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The Best Towable Tubes for Kids

The Best Towable Tubes for Kids

What are the best towable tubes for kids?

This is what boating is all about. Jumping on a tube is one of the greatest ways to have fun in the sun, but which tubes should you be looking at for your children? Well, look no further as we have the low down on the UK’s favourite inflatable tubes.

Most kids really love being towed on an inflatable tube at a fast pace as they skim across the lake. Yet having the wrong tube can be a very negative experience for kids.

The best way to start younger children off with water inflatables is to build up their confidence up before you start trying to get them to fly off a bigger more advanced tube.

Older or more adventurous kids, however, prefer a towable that will give them a wild ride with more air, so they are going to need a different tube.

Below we have Boatworld’s recommendations for the best Towable Tubes for all children no matter what their ability

The Sportsstuff Mable Series 

The Sportsstuff Mable Towable Tubes are a great introduction to tubing for kids big and small. Available in 3 different sizes for all boat sizes from the 2 seater Big Mable, 3 seater Super Mable and the huge (pictured above) 4 seater Great Big Mable. Kids love this tube as it is like sitting on a sofa with big sides giving you that safe cockpit feel. As well as being able to pull these tubes from the front you can also tow the tube from the back giving it a completely different feel.

The Airhead Mach 2 / Airhead Igniter Towable Tube

Here we have tubes with 2 cockpits.  The Igniter tube is more affordable coming in more than £30 cheaper. Airhead have spent a lot of time in the industry creating some of the best tubes you can buy. Their quality is second to none, and they are certainly great for kids. They can feel the whip while in a safe and comfortable tube. These tubes are a good introduction to Towable Tubes and are on the cheaper end of the scale.

Airhead Dog Series Towable Banana Tubes

The old dependable dogs from Airhead. From the 2 seater Double Dog to the 5 seater Jumbo Dog all bases are covered.  They are great for boats with the lower horse powered engines because they have a streamlined shape.

The only thing to keep in mind with this tube is to tow carefully if you are trying to build confidence on the water as there is nothing to keep anyone on the tube apart from the rider’s hand.  Another bargain buy from Boatworld to keep the whole family happy.

Tubes For Older More Confident Kids

The Airhead Slice Towable Tube Series

My personal favourite Towable tube on this list. The pure simplistic look of the tube may make you look at it and think boring. However, that is far from the truth. If you want a wild ride with lots of whip, swing and flying action, look no further than a deck tube. This tube is great for people who want a wild ride and also lets the boat driver be a bit more exuberant.

These tubes are cheap easy to maintain easy to store especially the smaller tubes. Airhead makes 3 sizes of this tube from the 1 person Slice, the 1-2 person Super Slice and the HUGE 4 person Mega Slice.

Airhead towable tubes for Kids

This is a really well-made tube with neoprene knuckle guards (nice to have for intermediate and adventurous tubes where you’ll be going faster), and really well-constructed outer layer.

The innovative design is excellent for boats that have smaller engines.  This longer footprint is much more hydrodynamic than traditional doughnut-shaped tubes.  But this is a bit larger of a tube than some of the others on the adventurous list, so be aware that it will have a slight reduction in top-end speed. While also having fins on the bottom allowing the rider to steer the tube.

Summary

All tubes on the market tend to be good fun, but trying to get the right balance of price, quality and enjoyment can be hard to come across. All these tubes offer this but this is only a fraction of the stock we keep at Boatworld UK HQ.

For more advice, stock queries and anything else don’t hesitate to give send us an email at [email protected]

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