{"id":3144,"date":"2021-05-31T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepaddleboardnerd.com\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2021-06-03T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:36:08","slug":"buying-an-inflatable-paddle-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaddleboardnerd.com\/buying-an-inflatable-paddle-board\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things To Know Before Buying An Inflatable Paddle Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
Inflatable paddle boards are durable, very portable, lightweight, can fit in any size of vehicle, and the most important of all, inflatable paddle boards are fun.<\/p>\n
I started paddle boarding about 5 years ago and I don’t know why I didn’t start sooner. Sure the initial price of a paddle board can seem steep at first and it’s hard to know if it’s going to end up being just another thing that sits in the closet.<\/p>\n
I had been watching paddle boarders for years and I finally decided that I needed to try it out so I rented an inflatable paddle board from the local sporting goods store, threw it in my car, and headed to the lake.<\/p>\n
The first thing I noticed is stand up paddle boarding is not as hard as it looks. Especially if you have the right size of SUP. It only took a day of paddling around and I was sold. I got online the next day and soon discovered that the world of stand up paddle boarding was large.<\/p>\n
See Also:\u00a0Best Inflatable Paddle Boards (ISUP) for Beginners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There were so many styles of SUPs available and that was years ago. Today the market is even larger and there is an astounding number of inflatable paddle boards to choose from.<\/p>\n After a lot of research I ended up with the ISUP that fit my budget and I still have that paddle board today. But since then, my collection has grown and there are a few things I wish I knew before purchasing my first board.<\/p>\n Today, my paddle board of choice is the Roc Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board<\/a>, click to see it on Amazon.<\/p>\n I’ve created this list to help paddle boarders understand some of the things that are important to know before buying an inflatable paddle board.<\/p>\n Hopefully, this will help when it comes time to buy your first or even second paddle board.<\/p>\n