Tower Inflatable 9’10” Stand Up Paddle Board - (6 Inches Thick) - Universal SUP Wide Stance - Premium SUP Bundle (Pump & Adjustable Paddle Included) - Non-Slip Deck - Youth and Adult - Adventure 1

I searched around, read reviews online, and I settled on this board. I really wanted one of the cute girly boards, like Isle and Supflex have, but I went with this board because it is consistently rated well on different websites. It also has the most (good) reviews on Amazon. I was worried that I would be so slow, it would be too hard to pump up, I would be too wobbly... But, I've had great success. I have never SUP'd before, but I got the board and my brother and sister-in-law (avid SUPers) took me out. I was obviously wobbly then. They had me try out their boards as well. Here is what I think:The Tower Adventurer is just as rigid as their Naish iSups, and stable as their hard board ( I don't remember the brand). The shortness of the board took everyone a minute to get used to, but they thought it was a pretty good board too. I thought for a minute that I needed a board like my brothers, with the pointed nose and more length. His did feel more stable at first, but I have been out two more times on my Tower Adventurer it and I feel great on it. I just think the learning curve may be a bit longer with a shorter board. I like the length of this board though, I'm 5'2" and this board was easy for me to carry around. The 12' boards seemed like they were awkward for me. It's true it's not the fastest. However, my family wasn't gonna leave me in the dust and none of are racers. Also, after the first day it was much easier to dig in a paddle harder and faster. Paddling upriver was slow, but a great workout. I think that just being inflatable makes it more difficult to paddle upstream though. I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to inflate it or it would take me forever to inflate it. I even heard some guy make a comment that there is no way a petite woman could inflate the board alone. BULL! I did it in about 6 mins. The last four pounds of pressure ( I pumped it up to 14 PSI ) were the hard ones, but just lean into it with your whole body and you can get it done. The other thing I was worried about was loosing the screw for the fin, and maybe it didn't used to be attached, but it is now. There is a tether that attaches the screw to the fin so hopefully you won't loose it. I also got a leash and the Tower backpack, both are great. If I fall I don't want to kick my board away and loose it. The backpack fits EVERYTHING perfectly. I think I will also get the kit to put on some D-rings and bungee cords... I wish I had somewhere to strap down my stuff.So, I am so happy with my purchase. I love that I can just fold it up and stick it in my trunk. I love it more than my kayaks. I can see everything standing up! I absolutely love SUPing and I love my board. Oh, and it totally can hold a lot of weight. I had two friends try it out who were between 220-250lbs.

I spent quite a bit of time researching SUPs for a family trip to visit my mom, who lives on an inland lake in northern MI. I wanted to to have some stand up paddle boards to play with on the lake. I opted for an inflatable, because it would make storage easier, we could travel with them if desired, and we were just going to flat water paddle. I bought 2 (because the price is reasonable), hoping I was right that these were as good as Tower's somewhat overhyped web site says they are.I couldn't be happier with the boards. They were easy to unpack, I found the simple instructions easy to follow (really, how hard is it to blow up a board, screw a fin on, and assemble a paddle?). The pumps worked fine, but is a lot of work getting them inflated. I had an air compressor, which made it a lot easier. Amazon sells a 'High Pressure SUP Inflator Valve' by Slingshot Sports' that I bought for this purpose, which I highly recommend if you have an air compressor and an iSUP. I inflated mine to 15 PSI (just over the recommended 11 psi), since they are supposed to take 25 PSI, and it performed great.The boards are amazing rigid. I am 190 lbs, and didn't feel any bend at all. My feet were high and dry, even in 1-2 ft choppy waters. The boards track pretty well, and paddle as easily as the 10'6" epoxy boards I have used for flat water and ocean paddling. One exception may be going upwind into some chop, where they thickness makes it harder to cut through waves. I am a regular ocean surfer, and while I didn't ocean surf these boards, I don't think they would be the best surfing boards. I know they are capable of surfing, since we caught and rode some huge boat wakes and did some tow in wake surfing on the iSUP. But they were tough to control on the fast, small wake, and not nearly as much fun as our 6' fish glass board.The paddle is serviceable, but one must recognize it is an inexpensive paddle (this is clearly stated on Tower's website). It was easy to assemble and adjust, and nicely fulfilled it's purpose. If I was going to use this as my main SUP (which I would if I traveled and SUP'ed a lot), I would buy a higher end paddle. But for what we did it was fine. The paddles do sink (also clearly stated by Tower), but take a minute or so to do so. So it isn't like if you fall off the board and drop the paddle, it will be at the bottom of the lake. I cut off a small bit of a swim noodle and made a float, but took it off in a couple days as it just wasn't needed.My wife and 3 boys (110-170 lbs) were SUP'ing all week, and we had a great time exploring the beaches on our lake. Friends and neighbors who had never seen SUPs couldn't believe they were inflatable, and borrowed them to try them out. One neighbor bought 2 for their house after trying my boards. One guy that used them was likely 250 lbs, and he also had no bend issues and paddled easily. Nearly all of these people were novice SUP'ers and were off and paddling in a minute. My 74 year old mother even took a lap.Tower seems to take a fair bit of abuse from various web sites and reviewers, but I don't see why. In my opinion, they make a good quality product at a really good price. I am very happy with the purchase, and think these boards are a great value.