Thank you for your teaching. I learned it in half an hour. I bought the Marnur paddle board, which is being discounted by 50%. It is very cheap and stable. I recommend it to novice players.
I think you're bad at keeping balance. I almost returned mine when I saw this video, but I decided to give it a try at sea and I can say that it is an EXCELLENT paddleboard, easy and quick to set up. It was easy to stand, keep the balance, and paddle with small waves. I really enjoyed and recommend this product!.
The stability of the board will be less if you aren't standing at the center where the carrying handle is. As you move your weight to the rear, the board will become less stable and shift side to side as you are paddling.
So should I put the chair where I would stand, or slightly behind that point? I have not decided if I'm going to use a chair or my cooler/live well for a seat. Thanks!
You can use any electric pump, you just need an adaptor for the valve as well. Just plug it into the cigarette lighter, set it for the manufacturers psi recommendation and you’re set.
Push and twist the little plunger in the middle of the Halkey Roberts valve to open it (as you would do to deflate) Pump up to pressure then quickly reomve hose and twist to close HR valve. Reinsert pump and top off. You'll inflate in half the time and won't be tired...
I nearly purchased two kids inflatable paddle boards, then I remembered pumping up the giant inflatable flamingo by hand pump, and I thought better of it. I purchased 2 hard bottom soft top paddle boards for kids. A lot more money but at least we will do it. I think inflatables are the kind of thing you will give up quick unless you got a mechanical pump. P.S. I am glad you didn't fall off as that canal water looks nasty.
1. Theres usually a switch on the pump that puts it in the push pumping mode. Its easier to pump the last 5 psi that way. 2. You are pumping just with your arms. Youll get tired quickly that way. Use your legs and and your body weight. Itll be much easier.
Set you're hair dryer on the cool setting (no heat) and it'll literally get you about 70% of the way there before the back pressure starts to out-weigh the incoming pressure of the blow dryer. Then transition to the pump and you'll only be pumping about 5 min to get to 10psi.
I've seen in other videos where the sweet spot to kneel/stand on an iSUP is on either side of the handle. With that said, you're standing too far back for best stability.
March 6/21: Thank you for the video. I just received my SereneLife Inflatable SUP board yesterday. I bought (Canada) from Amazon ca for $450.27 plus tax + $508.81. (If the US makes minimum wage $15 like ours you too will pay big.) Last year not a hope in hell in finding an inflatable for under $1000 plus. I cannot afford that and I am a beginner. Thank you so much for the tips. I am not going out on the water (late may early June for us here in Ontario) with expectations of a quality board. I will be camping at lakes with calm waters but I am a five minute walk to Georgian Bay which does not have a lot of calm water days. It is beautiful though. If I enjoy immensely I will sell this board and save for a quality board. I will definitely be buying a quality electric pump because I am sitting here sipping my wine and getting tired just watching you pump up that board up. ; ). Thanks again. Perhaps I will check back in a couple of months with my progress and thoughts. I shared your video with my sister in Ottawa because she just bought same board. 👏
What don’t you like about the Serene board? I’m most interested in this board and have only heard good reviews so I’m wondering why you would change to something different.
There is nothing I dislike about this board. I think it is great and would highly recommend. I also purchased the Seamax electric pump. I am very pleased with it too. My comment regarding upgrading my board : when this boards life span has passed I will look in to higher quality boards to see if there is any difference. This board is great though.
@@bc5001 ohhhh, ok. Thank you for the clarification. I feel reassured that this board is still highly recommended as I am a beginner and am looking for something appropriate to my needs. Thank you for your comment. ❤️. Much appreciated.
Thank you for this honest review, Austin. It helped me decide to buy one! You said that when you are fishing, you are always in a hurry? Really now? haha, now that surprised me.
As someone who's always used sn inflatable one this was really fun to watch because I find it really easy to stand up and I put my dad on the board once and started jumping to try make him fall in and it was hilarious
My pump has two holes when where the hose gets at tat he’s and the other one is completely open … I got the red cap on as well but it doesn’t make sense that it’s leaking air it won’t Inflste at all am I supposed to have a cap?
Is your little thing in the middle of the pump higher then the ring thats inside it? If its in line with the ring inside the valve you gotta turn the little thing inside clockwise to seal it, sorry if i dont sound clear xD its hard to explain
Awesome review mate - Cheers thank you I appreciate your body weight recommendation advice too👍 Oh and my rating for you keeping from taking a dunk in that disgusting looking water.... 100/10 🤙
@5:14 It's lighter than it is when it's deflated .. really 😁 were you pumping in hydrogen or helium ? I tried paddleboarding for the first time a couple of weeks ago and must admit it's harder than it looks. I did manage to stand up, but every time I thought I had gotten the hang of it, I fell in again... just a pity the North Sea is so cold. Regards from the UK
Do you think it’s possible (if you had a second pump) to cut one of the hose lines and shove an electric pump end in there to do most of work then top it off with the hand pump?
