Motorcycles and SUPs?! Yep… they’ve got inflatable ones now. First to be Here are brands and specs for the iSUPs I’ll be reviewing in the next months. Stay tuned for posts about paddleboarding and impressions. If you know of another iSUP board I should be throwing into this mix, please let me know!
ULI Boards
ULI is the original inflatable SUP board packages company started by a surfer who loves to travel. Check out the blog, it’s awesome, and so is the gallery of people SUPing off waterfalls and other daring feats. They’ve got a bunch of high-performance race and surf boards and some touring-specific boards. The boards I’ve got to test out are for a a combo of touring and surfing: The 11′ Steamroller, a beginner board and a nice 2-person board (can handle to 320 pounds), which they say is their most popular board, and the 10′ Lopez, an “advanced” surf iSUP that’s also good for paddling in the bay, which is good, because I don’t know how to surf (yet). Touring boards are longer, they’ve got a 14-foot and a 12’6″ touring/surf iSUP. I picked the boards up at their facility in Vista, near San Diego. They’re a small operation, and they only make inflatables. Steve in ULI Production showed up with his board rolled up and strapped on the back of his GS Adventure. Yep, he’s living it. Stay tuned for an interview about his journeys.
ULI Lopez GL-X 2
Price: $1349 with hand pump, gauge, center handle and one D Ring
Inflated size: 10 x 31″ x 3 7/8″
PSI: 11
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 26 lbs
Warranty: 2 years
ULI Steamroller
A beginner or two-up board, very stable.
Price: $1345 with hand pump, gauge, center handle and one D Ring
Inflated size: 10” x 31” x 3 7/8″
PSI: 11
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 28 lbs
Warranty: 2 years
ULI 14′ Touring
Price: $1549 with hand pump, gauge, center handle and one D Ring
Inflated size: 14 x 31″ x 3 7/8″
PSI: 11
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 36 lbs
Warranty: 2 years
Tower
From Tower you have two board choices, the Adventurer, which is shorter, lighter, more stable, and the economical option; and the Xplorer, which is longer, 12 pounds heavier, faster, and more expensive.
Tower Adventurer
Price: $595 / $699 with paddle & pump
Inflated size: 9’10” x 32″ x 6″
PSI: 11
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 36 lbs
Warranty: 2 years
Tower Xplorer
Price: $795 / $765 with paddle & pump
Inflated size: 14′ x 32″ x 8″
PSI: 11
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 24 lbs
Warranty: 2 years
YOLO
YOLO (You Only Live Once) are here in San Diego. I met Adam, who rents boards on the beach here in Point Loma. Here’s an interview.
YOLO
Price: $985 with paddle & pump
Inflated size: 11 x 30 x 6
PSI: 15
Packed size: not specified
Weight: 22 lbs
Seaeagle
Seaeagle Longboard 11
Price: $985 with paddle & pump
Inflated size: 11 x 30 x 4
PSI: 15
Packed size: 20 x 16 x 9
Weight: 22 lbs
Warranty: 180 days money back / 3 years
