INTEX River Rat 48in Inflatable Floating Tube for Lake, Pool & River

Easy to inflate. Floats nice. My son loves the appearance. He got the one he wanted. He has a lot of fun with it.

great tube. fun color. use it in the pool or on the river. bigger than I expected which is a good things. adults and kids all had fun using this tube. I need to order a few more so there are less fights over it! I understand that the 1-5 star rating is to help both buyers and sellers. Here is a breakdown of how my 1-5 ratings are determined: 5-star rating that means that I truly love that product and it has features that put it above and beyond what would normally be expected, and it is something that “wowed” me and I am truly glad I purchased it and would purchase it again. Also I recommend it to everyone and anyone! 4-star ratings are items that do exactly as would be expected of the item, is of very good quality, but does not stand out significantly in any way unless I specifically state why it stands out. But all in all, this item is a solid item and is still highly recommended. It just didn’t have the wow factor that my 5 star ratings would have had. 3-star ratings are given on items because my feeling about the product is neutral. I do not consider it a negative, but it just did not wow me, or there is nothing of great significance. 1 or 2-star ratings are rarely given unless the item is completely worthless and not worth the money, and I am only giving that rating as a warning to others. Some items have received lower ratings because of the way they were made or put together, and it is getting that review because of the quality of the item, which is specifically described in my review. It has to be pretty bad to get these ratings from me!

We got 4 of these for my kids' first time floating the river. Out of the 4, there was one that the part you blow up with was slightly off from the hole, and so it made it hard to blow it up. My husband had to put a little extra air in the one he was using, but he is a bigger person. The rest of them stay inflated the whole way down the river. They are just your standard floaty, but a little more sturdy than the ones you get for the pool. There are a lot of sharp rocks and tree branches to get stuck on, and they didn't pop. They are of average size. We had an 11, 14, 34, and 34-year-olds on them, and we all fit nicely.

This lasted us for years, both for floating down rivers and sledding. The one annoyance is the fact that it has two separate chambers. I guess one is to give added support under the head, but is just another thing inside the main tube. It recently exploded as I was inflating it in the cold because the directions had rubbed off and I was accidentally inflating the little head-support one instead of the main tube. The main tube didn't feel like it was inflating much (because it wasn't the main tube), so I kept going; all the while the little one was getting overinflated. When it exploded the whole tube was just shredded. I bought another one anyway.

I bought two of them for about $11 each (which is cheap) and we used them to float down a calm stretch of the Delaware river. We enjoyed it a lot. It took me about 5 full minutes to inflate each of them using lung power (maybe more - sorry I didn't clock it), which is a bit long but not too long as I was afraid it was going to take. It is nice to have that small inner tube, so that you have the peace of mind of thinking it can keep afloat in case something pierces the outside of the tube (although, luckily, we didn't put it to the test). As some other reviewers mentioned, I had the impression it deflated a bit on the river, but it may be that the cool water made the inner air colder and therefore occupying less volume, because it held the volume afterwards. Be aware that there is a warning on the tube saying that it is suitable for use on calm rivers, but not on rapids (this is not the exact wording, as I don't have the tube with me here to check it out).

The perfect, comfortable pool lounger for kids and adults. I bought two. One to replace my old one and one for my grandson for his 10th Birthday pool party. There were 8 ten-year-old kids and many used it in the pool. Easy to inflate with my power blower. The size is ideal for great fun by all.

We bought this for our 14 year old to take on a float trip with his youth group. This kid tears up everything he touches. I mean, like break an anvil with a rubber mallet kind of kid. Anyway, he had this tube all over the rocks, in the trees, had half the group on it, tied things to it, tossed in and out of trailers, and it still somehow made it home and is now floating in our pool. I honestly thought this tube would never come home. I was extremely surprised when it did. And even more shocked when we blew it up and it held air! Definitely worth the price on this one.

This tube was okay. It was very difficult to inflate. Couldn't get the air in with an inflater so had to blow up manually. Even then, it was difficult to get air in the tube, you had to squeeze very hard and minimal air would get in. It stayed inflated for the six hour tube trip but did lose about 10-15% of the air in that time. Getting it deflated was just as hard. To me, it's worth the cheaper price because I don't float that often. If you float often, opt for a better tube.

The River Rat is great quality. My kids love it.

Wir haben das Teil mit nach Fuerte genommen und hatten viel Spass damit! Es hat Flug UND Atlantik überlebt (sehr stabiler Kunststoff)! Den zweiten Urlaub hat's auch überlebt !!!

Yo buscaba una dona grande para alberca y no me di cuenta que esta dice que es para río. Claro que sirve para una alberca también, pero el plástico es un poco grueso y tiene dos cámaras para inflar, una dentro de la otra. Para uso rude creo es excelente, pero para alberco buscaría algo más sencillo.

a utiliser par toute la famille mais pas par les tout petits qui vont passer au travers parfait pour le bronzage des adultes et impeccable pour les défis du 'qui est cape de plonger dedans ?'

Nous fesons des descentes de rivière avec ce tube depuis des années Pour en avoir essayé plusieurs celui ci est nôtre préféré Je recommande