@@Lake2Bay gotcha. Was just trying to think of a way of speeding up majority of the pumping process and topping it off with the hand pump that comes with it.
It would have been nice to see how you placed the cap on after you finished inflating it. I have one, not this brand, but when I take the pump out of the board the air hisses out; after pumping for 20 min to get to 15 psi it’s defeating knowing you lost air/hard work. There’s got to be a trick I have an Oceana brand board.
So I've had a similar problem, I do cross country mountain biking and my fork and shock are filled with air, when I would top them off I would get that hiss when I remove the hose. After doing some research I found out that the hiss you hear is actually the air that's left in the hose and not the air coming out of the shocks....so MAYBE it's a similar problem where you're hearing the air in the pump and not the board when removed 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@bayborn510 there is a pin that you can push in where you would connect the pump, in is to deflate and then pull the pin up to keep the air in. You kind of push it in to get the pin to come up. I made this mistake and all the air kept coming out !
Thanks for the review, I have one of these inflatable paddle board and it's not really stable. I'm a starter as well so I find it really hard to balance standing on it. Thanks again
How did you disconnect the air hose when it was inflated?? Do you just scramble to plug it?? That’s what I did with mine and I was wondering if there was a trick..??
I have the same board and I disagree on the stability aspect as well as the ease of use for inflation. I think u should have purchased a kayak for fishing if that’s ur main reason for being on the water
From my limited research I can assume this is a lower-end inflatable in terms of quality. I’m curious if you think a higher end one would rank better overall (say something in the $700-$900 range)
hahahha that is right... this was my comment for this video: "I think you're bad at keeping balance. I almost returned mine when I saw this video, but I decided to give it a try at sea and I can say that it is an EXCELLENT paddle board, easy and quick to put together. It was easy to balance with small waves and I really enjoyed it."
Thank you for your teaching. I learned it in half an hour. I bought the Marnur paddle board, which is being discounted by 50%. It is very cheap and stable. I recommend it to novice players.
Glad it was helpful!
I think you're bad at keeping balance. I almost returned mine when I saw this video, but I decided to give it a try at sea and I can say that it is an EXCELLENT paddleboard, easy and quick to set up. It was easy to stand, keep the balance, and paddle with small waves. I really enjoyed and recommend this product!.
The stability of the board will be less if you aren't standing at the center where the carrying handle is. As you move your weight to the rear, the board will become less stable and shift side to side as you are paddling.
So should I put the chair where I would stand, or slightly behind that point? I have not decided if I'm going to use a chair or my cooler/live well for a seat. Thanks!
@@brianmyers9989 set the chair up so that your feet are on either side of the handle. That way when you stand up, you're already in the right spot 👣🤙
You can use any electric pump, you just need an adaptor for the valve as well. Just plug it into the cigarette lighter, set it for the manufacturers psi recommendation and you’re set.
can you specify more :) ? plz
Push and twist the little plunger in the middle of the Halkey Roberts valve to open it (as you would do to deflate)
Pump up to pressure then quickly reomve hose and twist to close HR valve. Reinsert pump and top off. You'll inflate in half the time and won't be tired...
I nearly purchased two kids inflatable paddle boards, then I remembered pumping up the giant inflatable flamingo by hand pump, and I thought better of it. I purchased 2 hard bottom soft top paddle boards for kids. A lot more money but at least we will do it. I think inflatables are the kind of thing you will give up quick unless you got a mechanical pump. P.S. I am glad you didn't fall off as that canal water looks nasty.
I’m glad I didn’t fall in too!
1. Theres usually a switch on the pump that puts it in the push pumping mode. Its easier to pump the last 5 psi that way.
2. You are pumping just with your arms. Youll get tired quickly that way. Use your legs and and your body weight. Itll be much easier.
Thanks for the feedback
@@Lake2Bay yw
It's lighter than when it's deflated? Does that pump put helium in it or air?
🤣
Lmaooooooo
Inflatable boards are real paddleboards and they are not all cheap. There's alot of tech that has gone into the high end boards.
Set you're hair dryer on the cool setting (no heat) and it'll literally get you about 70% of the way there before the back pressure starts to out-weigh the incoming pressure of the blow dryer. Then transition to the pump and you'll only be pumping about 5 min to get to 10psi.
I've seen in other videos where the sweet spot to kneel/stand on an iSUP is on either side of the handle. With that said, you're standing too far back for best stability.
