Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've bought a total of 3 inflatable boards of my own over the last 2 years. I've ridden countless other boards, both hard and inflatable and I can easily say this is probably the best board you can buy at the price range ($319 before shipping when I purchased). Here's a list of the reasons I would highly recommend this board over other similarly priced ones: - The quality of the board and it's material is high and rivals that of boards in the $500 - $700 range. - 6 inch thickness means this board can easily hold 2 people. This is something anyone should be aware of when purchasing a board. I recently bought the highly rated 4-inch Pathfinder which is a nice, light board, but can definitely only hold 1 person. - Comes with a leash which most boards do not. And on that note... - The dual fins in the back make this a great board for surfing. A leash definitely comes in handy when out in the ocean because this thing will float back to shore if you're not holding onto it and a wave crashed over you. - Very easy to roll/fold up and store. This is probably the biggest selling point of inflatables. No roof racks needed, takes up minimal space. - Being inflatable means it's not an issue if you accidentally bump things or drop it. Have permanently scuffed or dinged hard boards even from the smallest taps, so this is a nice peace-of-mind thing with all inflatables. Material is thick enough with this (and most boards) that I've yet to puncture one, even having taken them into rock rivers or running into or over random branches or tree trunks. So to sum it up, as someone who owns 3 inflatables and has used countless others, I can easily say this is the best one I own. It's great for 1 or 2 people, is highly buoyant, very stable, and comes with a lot of great additional things that really sweeten the deal (2-way pump and leash). VERY IMPORTANT/MUST READ: I gotta update some things at the bottom of this review as the electric pump situation has kind of changed right now in late 2020. The pump I was previously recommending isn't even on Amazon anymore. First thing to be aware of when buying an ISUP pump is knowing the difference between 2-phase pumps and single-phase compressor pumps. - 2 phase is fast inflation until the thing you're trying to inflate hits a couple psi, then the compressor kicks in (pump gets much louder) to do get the board from 1-3 psi to 15psi or whatever you're trying to inflate to. - Single-phase is purely compressor, so it's not recommended to inflate your entire board from scratch because compressor pumps are meant for higher psi's and only shoot out air in smaller short bursts and will take a long time on inflating a board from scratch (around 25 minutes) and you risk burning out your pump. If you do buy a single-phase (compressor only) pump, just use the hand pump that came with your board to inflate the board until it takes shape, then plug in the compressor pump and let it do the rest of the work. Do some research if necessary but if you're buying a pump off Amazon, look at reviews and try to get pumps that come with a warranty. The cheaper pumps ($50 to $100 range) don't have the best reviews and don't have warranties because they tend to break or burnout pretty fast. My sister bought one of the cheaper pumps a few months ago and has only used it about 4 or 5 times and it burned out on us yesterday and we had to use our hand pumps to get the boards the rest of the way. The pump I linked below seems to be the sweet spot for price and quality and also comes with a 1-year warranty. In my personal opinion, if you're paying less than $100 for an ISUP pump, don't be expecting a whole lot. Recommended pump: https://www.amazon.com/Swonder-Electric-Intelligent-Auto-Off-Inflatable/dp/B07TY9X6NF/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=isup+pump&qid=1606750545&sr=8-12 Also, make sure the pump has a Halkey Roberts Valve connector. This is generally the standard connector needed to connect a pump to your ISUP board. Most ISUP pumps will likely have the correct connector but you should double check because not all ISUP pumps come with one by default. If it doesn't come with one, make sure to get a Halkey Roberts Valve adapter, which I'll link below. The downside to getting a pump that requires you to use a separate HK Valve adapter is that you'll need to physically hold the pump hose to the adapter when inflating your board (unless you glue them together with something super strong like Gorilla Glue). Halkey Roberts Valve Adapter (aka. HK Valve Adapter): https://www.amazon.com/UJEFF-Halkey-Roberts-Adapter-Paddle-Inflatable/dp/B086RNV73Y/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=halkey+roberts+valve+adapter&qid=1626294783&sr=8-10 Hope this helps :-D