academy river Tubes???

[mhbaseball]

Anyone bought or used a river tube from Academy??? Are they worth a crap or cheap?

Looking at buying a good river tube to save money from having to rent them.

[bsimpson]

I have 2 and like them

[TexaswBOWhunter]

Tubepro dot com...... They have the heavy duty vinyl ones!!!

[mhbaseball]

sturdy?

I have 2 and like them

Are they the same as the ones u rent, in terms of sturdy good material?

[wyliescrib]

i have been looking at the river run 1 tubes at academy .. any input for these tubes..

[TexasBob]

Buy the tubes made to pull behind a boat. They have a cover to protect them and handles

[WACK N STACK]

Buy the tubes made to pull behind a boat. They have a cover to protect them and handles

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[Stolle]

i have been looking at the river run 1 tubes at academy .. any input for these tubes..

I think these are the tubes we use. Blue and White? Can't go wrong. If you take care of them when you are not at the river they will last quite a while.

[Ksig512]

the best thing to do is go to a tire store and have them order you the heavy duty tubes. Those tubes you buy at walmart and academy will rip easy on the rocks.

[mhbaseball]

the best thing to do is go to a tire store and have them order you the heavy duty tubes. Those tubes you buy at walmart and academy will rip easy on the rocks.

I think that is what I am going to do. Discount tire has river tubes for 20 dollars. Cant go wrong there if they are the same black tubes u rent for the river.

[flatlander]

i have been looking at the river run 1 tubes at academy .. any input for these tubes..

I have at least have a dozen of them that we have collected over the last 2-3 years. GREAT tubes. I like the mesh bottoms for the kids to be able to ride in like a raft, and to hold on to sunscreen, etc, and they are durable. Very comfortable also. I fell asleep in one in the front yard of the cabin (after a few to many) and it was great, until my wife opened the air valve and I woke up flat on the grass. She still laughs about that.......

[mhbaseball]

are the academy river tubes black like the ones u see on the river to rent? bc those are awesome. The ones I think Academy has seem more like towables/lake tubes.

[Ksig512]

the ones you rent are the heavy duty tubes,, same ones you order from a tire dealer. The ones you buy at Academy are not the same.

[mhbaseball]

thanks

the ones you rent are the heavy duty tubes,, same ones you order from a tire dealer. The ones you buy at Academy are not the same.

thats exactly what I needed to know. Thanks. Will be ordering a few from my buddy at discount tire for next weekend

[Joey~AP]

River Rat tubes work for years!