Great video! This is indeed a doubt many people do have! Military grade materials really pushes forward the iSups longevity! Thanks for sharing 🤙

@SuperFunHappyLies

2 жыл бұрын

These "military grade" materials are all marketing bs - There isn't a standard for PVC that defines it. Also usually very heavy too - take Bluefin for example - weigh almost twice what my board does. Have fun carrying it :)

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Great point! Thanks for sharing. Beau

Riddle, "what sits in the sun and goes boom"? A Starboard Stream. I knew better and almost purged it twice. "It will be okay, it's good for 18psi and I only put 14psi in it". I was wrong. Storing a board out of the elements, especially the sun, isn't a bad idea either.

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, sorry to hear about your experience and also thanks for sharing. Always a good idea to store/leave boards out of the sun. Hope you're still enjoying time on the water. Cheers, Beau

@stevethomas760

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag Got a river paddle in yesterday. Enjoyed your video

My wife’s 2014 starboard Astro drive has had a lot of use and is still going strong.

@surfinjim

2 жыл бұрын

Do you frequently fold it? I'm afraid bending the material could quickly cause tear. Am I too cautious? I'm about to purchase an inflatable fir mobility reasons, but this is a key point for me

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

So long as you fold it loosely, and not too tight, the material should hold up for many years. You can do this many times each week and still get lots of use out of it. The more premium price points will generally last longer. Hope this helps and all the best! Beau

@surfinjim

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag Thanks a lot for your reply! That's great, I'll get one!

I purchased an iRocker, it was replaced after one summer use because the seams were coming apart. I received a new SUP, but since it arrived in November and here in Ontario Canada that’s when it starts getting cold, I waited till summer to start paddle boarding again. After approximately 6 times being out with my board I started to notice the seams coming apart, so I contacted iRocker. Well I was extremely disappointed to find out that they would not warranty my new board and my first purchase only came with a 1 year warranty (not the 3 year mentioned in the video). I would not recommend iRocker to anyone since they don’t stand behind their product.

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

We're sorry to hear about your experience. good for others to learn from your comment. iRocker do a 3yr warranty on boards purchased in 2021 onwards.

@patriciaootjers6542

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag iRocker warranty for their Nautical board is only 2 years according to their website.

@koejoe

Жыл бұрын

Irocker makes overpriced gear. Two of my friends with boards less then a year old are having failures on the seams. My cheap Zray 8 year old Zray has had failures but is easily glued back together

Purchased my first Red board in 2015 took it to Dubai used everyday sold when I left and still is going strong

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear

I highly recommend Tahe (BIC, SIC Maui, Oxbow all included) for high quality in manufacturing process and longevity of materials.

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear your comment.Thanks for sharing. Beau

9:26 actual footage of me this morning lmao Great informative vid btw!

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, it's always good fun! Thanks for the comment. Beau

Really useful, informative video. Excessive mention of Starboard does make it seem like an info-mercial, at times. I recommend highlighting features of other brandsas well, like you did with Aqua Marina, to avoid this perception of bias. Although, Starboard does make sweet gear! Thanks for posting, I learn lots from your videos.

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! The only reason that Starboard was heavily mentioned was because they were the only brand to offer extensive insights into their equipment. We reached out to six top brands over two months ago and never heard back from most. Gladiator were helpful also. Glad you are enjoying the content. Many thanks, Beau

@Highrocker1298

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag Thanks for the response and background. I appreciate your dedication to this addiction!

🤙👍 Good explained! I only have had problem with one cheap isup and carbon hardboard that is fragile. My Starboard and red paddle seams to be tough and have no problems with leaking.

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Great insights into other brands and glad to hear your RED and Starboard isups have been kind to you. We love your content too and can' wait to see more. Thanks, Beau

@danne.westerlind

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag Thanks! 🤙🤗

@MikeBrown-dk7or

Жыл бұрын

Glues in Red Paddle co boards will give out if stored in hot, humid conditions indoors.

