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Here's the Relax from O'brien. Kids love it. My oldest and my niece and one with my Bro-in-law. One big in between two littles is perfect.

Then here's one of my brother-in-law trying to destroy me.
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I have seen videos of people pulling these Manta Rays at 50+ mph, which seems to be when they get up to 20 feet. I could see it being fun at 25mph perhaps, but I'm not so much interested in holding on to a tube 20 feet above the lake at 55mph...
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Liquid nice pics.that what vacations are made for. Yes those people are idiots. They also doubled the lines to over a 150 feet and go 50mph. Something bad is always going to happen. I don't go over 25 and sometimes if the wind is right you don't even have to go 20. The funny thing is when they fall off they fall in the wings of the tube not even in the water and they jump right back on.
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liquid wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:10 pm After careful (read crazy) research I went with the O'brien Relax 2. We have two little ones (3 & 2) and wanted something cozy and safe enough for an adult to ride with two littles.

After a mishap with delivery we ended up with two of them - also good as the first one was slowly deflating after one use. We returned this one and have not used the second yet but plan to put it through its paces this weekend with large party at the lake. Little bit more pricey but in my experience O'Brien has been a pretty reputable name in water sports for the better part of 3 decades. The delivery debacle also afforded us a small rebate.

Here's the link:
http://www.obrien.com/product/relax-2/
Did you get a chance to use this ? I was thinking about picking up one of these and wondered what your thoughts were.
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Bfun220 wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:50 pm
liquid wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:10 pm After careful (read crazy) research I went with the O'brien Relax 2. We have two little ones (3 & 2) and wanted something cozy and safe enough for an adult to ride with two littles.

After a mishap with delivery we ended up with two of them - also good as the first one was slowly deflating after one use. We returned this one and have not used the second yet but plan to put it through its paces this weekend with large party at the lake. Little bit more pricey but in my experience O'Brien has been a pretty reputable name in water sports for the better part of 3 decades. The delivery debacle also afforded us a small rebate.

Here's the link:
http://www.obrien.com/product/relax-2/
Did you get a chance to use this ? I was thinking about picking up one of these and wondered what your thoughts were.
It's awesome. It's like sitting on a couch in the water. Actually really nice for lounging in the water too, either off the boat or off the shore.

It's a far cry from the tubes we used when I was a kid - read ACTUAL inner tubes for large truck tires... the ones with the metal tubes poking out. We'd just tie a tow rope around them. Dangerous as all get out. Also creators of many of my favorite memories.
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liquid wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:18 pm
Bfun220 wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:50 pm
liquid wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:10 pm After careful (read crazy) research I went with the O'brien Relax 2. We have two little ones (3 & 2) and wanted something cozy and safe enough for an adult to ride with two littles.

After a mishap with delivery we ended up with two of them - also good as the first one was slowly deflating after one use. We returned this one and have not used the second yet but plan to put it through its paces this weekend with large party at the lake. Little bit more pricey but in my experience O'Brien has been a pretty reputable name in water sports for the better part of 3 decades. The delivery debacle also afforded us a small rebate.

Here's the link:
http://www.obrien.com/product/relax-2/
Did you get a chance to use this ? I was thinking about picking up one of these and wondered what your thoughts were.
It's awesome. It's like sitting on a couch in the water. Actually really nice for lounging in the water too, either off the boat or off the shore.

It's a far cry from the tubes we used when I was a kid - read ACTUAL inner tubes for large truck tires... the ones with the metal tubes poking out. We'd just tie a tow rope around them. Dangerous as all get out. Also creators of many of my favorite memories.
Thanks for the info.

My boat seems fill up with little people age 5 and under and my current tubes didn't really work for them.

I think I might still have a scar from one of those metal tubes.
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Bfun220 wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:50 pm
liquid wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:18 pm
Bfun220 wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:50 pm
Did you get a chance to use this ? I was thinking about picking up one of these and wondered what your thoughts were.
It's awesome. It's like sitting on a couch in the water. Actually really nice for lounging in the water too, either off the boat or off the shore.

It's a far cry from the tubes we used when I was a kid - read ACTUAL inner tubes for large truck tires... the ones with the metal tubes poking out. We'd just tie a tow rope around them. Dangerous as all get out. Also creators of many of my favorite memories.
Thanks for the info.

My boat seems fill up with little people age 5 and under and my current tubes didn't really work for them.

I think I might still have a scar from one of those metal tubes.
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Update. I ended up getting this one in a 2 person.
Added a new pump also.
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Great tube.
We prefer the "chariot" style of riding these like the 2nd pic in the advertisement.

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Bfun220 wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:02 pm Update. I ended up getting this one in a 2 person.
Added a new pump also.
Anyone have problems with Overton's ?
This tube has been back ordered for over 3 months.
Word I got today is first week in April.
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Bfun220 wrote: Mon Mar 26, 2018 4:45 pm
Bfun220 wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:02 pm Update. I ended up getting this one in a 2 person.
Added a new pump also.
Anyone have problems with Overton's ?
This tube has been back ordered for over 3 months.
Word I got today is first week in April.
No. Anytime I used them they were very fast.
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Me too. I've never had a problem with them and I've ordered lots of stuff
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I have used them many times and never had an issue except once. One of the tubes I bought was missing the plug and since I bought it off season it was like 3 or 4 months later when I found the issue. The sent me a new tube immediately and I received it in a week at no charge. They have always shipped on time otherwise.
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No issues with Overtons... Just got our new tube in last week... On sale with speedy shipping!
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Good to hear I'm the only one waiting 4 months.🙄
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