Airhead G-Force Inflatable Towable Tube | 2-4 Rider Models | Dual Tow Points | Full Nylon Cover | Kwik-Connect | Patented Speed Valve | Boat Tubes and Towables

The grandkids loved it!!

Good product

Update 9 June 2014:It's season 3 for this tube and it's been working great. I raised my rating to 5 stars as we've had no problems once we figured out how to position to avoid submarining and we've had a ton of fun. I would buy this tube again.UPDATE 6 August, 2012:Have used this tube several more days for multiple hours each time. All my previous comments still apply. We're having a blast with this tube.Original Review:I bought this tube last week and used it last weekend. So, disclaimer... I've only used it a couple of days on a lake.I would give this tube 5 stars if it didn't submarine a few times.Yes, I found that this tube would occasionally submarine if the people on it were not positioned well. But, with just a few such incidents, we used this tube for hours over two days and had great success. We had kids as small as 75 lbs up to 150 lbs. and it worked well 95% of our runs.I find the exterior skin to be a good quality, thick nylon, and the inner bladder appears to be a good quality, thick, rubberized plastic.Sizing is a lot like rafts. That is, they say it holds 3 persons, but that's true only if they're small or medium sized. For me, three kids worked as did two larger kids (teenagers roughly equivalent to adults). You'd have a tough time using this tube with three adults. If you want to haul a large number of and/or larger people, look at bigger tubes. This one is, from what I've seen, a medium-sized tube.Side note: Amazon suggested various tow ropes to purchase with my tube. I did buy the Kwik Tek Airhead 4 Rider Tube Rope (Kwik Tek Airhead 4 Rider Tube Rope). Amazon also suggested I buy some additional connection components. I did not need these. My boat has a quick connect hook and this tube has a quick connect. The rope is looped at both ends and connected to the boat and tube directly. No need for additional connecting components.Conclusion: After one use I am pleased. I would recommend this tube to others. I would buy it again. I will be using this tube several times more this summer, so if you see no update to this review, then I'm still happy and my conclusions are still valid.

I weighed this against the 3 rider version and decided, along with the kids' input to go with the larger 4 person one. I was not disappointed as the kids, including my 6'2 270lb 16 year old, had a great time. It allowed for several to ride at one time, and still had enough bounce on wakes to create some fun, and very photograpic, moments. I'd definitely recommend this and/or the 3 person version. These are well built tubes that should last a long time. The only downside it that it is large, but that is what you're buying.

Tube works great but I found it at big 5 for $199.84 thought I would find best price here online

The quality of this tube is wonderful! It is a thick material. Used all summer! Can’t wait till next summer!

We have purchased probably a dozen of these tubes over the last many years. Kids have loved them in the water. The used to make very good products, and to stand behind them. The only other time we have had a defective product issue several years ago they quickly responded and replaced it. BUT BOTH THE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT HAS CHANGED FOR THE WORSE, AND THEY HAVE LOST A GOOD CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OF IT.Over the last few years they have replaced the Boston valve using a screw-on cap with a two-piece connection that incorporated the Boston valve. While seemingly a good idea, it makes separating the Boston valve to inflate much harder.EVEN WORSE, THIS HAS LED TO A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT AIRHEAD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. We had only used our tube a couple of time when it developed a significant leak around the valve stem, where due to shoddy design and/or workmanship the valve stem seam separate along nearly half of the neck, making the $180 product unusable.Any engineer would know that this should not happen, particularly after just a few uses, and is clearly due to a design and/or manufacturing defect as it split and separated uniformly around the neck; it did not tear unevenly as would be expected if the product was misused. And it certainly was not misused. We have been filling these tubes exactly the same way hundreds of time previously without ever encountering this issue. Apparently Airhead does not employ any engineers, and just resells Chinese products, because when confronted with the facts and asked to replace the new, defective tube, and after weeks delay in response, Airhead denied any responsibility and blamed the customer:“So looking at the photos of the damage in question from the area where you pointed out the damage isn’t a manufacture defect. That damage is usually caused from the valve area being pulled with too much force. If this was a manufacture defect you may have noticed when you first inflated the tube.”Whether a design defect (which I tend to believe) or a bad product manufacture in the one we ordered, we are left with a piece of junk and a commitment to (1) help others avoid Airhead's poor quality products and horrible customer support and (2) look for and support Airhead's competitors. STAY AWAY FROM AIRHEAD THE COMPANY AND ITS PRODUCTS AT ALL COSTS!

We bought this exact tube (earlier version) in 2011, and we are just now looking to replace it 13 years later as the handles are finally starting to rip. I have 5 kids that love to tube and we have absolutely put this tube through the wringer and it has held up. I’ll be buying this same tube again.