Great Video

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Paddle North are beautiful boards made in Minnesota amazing customer service

So isups are disposable then? epoxy boards last much longer

@SUPboardermag

Жыл бұрын

Bingo... Yes. We feel they'll be a video coming out from explaining all this very soon.

What do you think it can happen if you inflate and deflate the isup for the entire summer every single day? It would harm the seam too much?

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Good question. There are a number of factors that may influence this such as how you store it overnight and if the seams are being squashed, how much PSI you place into the board (too much) and if when pumped up the board changes in pressure (due to temperature). I would say it would last a few seasons, but with all things a lot of use and wear will degrade the quality. Hope this helps. Thanks, Beau

@Alesxandros

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag i want to start a sup rent activity i will start woth a couple of them and i need to inflate and deflate them every day they will be stored inside in a safe place. The place is coastal very rocky, do you have any advice to protect the sup against puncture on shallow rocks? Are there kind of protection in the market? Are isup resistant in the long run to rock places? I fear that beginner customers will destroy my sups in a couple of week, then my activity will be fucked😂

@Alesxandros

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag i just hope they will last atleast for this summer

@xnova5

2 жыл бұрын

from what i have read the best way to store them is slightly inflated. im sure that rolling them will begin to start putting strain on certain parts of the material which will eventually develop a leak. (after years of use).

Is this an informative video, or just an advert for Starboard?

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Did you find it informative? It is very Starboard heavy, however Starboard did give us a lot of information to share with you for this video and we happened to have a few Starboard SUPs from previous reviews / tests which we included in the video. Not at all paid for by the brand, but you get some juicy info from them. Hope this clears it up. Beau

I've had my Tower SUP last 10 years through years of abuse...whacked with a machete, dragged all over, ran into rocks with a motor and outside of a pinhole leak from a barnacle it was working fine. Fast forward to last summer, did a 6AM paddle and left the board on the water in the hot texas sun. Came back 6 hours later and the epoxy at the seams melted from the heat, granted the water was basically boiling it was so hot.

@SUPboardermag

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Just goes to show that heat can really melt the glue. Most board can withstand anything, as you have realised with your Tower SUP. Thanks for sharing. Beau

Great video. Thanks

@SUPboardermag

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks, Beau

I left my iSUP in open outside in the sun on a floating restaurant while I was having breakfast and it bursted 😢 today, it was only 1.8 years in use

@SUPboardermag

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no!!! What brand was this? Please let us know how the manufacturer has dealt with this if still under warranty.

@khalidhamid7448

2 жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag it was itiwit brand but mistake was mine I believe. I live in Singapore which is hot and humid city and the area where I left my SUP got extremely hot once sun came out of the clouds luckily we could save other one from bursting. I am dealing with the Decathlon folks they are yet to get back to me what they're gonna do about it.

@khalidhamid7448

Жыл бұрын

@@SUPboardermag as expected Decathlon refuse to replace or fix it stating that damages caused by leaving it out in the sun while inflated is not covered. I bought another one from them a longer (11') and leaner (32' width ) one it's lot less stable getting use to that.

Sponsored by Starboard..

@SUPboardermag

Жыл бұрын

Good question.. BUT , No this is not sponsored by starboard in anyway at all, we have taken no money off of them for this video. The reason it looks like it's sponsored by Starboard is because they were the only company that actually got back with a good amount of information telling us about the lifespan of paddle boards. We emailed at least 10 companies asking for information about iSUP lifespans and the ones in the video were the only ones that got back. Which I think shows that actually not many of them know their lifespan of their boards truly. But I do understand that because of this and the feature image I do see it looks like a Starboard pimp. But I guess that is why they got back to us, it could of been with Red Paddle Co boards but they weren't that helpful! :-) many thanks Reuben.

Just a commercial for a company. Sadly I Wasted time starting to watch this.

@SUPboardermag

24 күн бұрын

Sorry you feel that way about the video