The neighbors decided to watch live
March 6/21: Thank you for the video. I just received my SereneLife Inflatable SUP board yesterday. I bought (Canada) from Amazon ca for $450.27 plus tax + $508.81. (If the US makes minimum wage $15 like ours you too will pay big.) Last year not a hope in hell in finding an inflatable for under $1000 plus. I cannot afford that and I am a beginner. Thank you so much for the tips. I am not going out on the water (late may early June for us here in Ontario) with expectations of a quality board. I will be camping at lakes with calm waters but I am a five minute walk to Georgian Bay which does not have a lot of calm water days. It is beautiful though. If I enjoy immensely I will sell this board and save for a quality board. I will definitely be buying a quality electric pump because I am sitting here sipping my wine and getting tired just watching you pump up that board up. ; ). Thanks again. Perhaps I will check back in a couple of months with my progress and thoughts. I shared your video with my sister in Ottawa because she just bought same board. 👏
Thanks for watching good luck!
What don’t you like about the Serene board? I’m most interested in this board and have only heard good reviews so I’m wondering why you would change to something different.
There is nothing I dislike about this board. I think it is great and would highly recommend. I also purchased the Seamax electric pump. I am very pleased with it too. My comment regarding upgrading my board : when this boards life span has passed I will look in to higher quality boards to see if there is any difference. This board is great though.
@@bc5001 ohhhh, ok. Thank you for the clarification. I feel reassured that this board is still highly recommended as I am a beginner and am looking for something appropriate to my needs. Thank you for your comment. ❤️. Much appreciated.
9/22 They are all over the place for $229.
Id have arms like a body builder after that pumping lol
You lost me at "real" paddle board and "legitimate" paddle board. Exactly how are iSUP's not legit paddle boards???
Because you have to blow it up 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you for this honest review, Austin. It helped me decide to buy one! You said that when you are fishing, you are always in a hurry? Really now? haha, now that surprised me.
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you. I am so excited to paddle board!
Hope you enjoy it!
Helpful video! Thanks dude!
You’re really good at reviews. Thoughtful presentation and thorough critiques. Subscribed.
Much appreciated!
Thanks for your sharing
Thanks for watching subscribe for future videos!
@@Lake2Bay you are welcome
As someone who's always used sn inflatable one this was really fun to watch because I find it really easy to stand up and I put my dad on the board once and started jumping to try make him fall in and it was hilarious
If your in UK I recommend checking out decathlon and always make sure you have a life jacket or vest when using! 😁
Man, I wish you had filmed that.
Nice tutorial for the paddle board. 👍
Thanks make sure too subscribe for more👍🏼
@@Lake2Bay I did
My pump has two holes when where the hose gets at tat he’s and the other one is completely open … I got the red cap on as well but it doesn’t make sense that it’s leaking air it won’t Inflste at all am I supposed to have a cap?
Check with the manufacturer
Is your little thing in the middle of the pump higher then the ring thats inside it? If its in line with the ring inside the valve you gotta turn the little thing inside clockwise to seal it, sorry if i dont sound clear xD its hard to explain
Awesome review mate - Cheers thank you I appreciate your body weight recommendation advice too👍 Oh and my rating for you keeping from taking a dunk in that disgusting looking water.... 100/10 🤙
Glad i kept dry!
So about 500 pumps
Should’ve fallen in the water for the likes
Should've buddy
@5:14 It's lighter than it is when it's deflated .. really 😁 were you pumping in hydrogen or helium ?
I tried paddleboarding for the first time a couple of weeks ago and must admit it's harder than it looks. I did manage to stand up, but every time I thought I had gotten the hang of it, I fell in again... just a pity the North Sea is so cold.
Regards from the UK
Do you think it’s possible (if you had a second pump) to cut one of the hose lines and shove an electric pump end in there to do most of work then top it off with the hand pump?
might go against the pump design that was intended. None the less would be cool to try.
@@Lake2Bay gotcha. Was just trying to think of a way of speeding up majority of the pumping process and topping it off with the hand pump that comes with it.
@@mesa620 its a lot of pumping but at the end of the day its part of the process and good way to break a sweat
@@mesa620 the electric pump that you can buy by serene life is on Amazon. It’s very stable if you have it pumped electrically to the correct PSI
@@mzamri55 I’ll check that pump out. Thanks.
thank you for a great video.
Thanks for watching!!!
You can mount a outrigger on it
It would have been nice to see how you placed the cap on after you finished inflating it. I have one, not this brand, but when I take the pump out of the board the air hisses out; after pumping for 20 min to get to 15 psi it’s defeating knowing you lost air/hard work. There’s got to be a trick
I have an Oceana brand board.
