How do you get this out far enough on the water if you don't have a boat? Can you push it while swimming?
872477
Yes, and tie something heavy to a long rope to anchor it out away from the shore
872478
We had two paddlers sitting in the front lounges of this float with this thing loaded near capacity and it worked great. However, back two people kicking in the back was not very effective.
872479
It's very heavy, but I suppose once it's inflated, you could push it. We just tie ours to the dock.
1604450
You can tie a rope on one of the pillows if you are stationary. I wouldn't tow it behind the boat if it is moving.
1643778
I heard the best way to do it is to use a little battery operated massager to vibrate the water so it does not freeze the air in. They did that on mythbusters, I got a cheap battery one here for 10.
1262914
Get on off a dock or boat out of water if u fall off is very hard, just bend your feet regarding your question
1887976
There is no tubing with the pump. It will push the water about 3 inches in the air when submerged, if that helps.
1890493
You will have to secure it to the deck somehow. If you think on sliding into the pool you will not have enough length. If the slide if plastic it will be pushed out of water. I hope it helps.
1408334
if you use soap with the water it would probably work and you get a running start it does get really slippery when you use dish soap, we used dawn it works the best and we didn't have that much of a slope and we sailed pretty fast. we put soap on it and in a trash can then used the hose to wet it and then put it in trash can and used wetvac in reverse blowing air out into the trash can which made continual bubbles and water going on it and we actually have two of the 75 ft ones and they made it all the way to the end every time because it was so slick
993947
You will need a pump. This has a separate air bladder and shell. The bladder requires some pressure to make the boat still, and you cannot blow enough pressure with your lungs to do a good job. I bought a different brand of pump because it was cheaper. It works well, but the fit on the valves is a little tight, so I recommend you purchase the Advanced elements brand pump. Read the instructions before unpacking. Follow the instructions. With the presure right, the inside acts as a backrest, and the paddling effort is ok. If it is too soft, no back support, and paddleing is rather slow. Follow the instructions, and it is a nice compromise of cost, convenient storage, and efficiency. You will need a pump. This has a separate air bladder and shell. The bladder requires some pressure to make the boat still, and you cannot blow enough pressure with your lungs to do a good job. I bought a different brand of pump because it was cheaper. It works well, but the fit on the valves is a little tight, so I recommend you purchase the Advanced elements brand pump. Read the instructions before unpacking. Follow the instructions. With the presure right, the inside acts as a backrest, and the paddling effort is ok. If it is too soft, no back support, and paddleing is rather slow.... » Read More You will need a pump. This has a separate air bladder and shell. The bladder requires some pressure to make the boat still, and you cannot blow enough pressure with your lungs to do a good job. I bought a different brand of pump because it was cheaper. It works well, but the fit on the valves is a little tight, so I recommend you purchase the Advanced elements brand pump. Read the instructions before unpacking. Follow the instructions. With the presure right, the inside acts as a backrest, and the paddling effort is ok. If it is too soft, no back support, and paddleing is rather slow. Follow the instructions, and it is a nice compromise of cost, convenient storage, and efficiency. « Show Less
1756151
I just push down on the side some for a few minutes. Once enough I the water I out I can then open the air plug and release the air. The water flows out thereafter!! Hope this helps.
1674770
Without any gear..its possible. I dont really lift it out of the water much, but I use 2 people when I do. I hope that helps!
510769
When I came up a couple of hundred yards from the dive boat, and in a bad location, I inflated my BC so my head was well above water level and inflated it by mouth. I didn't have a problem with that. I was waving it at the boat in about 30 seconds. I think it can be inflated underwater by mouth, taking breaths on the reg. I don't think it can be inflated directly from the octopus without some kind of adaptor.
1150804
Push and release it runs until you push and release it a second time. It works very well and the switch button itself has no electrical connection to it which makes it very safe to use around water.
995429
Yes you can. I leave the check cord on ours while boat riding. Just be careful that it does not get tangled in his legs. When have had no problems while swimming but we are on alert 100%. It is a thick cord but it floats and it is highly visible.
1705924
I don't think you can. Bought this as a gift for grandchildren who have used it at the beach but mom said not in water.
377349
Do you mean can you move it towards the boat or back towards the tube? If so no. It does a great job of holding the line mid way between the tube and boat up and out of the water. Near the boat we purchased a tow harness. This works great but you still need to keep and eye on things. All I know is that once we started using this thing I really had to throttle back on the boat because now we had so much more speed and power. Hope this helps.AIRHEAD AHTH-2 Heavy Duty Tow Harness
2028008
Yeah, you probably don't want to put it directly under the water though. I took it kayaking and it got splashed a few times and still worked fine.
2079221
I've never tried it myself but I don't see why you couldn't. You would just need to let it sink and do a slow enough drag to ensure it is pulling along the bottom.