that good or bad, depending on your preference (the Slice will go airborne pretty easily, but is also the hardest to land without flipping). If it holds up, the Affordura will easily continue to be in the rotation the rest of the summer as the kids liked it.Durability will be the main factor on whether I purchase another product from this manufacturer in the future (again, I’m expecting it to not last as long as the Airheads). Also, Airhead has a terrific replacement policy within 1 year of purchase (just send them pictures of the problem - usually it’s the inner white tube that rips - and they will replace that part or all of the tube without having to send anything back). I’ve used it at least 5 times and they have been great. I’m doubtful that Affordura has the same policy.I was a little surprised as well when I looked right now on Amazon that the price of this tube is within a dollar or 2 of the Airhead G-Force3. You would think they would go $20-30 lower, otherwise everyone is going to go with the Airhead (I would).Bottom line: after 2 days of driving this tube aggressively next to 2 similar Airhead models (which I consider the gold standard), it performed just as well if not a little better (if you seek stability). The materials seem to be of a high quality and it looks good. If it has the durability of the Airhead products, then I absolutely would consider buying one of these again in the future, especially if the price was lower than the Airhead.Highly Recommended!