So I've had a similar problem, I do cross country mountain biking and my fork and shock are filled with air, when I would top them off I would get that hiss when I remove the hose. After doing some research I found out that the hiss you hear is actually the air that's left in the hose and not the air coming out of the shocks....so MAYBE it's a similar problem where you're hearing the air in the pump and not the board when removed 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@afiacco88 definitely not the case with my board. I just pump it to 15.5 PSI and place the cap as quickly as possible to seal as much air as I can.
@@bayborn510 there is a pin that you can push in where you would connect the pump, in is to deflate and then pull the pin up to keep the air in. You kind of push it in to get the pin to come up. I made this mistake and all the air kept coming out !
@@meghankennedy7697 oh thank you! I’ll have to check for this pin the next time I go out! Thank you so much.
Thanks for the review, I have one of these inflatable paddle board and it's not really stable. I'm a starter as well so I find it really hard to balance standing on it.
Thanks again
No problem, thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe for future videos!
Practice practice practice
Thanks for the info!
Kate M thanks for watching!
I just received mine today .. it’s an aqua plus from Amazon .. and The pumping part on mine was much faster
Great to hear!
You didn't explain or demonstrate the valve mechanism.
Does the pump have a pressure gauge on it?
And if you like everything outdoor it could substitute for sleeping pad
Note: and you could get like high volume pump
Huh never thought of that
This turned into a gator safety video
what camera do u use?
Great content!
Thank you
What the size of your SUP . Mine is 11 X 33 and is super stable .
i think they are 30" wide
how long did it take pump
10 min roughly
thank you can i fit this in my miata trunk
Definitely can
How did you disconnect the air hose when it was inflated?? Do you just scramble to plug it?? That’s what I did with mine and I was wondering if there was a trick..??
Most have a one way valve
I have the same board and I disagree on the stability aspect as well as the ease of use for inflation. I think u should have purchased a kayak for fishing if that’s ur main reason for being on the water
can you say "Electric Pump?" 20psi....
The part I wanted to see is the disconnect from the pump to the board. after it's been inflated....FOS!
Making a similar review soon! subscribe so you dont miss it!
From my limited research I can assume this is a lower-end inflatable in terms of quality. I’m curious if you think a higher end one would rank better overall (say something in the $700-$900 range)
There’s a wide range, like anything in life you get what you pay for
man i want one i cant decide between a hard plastic one or a inflatable
My opinion save for fiberglass board
Moral of the story DO NOT use an unstable inflatable paddle board in ANY canal.
hahahha that is right... this was my comment for this video: "I think you're bad at keeping balance. I almost returned mine when I saw this video, but I decided to give it a try at sea and I can say that it is an EXCELLENT paddle board, easy and quick to put together. It was easy to balance with small waves and I really enjoyed it."
Still good for a calm sea hmm
Make your life easy don't be that guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣 isup intelligent Electric Pump!!
Don’t be this guy get a workout in 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
“legitimate board”
Hahaha that’s what I was thinking!!😂😂
I’m buying one of these this month... I think I’ll be getting an electric pump.
That’s a great idea. It takes many pumps to get this board inflated
That's what I did . It plugs to my car . No effort. I get my work out paddling 😉
Literally so worth it. I’m so glad I got my electric one
@@shelbiehewitt3160 I have one now, with the pump it only takes me 5 minutes,
I have one and invested in an electric pump!
Great idea!
And your meant to paddle without the scooping way, use outside part
Think I'm gonna save my breath and 10 minutes and just get a powered pump 😂
Smart man🧠
Electric pump
Do these SUP boards come with the pump or can I use my bike pump or electric air pump that I already have?
They usually come with a pump, mine did. You can check what comes with when you buy the board :)
This one comes with everything you need... I got this one and I can say it is an excellent one, including the price ;)
I wonder why he cut out the part of him standing up to going back down to his knees lol
My inflatable costed 500
Wanna sell it? Let me know
fill it with helium
Now that’s a video!!!
Guys a doink
Doinks a guy
Crocs would eat you no matter what paddle board you use..gators not so much.
Crocs aren’t fun…. But down here I find the crocs less aggressive than the gators. The gators will charge my kayak crocs stay far away
@@Lake2Bay where is this? Are you talking salt water crocs or those narrow jawed fresh water ones ?
@@roadstar499 saltwater crocs are usually docile there called American crocodiles here in Miami
@@Lake2Bay I am on west coast for many years..I never once saw a croc..but that's nice to know our crocs are less aggressive than gators..
if you are not into exercise dont buy this?? all the more reason for buying it, show off your healthy body on the sup perhaps idk
What is the matter with you???
Hard work to inflate a paddle board???
Get some exercise mate!!!
Thanks for watching
A LEGITIMATE PADDLE BOARD????? ARE YOU SERIOUS ??????? 😡😡😡
The fact you just called inflatable paddleboards fake and illegitimate shows you don't know what you're talking about.
Not fake just inflated